1.0Dana Wharfhttps://fareharborsites.com/danawharfmichaelgajunerahttps://fareharborsites.com/danawharf/blog/author/michaelgajunera/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="G9PXVg6BsD"><a href="https://fareharborsites.com/danawharf/are-whale-watching-tours-worth-it/">Are Whale Watching Tours Worth It? (An Honest Answer from a Dana Point Captain)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://fareharborsites.com/danawharf/are-whale-watching-tours-worth-it/embed/#?secret=G9PXVg6BsD" width="600" height="338" title="“Are Whale Watching Tours Worth It? (An Honest Answer from a Dana Point Captain)” — Dana Wharf" data-secret="G9PXVg6BsD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://fareharborsites.com/danawharf/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://fareharborsites.com/danawharf/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2026/05/are-whale-watching-tours-worth-it.webp750562Short answer: yes, if you do it right. Long answer: it depends on what you go in expecting, what time of year you go, and who you go with. We have been running whale watching trips out of Dana Point Harbor since 1971, so this is a question we have heard a lot of versions […]