WORLDWIDE · DOLPHIN WATCHING
One list, every sea. The 15 below run from a two-hour harbour cruise to a full day offshore with a biologist on board, each with its price, its length and the thing worth knowing before you commit.
Review of Tenerife’s $13 eco-yacht whale and dolphin trip from Los Cristianos, with ethical viewing, swimming, snorkeling, and practical tips.
“Absolutely amazing staff who took us and our 2 year old on a wonderful cruise whale and dolphin watching. If you are wondering which whale watching tour to book, this is the one!”
Review of Los Cristianos’ ethical whale and dolphin safari, with no chasing, multilingual guides, pilot whales, dolphins, tips, and value.
“Nice activity, we were able to see dolphins from a close distance and whales from a bigger distance. Guides were amazing, speaking multiple languages and providing interesting facts. The location pin should be revised - the pick up place is next to the Beach. A bit expensive for what it offers.”
Review of Albufeira’s Benagil Caves and dolphin cruise, with coastal views, marine science, swim stop, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“We loved this! Maria, Johnny and Tiago were brilliant hosts and were lovely and knowledgeable. The dolphins were so sweet and the Bengali caves were gorgeous. Highly recommend. Very good value for money!”
Review of Madeira’s $41 eco catamaran cruise, with whale and dolphin watching, coastal views, practical tips, and honest advice.
“Absolutely brilliant. We were lucky to spot three species. Common dolphins, bottle nose dolphins and pilot whales. We were a group of 7, a few of which had never done this tri before so they were delighted to spot so many creatures. Good value for money. Crew were fantastic.”
Review of Albufeira’s Benagil Caves and dolphin speedboat tour, with swimming, prices, guides, sea conditions, and booking advice.
“It was amazing experience to see this natural caves but because of the wawes we couldn’t go very near to the caves overall experience was good”
Review of Benalmádena’s $22 dolphin boat tour, with Costa del Sol views, family-friendly comforts, swimming, tips, and honest advice.
“The staff were so nice! The boat was lovely and most importantly we got to see the most gorgeous group of dolphins in they're natural habitat. Would definitely reccomend”
Review of Madeira’s 3-hour Seaborn catamaran cruise, with dolphins, whales, Cabo Girão views, swimming, prices, tips, and practical advice.
“Had the opportunity to see beautiful views of Madeira island 🏝 Dolphins 🐬 and flying fish 🐟. The beer 🍺 Coral wasn't very cold,but did enjoyed everything... A big thank you for the crew, getting us all safe, opportunity to see different things/views and on get us satisfied”
Cruise from Albufeira to Benagil Cave, search for dolphins, enjoy coastal views, and swim from the boat for $34.
“Wow we had an amazing time.. doing the usual swim and coastal tour and the Benagil cave. All awesome with fantastic boat trip, commentary and photo opportunities. If that was not enough we then dashed to a spot of reported orca sightings. We saw 2. Such a wonderful experience. Thank you so much Dominic, Raoul & the rest of the crew. Amazing”
Review of Clearwater’s Little Toot dolphin tour, with wake-riding dolphins, practical parking advice, pricing, timing, and honest pros and cons.
“I really enjoy going out on Little Toot . It’s a great scenic tour and then when the dolphins show up it gets even better . It’s a fun time for everyone! V”
Review of Costa Adeje’s eco-friendly whale and dolphin cruise, with wildlife sightings, swimming, food, drinks, practical tips, and value advice.
“It was a nice trip, very confortable boat, we saw dolphins and the stop to swim was nice too. Highly recommend”
Review of Albufeira’s 2.5-hour dolphin and Benagil Caves boat tour, with practical advice on value, sea conditions, guides, and booking.
“Really enjoyed the tour. We got very lucky and saw a large pod of dolphins what jumped and swam next to our boat as we cruised long for 10-15 minutes. It was awesome. The caves were cool too but the dolphins were the highlight. Only issue is that the seat cushions must had a lot of water in them from the night before. The seat surface looked dry but after sitting on them for 20 minutes, our family’s pant seats were quite wet and it definitely did not splash from the ocean while touring.”
Cruise Gran Canaria’s Atlantic coast for dolphins and whales, then swim, snorkel, and slide from a catamaran for $44.
“Very friendly staff in boat, even sang happy birthday to my mam! Thank you to the team!”
Review of Hurghada’s 3-island yacht trip, with dolphins, snorkeling, seafood lunch, hotel pickup, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“well worth the money fantastic group of guys that organise and look after u on the boat food was good and as described..only thing will say we got ripped off on orange bay with the drinks said on the menu it was 12 euro for a drink but charged 19 euro then appeared to not understand when we brought it up”
Review of the Los Gigantes whale and dolphin cruise, with cliff views, a swim stop, practical tips, value, and what to expect.
“Amazing 2h boat trip! There was everything & even more than we expected. Turtles, dolphins swimming as near as they could, laughter, jokes, beer, entertainment on the boat, swimming near the Masca beach. The crew was best in the whole wide world - friendly, smiling. Don't have any second thoughts - take it!”
Review of Panama City Beach’s Shell Island catamaran cruise, with dolphin watching, snorkeling, paddle boards, a waterslide, and practical tips.
“Great crew! Didn’t see much snorkeling but was super fun. Captain and Audrey and Emma were awesome. Great drinks and music-I’d love the playlist!”
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