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Nature Discovery Tour: Dolphins, Tortoises, Wild South
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8 Ratings
Tamarin Bay
Embark on a private Nature Discovery Tour in Mauritius. Swim with wild dolphins, explore coral reefs, visit picturesque viewpoints, encounter crocodiles and tortoises, and admire the rugged coastal scenery.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tamarin Bay - You will start your day with the experience of a lifetime, and one of the most popular activities in Mauritius, swimming with wild dolphins in their natural environment. Once you get on board the speedboat, the professional and qualified skippers will start by briefing you on the most important aspects of this experience, including the types of dolphins that you will encounter and their habits and guidelines for sustainable dolphin watching. You will then head to Tamarin Bay for the dolphin encounter. The skippers will accompany you in the water when it’s your turn to swim with the dolphins. You will enjoy 2.5 hours on the open sea viewing the dolphins and swimming with them. Depending on the amount of time left, you will then go to The Aquarium, a popular snorkelling and diving site with beautiful coral and tropical fish.
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off via private transfer
- Comfortable and insured transportation by taxi, minibus, or coach
- 2.5-hour wild dolphin encounter at sea
- Snorkeling excursion at the coral reef, with equipment provided
- Professional and fully licensed driver service
- Included waiting time
- All parking fees covered
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to La Vanille are Rs. 975 (19.5 Euros) per person
- Lunch or snacks
Additional Information
Important: This trip is exclusive, except for the segment where you swim with wild dolphins.
The Full-day Outdoor Exploration Trip provides the convenience of hotel pickup and dropoff in a climate-controlled vehicle operated by a courteous driver:
• Participate in a thrilling swim with wild dolphins in their native habitat and snorkel near the vibrant coral reef in the morning hours
• Explore the scenic and iconic viewpoint at Macondé, known as one of Mauritius’s most photographed landscapes
• Encounter stunning plants and remarkable wildlife including Nile Crocodiles and giant tortoises, within the natural environment of La Vanille Réserve des Mascareignes
• Enjoy the majestic view of large, forceful waves hitting the cliffs at Gris Gris.
- The dolphin portion of this outing is not recommended for pregnant women. All children under 12 years old should be accompanied.
- In almost all cases (90%+) you will see the dolphins. However, if this is not the case, a second outing will be offered on the boat free of charge (transportation to and from your hotel are not included for the second outing). It’s important to note that there will be no refund once you have completed the activity.
- This tour lasts up to eight hours, and you will be able to choose how long you spend at each attraction (except for the dolphin portion). Depending on your group’s speed you may not have time to see all the listed attractions. You will be able to stop for lunch but the price of the lunch is not included
Location
Tamarin Bay
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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430tiberiusb
Sep 27, 2023
Awesome tour, worth it! - Awesome! You will swim with the delphines and get a great tour to the mauritius Nlnational park. Definelty worth it.
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Gizem
Feb 23, 2016
This tour is definitely recommended... - <p>This tour is definitely recommended! The private tour car picks you up at your hotel early in the morning. First we went to Tamarin Bay and from there, took a speed boat of 10 people into the depths of Indian Ocean to chase dolphins. It was an incredible experience to see wild dolphins swim around you in their natural habitat! From there, we went to Crocodile Park, where we saw animals wandering about freely inside a park, which is not like any other animal parks. We saw tortoises in free environment, deers walking around guests. It is a must-see place in Mauritius. We also went to see Gris-Gris, rocks with amazing landscape and waves. It was a tiring day but definitely worth doing. This tour is so recommended!</p>
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Eva_b
Aug 21, 2024
Giant Tortoise - Unfortunately our swim with dolphins was cancelled due to bad weather, however we were refunded money to compensate for this part of the trip straight away. The remainder of the trip was great with our friendly driver who showed us around. Spectacular views of the ocean with dramatic waves by Gris Gris giving us clear sight of the rough seas this day. The highlight of the day was seeing the crocodiles but more amazingly the free ranging Giant Tortoises- our son loved feeding them and they loved walking amongst the visitors.
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Alexisle7553lg
Jun 16, 2024
Positive only for the sea trip - A little disappointed with this excursion.
We had a great time at sea and managed to see dolphins and beautiful corals and fish.
But we only spent 2 hours at sea.
The rest of the tour involves spending a lot of time in the car!
The guide took us to see 2 pretty viewpoints and told us some anecdotes about the island. But we had to drive for about 45 minutes for the first time, then for the second time again for a good 30 minutes.
So it took us 1h30 to get back to our hotel.
We thought we would spend more time discovering nature.
If you simply want to see the dolphins I do not recommend this excursion, you will find other packages at more affordable prices.
Thanks all the same to the guides who accompanied us at sea, they were very kind and gave very good advice!
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David_w
Jul 8, 2016
Sadly not 2.5 hours in the water... - <p>Sadly not 2.5 hours in the water with dolphins. the entire boat trip lasted under 2 hrs, with most of the time travelling. Lots of boats with you jumping in for 2 Min swim, then out, race ahead and repeated. +No snorkeling even thou had time. Rest of day was good, great driver and tortoise park was fun.</p>
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