Dolphins Watching in Portimão
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34 Ratings
Portimão
Experience thrilling dolphin watching in Portimão. Join our expert-led boat trip for unforgettable encounters with these majestic creatures in their natural habitat.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Avenida Rio Arade - This boat trip offers a one-of-a-kind adventure for the entire family. The journey includes enchanting encounters with dolphins in Portimão.

Join us on our specially crafted rigid dolphin-watching boat in Portimão and experience the excitement of spotting these magnificent creatures in their natural environment.

For over 20 years, dolphins have been a protected species in Portugal. Thankfully, our boats do not harm these animals. In fact, dolphins sometimes enjoy playing in the wake of our boats.

With the expertise of our seasoned skippers, the success rate for dolphin sightings in Portimão is 95%. However, as these are wild animals that are not fed, sightings cannot be guaranteed.

This dolphin-watching trip in Portimão lasts about two hours, but the memories will last a lifetime!

What's Included
  • Life Jacket
  • Windbreaker
Additional Information

This boat trip is a truly unique experience for the whole family. The excursion provides magical encounters: with the dolphins in Portimão.

Come aboard on our specially designed rigid dolphin-watching boat in Portimão and feel the thrill of looking for these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat.

For more than 20 years, dolphins have been protected species in Portugal. Fortunately, our boats do not negatively affect the lives of these species. On the contrary, sometimes dolphins even like to play with the jets of our boats.

Thanks to experienced skippers, the success rate for dolphin sightings in Portimão is 95%. However, it is wild animals that are not fed so there are never certainties!

This trip in search of the dolphins in Portimão takes about two hours, but the memories will last forever!

Location
Avenida Rio Arade
Kiosk Seadolphins - Close to "PlaySurf" Marina de Portimão - Praia da Rocha
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(34 Ratings)
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Vacation03139770207
May 10, 2024
Magical moment! - Warm welcome, we had an unforgettable time and saw lots of dolphins!!! Magical moment for the whole family…
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Francis
Feb 9, 2020
Brilliant Adventure - My wife and myself booked for the trip to see the Dolphins. We were in a Rib with about 12 people & two staff. We must have went about 8 or 10 miles off shore. The boats keep in contact with one another informing each other of pods. We seen about 30+ Dolphins & some very young ones. We even got to touch them. When coming home we were brought along the coast and shown the caves. A great day out & highly recommend. I think it was €60 each but we'll worth it.
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Boernie_c
Oct 1, 2019
Fun boat ride and lots of dolphins - We booked our trip pretty spontaneously on Thursday evening for the next day. Once we arrived at the kiosk we were greeted very friendly and got our ticket as well as a 10% voucher for a local snack bar. We were six people and got a boat to ourselves (maximum would be 12 people). Wind breakers are provided on the boat if necessary, because the wind can get pretty cold. There is of course no guarantee for seeing dolphins, however the boat ride itself is already pretty fun. We were lucky and found a pod of dolphins after about 20 minutes. There was one other boat that quickly left, so it was just us and about 10 - 15 dolphins. We took our time watching them and the crew provided us with a lot of interesting and fun facts. After a while we turned and watched the dolphins as they played in the waves caused by our boat. Would definitely recommend!
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Hattonmanchester
Sep 13, 2019
Fantastic trip - Chose to go and see the dolphins on the last minute during my holiday,wow fantastic,completely made my holiday for me.the guide was very knowledgeable and the amount of dolphins we saw was amazing,from very large males to tiny babies.i didn't expect to see many if any as they are wild and unpredictable but I got a pleasant shock.well worth the money and when I'm back will be going again,just brilliant.
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Gab1910
Sep 12, 2019
Trip to see dolphins - We tried on Tuesday but the wind was too strong so after going out about a mile the skipper turned back. We tried again today and the weather was superb and we saw about 20 dolphins swimming in their natural environment. Thanks to the boat staff and the lady in ths hut for being so accommodating
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Fjiwilson
Aug 21, 2019
Fantastic - Like many other families, my daughter endlessly talks about seeing dolphins in the wild so we travelled down from Alentejo especially for this trip. We booked via trip advisor with no problem, the time of the trip was changed but they advised this was to put children together on the earlier trip when the sea was calmer, which we appreciated. The sea was as calm as a millpond so we sped off with no problems and found a pod of dolphins surprisingly quickly. The staff were knowledgable taking time to talk about the different types of dolphins, birds and answering questions. I would recommend without hesitation. The staff were lovely, we felt safe, the boats are small, it all made for a magical experience.
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Andrea
Aug 20, 2019
Dolphin Watching - We had an excellent morning Dolphin watching. We enjoyed a fabulous boat ride and had a very helpful crew.
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Travel681992
Aug 20, 2019
Lisa - We had a fabulous morning which culminated in seeing a pod of 12 dolphins out at sea. Our boat continued to follow them for a while giving us all the chance to film/ take photos and generally just revel to be in the company of such beautiful creatures. It was a life long dream come true for me. Thanks to the crew and also those on land who were so hospitable whilst we waited to go out. I hope to repeat the experience some time.😊Ciao
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Jacki
Aug 9, 2019
Dolphin trip - Amazing experience with a great crew. They provide jackets to keep you warm as well. The boat ride is exhilarating and the girls were thrilled to see dolphins so close up.
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Delphine_s
Aug 13, 2019
Nice experience - This was a nice boat tour, well organized. Weather was not as it's best but we still saw a few dolphins. No commentary but very enjoyable anyway.
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