Mauritius Dolphin Swim: Encounter with Marine Life in Black River with BBQ

Swim with spinner and bottlenose dolphins in their natural environment
Encounter the rich marine life of the Black River region while snorkeling
Take in sweeping views of the west coast from the perspective of the sea

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Boulet and noodles - Begin the excursion with pickup at the hotel at 6:00 AM or 7:00 AM depending on where you are on the island. Then head out on an adventure for your encounter with dolphins in their natural environment.

Watch dolphins swimming around the speedboat and join them in the water for a swim. Afterwards, spend some time snorkeling along a coral reef with the beautiful colors of the tropical fish.

Continue your excursion with a visit to Benitiers Island, where you will enjoy a BBQ meal. The driver will return at your hotel safely after the excursion.

What's Included
  • Speed boat trip
  • Swimming with dolphins
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Lunch
  • Drinks
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off ( can be provided at extra cost )
Location
Tamarin Public Beach
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Richardhs7375nr
Sep 5, 2024
A great day out - A great day out, getting to see dolphins in their natural environment is an amazing experience and made even better by getting the opportunity to be in the water with them. The crew were all great, and gave you every chance to see the dolphins and ensure you had the best experience. Ile Aix Benitiers is a beautiful place, and the BBQ food provided was fantastic. A very enjoyable day out, and I'd definitely recommend it if you have time in and around Tamarin.
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G9187dayvonnek
Aug 31, 2024
Best Day Ever! - We started off just on time, headed to the Dolphins and had the Chance to swim with dolphins for three times!! After that, you'll go to a snorkeling Spot, crystal Rock and benetiers Island. Our operators did an Amazing job, they were always super friendly and relaxed but still very professional. The lunch/bbq on the Island was superb and the day just flew by. I can only recommend doing this tour!
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Shirnat
Aug 5, 2024
Mauritius is Aruba on steroids! - Highly recommended Country, friendly people, top quality hotels, foods influenced by Indian, French and English cultures. The roads are fixed. This beautiful country is “Aruba” on steroids!
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Charlesaj5844vp
May 30, 2024
Def something to experience - The Dolphin swim was very exciting, be ready when they say jump! BBQ was amazing food and people wise. Def worth booking!
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Neilbk1198uh
May 29, 2024
Great day - Really great day out. We made our own way to meeting point with good communication telling us where to meet/ park etc. Very friendly crew who cooked us a great lunch of chicken, fish, sausages and salad. Booze and soft drinks available throughout stay on island. Especially good punch! You have the chance to buy souvenirs. The dolphin experience even though quite frenzied with other boats was brilliant- my two children called it the best experience ever. Snorkelling was good and the island we stopped at was heaven. Definitely recommend.
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Waan1980
Mar 29, 2024
Fantastic. Read the review though - This was a great day out for us and we will do this again when we return. However, we booked with a tour operator while out there called clubbing tours on the main road in flick en flack and it was a lot cheaper than the price shown here. We booked several trips through them and the service was first rate
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X433yomariep
Apr 25, 2024
nice ! - Our taxi Mike picks us up at 7am in a private ride to the hotel then takes us to the boarding point. As always at SamTours -Turquoise trips, kindness and punctuality of the driver. The excursion is very nice, in a speed boat, you see and/or swim with a few dolphins but too many boats and too many people on the boats make the swimming with the dolphins part a little darker. We then go snorkeling among the fish, then have a delicious and hearty barbecue lunch on the holy water stoup island. Excellent time with the other passengers. Return around 2:30 p.m. to the starting point then transfer to our hotel with Mike, punctual and smiling!
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963bradleyg
Sep 22, 2024
Dolphin trip - Overall good trip beautiful views and Dolphins, only down side very poor organization when you arrive on the beach so leave plenty of time, BBQ good
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Onair45171027842
Sep 17, 2024
I wouldn't do the tour again. - We were picked up from our hotel at 5:50 am (cost 60€ extra! Inquired beforehand). We were still there quite late as the traffic was bad. That's why it was very hectic on site. We were told our boat was already gone, we were being driven there. That worked out, too. Had to climb from one speedboat to the other. There we continued. When dolphins were discovered, they were driven as close as possible (there are about 6 other boats sailing around!) The dolphins were more or less chased by all the boats. It wasn't nice. Then you had to be fast, sit on the edge of the boat and slide down. The whole thing went 4-5 times, then it was finished. Personally, I have seen 4 dolphins in total. They weren't big flocks, and they kept down a bit. It was nice to see her, of course, but the circumstances were not so nice. Afterwards we continued to a snorkel spot. There the water was damn cold, they couldn't stand it for long and unfortunately many fish were not visible. Then to Crystal Rock. You could also snorkel, but there was nothing to see. Then we went to the island of Ile aux Benitiers, where we stayed for 2 1/2 hours. Far too long in my opinion, as there was not so much to do there. A few locals sold their things and a man on a raft sold coconuts. Otherwise quite nice beach with beautiful views of le Morne. Then there was lunch, chicken, garlic bread, sausages, fish and salad, was fine. On the trip then back I thought that boat was falling apart as on both sides the anchorage from the roof to the boat edge was loosening. Looked dangerous, but nothing happened. All in all, I wouldn't do the tour again and wouldn't recommend it.
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Cathybd9662ys
Jul 17, 2024
Catch tourists - Dolphins are not necessarily present, snorkeling allowed us to see only one category of fish, the BBQ is well prepared, the island is too touristy, everything is organized in the chain, too many people, we were very disappointed by the service, which does not happen often
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