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Torquay Bay Boat Tour: Explore Coves and Wildlife
4.9
33 Ratings
Torbay
Join our 90-minute Coastal Explorer in Torquay. Discover coves, caves, and wildlife with expert guides. Book now for an unforgettable adventure.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- South West Coast Path Walk- Meadfoot & London Bridge - Stunning stretch of coastline with a natural limestone arch.
- Berry Head National Nature Reserve - If the weather conditions allow we will stop here to look for dolphins and porpoise.
- Thatcher Rock - A stunning rock island which is popular with seabirds and seals.
- Babbacombe - A stunning bay to enjoy by boat. We will swing by before heading further down the coast in search of seals and then off shore looking for dolphins.
What's Included
- Lifejackets will be supplied and must be worn
What's Not Included
- Please dress appropriately and bring warm/ wet weather kit.
Additional Information
This is the longest boat trip we do. We will leave Torquay Marina and head out into the bay. Dependant on the weather we will either turn left or right but with way we will hug the coast. Along our route we will explore coves, caves and rock islands as we admire the geology of the UNESCO Geopark and look out for wildlife. We hope to see seals, dolphins + porpoise as well as an array of sea birds including our Guillemot colony (March - August). We will take in the whole bay and weather dependant extend further down the coast enhancing our changes of spotting more wildlife. Wildlife is not guaranteed but we will do our very best to find them !! We will also have some fun at speed and a few donuts !! This is truly a great way to get out on the water. Our experienced guides have lots of local information and are so passionate about our local area and wildlife. So book with us today and create some special memories.
- Not recommended for those suffering conditions resulting in decreased bone strength
Location
Torquay Marina
Vaughan Road
Meeting point is by the marina office - look out for our flags.
What Three Words - "Bells Hill Deaf"
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(33 Ratings)
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Wendy
Aug 25, 2024
A great experience!!! - From start to finish, this was a great experience!
John, the helmsman & and guide, was extremely knowledgeable, entertaining, and professional.
We highly recommend this exciting ride and plan to do it again next time we're here.
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Debbiepl2935rd
Aug 21, 2024
Highly recommend. Great trip - Brilliant boat trip. Highly recommend. Very knowledgable lady skipper. We saw some beautiful bays, coves and caves, that we then went to explore later in the holiday, as well as some high speed fun making it a great trip
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Alkrct83
Aug 18, 2024
Fantastic ride and instructor! - Amazing tour. Weather wasn't great so we were expecting to get cold and wet but the gent who took us out, can't remember his name but he had shoulder length hair if I remember well. He was great, passing pieces of information on as we travelled, knew a lot, funny and just a great instructor. The whole family had fun. Great views. Would definitely do it again when we return!!
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Nomad56314695110
Aug 14, 2024
Excellent Coastal Explorer - Fantastic trip out with skipper John on the coastal explorer. We didn't see much wildlife but that didn't matter the dramatic coastline is a treat in itself. Very good value for money
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Chiarabellacara
Aug 14, 2024
The best boat experience - We always book a boat tour wgichever holiday we go on that has water (Whitstable, Amsterdam, Tonbridge etc) and this was far superior to any we have done before. From the very beginning (the safety briefing) and throughout the whole trip, this was head and shoulders above the rest. Our Captain John was knowledgeable, friendly, professional and made the trip a fun and unforgettable experience. We were lucky enough to see dolphins, seals and cormorants and were able to take many photos and videos. There were parts of high speed, calm drifting, cave exploring, and also some fun donuts to top it off. Even trying to think of some constructive critism is impossible, it was perfect in every way.
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Williams2120
Aug 7, 2024
Perfect Trip 🥰 - Fantastic Trip loads to see on what was a beautiful hot day - we saw porpoises on our trip - our teenage boys loved it - would highly recommend - see you next year
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I3817kimarkh
Jul 31, 2024
Great fun, great value for the money. - What a great trip! Loads of fun on the RIB, expertly driven by John, who provides a fantastic insight into the local beauty spots and local history in an informative and funny manner. You might want to take a waterproof top with you, depending on the weather.
As a ‘something to do’ in Torbay, it is worth every penny of the very reasonable price.
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Ian_h
Jul 29, 2024
Very Enjoyable - Very enjoyable 90mins.
Excellant captain very funny, would drfinately recommend in Torquay. Easy to book, easy to find
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Samandpaul1
Aug 9, 2024
Enjoyable but....weather did not help! - John was excellent, very safety conscious and knowledgeable. Unfortunately our trip was marred by very windy weather (not John's fault clearly) and so we had to abandon the normal route and travel the other way up the coast, as a result of which we were not able to see the wildlife I had hoped to see. I appreciate there are no guarantees as stated, but it was disappointing. We saw bird life but at a great distance and unable to photograph due to the choppy waters (again not Torquay Watersports' fault). I enjoyed the fast section and going into the caves. Overall is was an enjoyable geological tour but not one for wildlife viewing (certainly on our trip). Thanks to John for making it enjoyable nonetheless.
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Pjbo94
Sep 4, 2024
Nice walk but not much to see - This boat ride was nice although there is frankly not much to see.... 3 bits of uninteresting rock and two or three seals sunbathing, that’s more fun.
To do anyway!
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