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Swim With Wild Dolphins & Whale Watching With Hotel Pickup & Dropoff

Duration: 6 hours
Destination: Mauritius, Flacq District, Trou d'Eau Douce
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  • 6 hours
  • Trou d'Eau Douce
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Get ready for the experience of a lifetime, a truly unique experience of swimming with wild dolphins and observing majestic whales, in their natural environment in Mauritius.

Enjoy a morning of viewing and swimming with wild dolphins in their natural environment in the waters of Mauritius, and spend the afternoon spotting humpback or sperm whales in the open seas.

With expert skippers accompanying you for both the swimming with wild dolphins and whale watching experiences, you're in good hands!

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Tamarin Bay, Mauritius

Upon arrival, you will get on board the speedboat, and 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
- Guidelines for sustainable dolphin watching
- Security measures on the boat
- Swimming procedures

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Tamarin Bay, Mauritius

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 and swimming with dolphins. 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.

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Tamarin Bay, Mauritius

You will then head back to the shore for a short period of time, and then start your 3 hour whale watching tour on the open seas to view these magnificent marine mammals in their natural habitat.

The skippers will brief you on the types of whales that you will encounter and the guidelines for sustainable whale watching.

Humpback whales can be sighted off the Mauritian coast between July and September/October when they move from the South pole to warmer seas near the equator to reproduce, give birth and breed before getting back to the antarctic while the Sperm whales can be observed almost all year round. During your expedition, you will hear educational commentary by our skippers, and you will see the magnificent whales in their natural habitat. Whale watching is a different and more difficult outing as you will have to go further out to sea and the success will depend a lot on the weather and sea conditions. If the sea is rough, it will be more difficult to see the whales.

Duration: 3 hours

Inclusions
  • Private transport to and from the departure location
  • Swimming with wild dolphins excursion
  • Whale watching excursion
  • Snorkeling equipment
  • Bottled Water / Soft Drinks
  • Professional Skippers

Exclusions
  • Breakfast & Lunch
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for children under 5 years of age
  • In almost all cases (at least 90%), you will see dolphins, but if this is not the case, a second outing will be offered on the boat free of charge for the dolphin viewing only (2.5 hours). It’s important to note that there will be no refund once you have completed the activity
  • There is a 60% chance that you will see whales, but if that is not the case, the local tour operator is unable to provide a refund due to the high fuel costs, so please consider this before making a booking
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up at all hotels, B&Bs, apartments on the island. Please let us know which hotel, B&B or apartment you're staying at. Note that this excursion starts at 6:45am on the west coast of the island. Your exact pickup time will depend on where you are staying, but will typically be between 5:00am and 6:15am.


Departure Time

06:45 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours


User's Reviews

rbr4166

05 Oct, 2022

Fantastic day out , with a great crew , these guys really took care of us and were very respectful of the whales and dolphins that we saw . We were lucky enough to see a female humpback and her calf , as well as another whale that breached , its was amazing . We then returned to swim with the dolphins ,(5 bottlenose) , which was great though a bit frantic getting in and out of the boat. Lastly we got to swim around a beautiful reef which was teeming with fish , a fantastic day in all , and I would highly recommend this company . One issue , which doesnt include this companies boats at all , let me be clear on this , there are other companies that offer swimming with whales , these companies are totally irresponsible not only to the whales but other tourists that have paid to see the whales , they come really close and stress the whales out , which makes them dive and swim away , so just be cautious who you book with .

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