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Dolphin Encounter and Wildlife Tours - Dolphin Seafaris
Experience the magic of a wild dolphin encounter on this 5-hour tour!
Highlights
- Experience the magic of watching dolphins in their natural habitat
- Get up close views of other marine life such as whales, seals and penguins
- Spacious and comfortable catamaran
- Swim with the dolphins - conditions permitting
- 95% dolphin sighting success rate!
This is the trip of a lifetime for nature and animal lovers! Get up close to magnificent dolphins, whales and seals on board our state of the art catamaran.
Enjoy watching huge pods of common dolphins as they play and swim in their natural environment from the spacious deck. Our experienced wildlife guides have a wealth of knowledge and will ensure a fun and informative tour.
Our trips are highly successful with dolphins being spotted 95% of the time and we offer a "Dolphin Guarantee" which allows you a return trip for free on another day if there were no sightings.
The Bay of Plenty is home to a spectacular array of marine life and we often see orca whales, fur seals, blue penguins and albatross during the winter months..
You may get the opportunity to swim with the dolphins but this cannot be guaranteed due to regulations by the Department of Conservation. We swim with them about 85% of the time when it is legal and ethical to do so. We always respect the dolphins space but as they are naturally curious they do like to come and say hello. Wetsuits and snorkelling equipment will be provided.
Book today to secure your spot on this not to be missed tour!
All prices are shown in NZD ($)
- Adult$149.00
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$95.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$95.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$119.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
- Adult$95.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$119.00
- Family$499.00
Authenticated Reviews & Photos All of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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lenkaa from New Zealand wrote on 18 March 2022
Fantastic Adventure
Thank you for the fantastic adventure! It was a Bday surprise for my 8yr old daughter and we both loved it.
From Dolphin Encounter and Wildlife Tours - Dolphin Seafaris
Kia ora, Thank you so much for coming out with us and surprising your daughter on her birthday. What a fantastic way to spend a special day. Thank you for taking the time to write us such a great review. Ngā mihi nui, The Dolphin Seafaris Team
wolfgang36 from Switzerland wrote on 29 February 2024
Amazing Day with more Delphine as expectedd
We had a woundefull Day from begin to end. The 3 ladies, captain and expert/crew did take personel care of everyone. Pretty early we sighted the first dolphin group and observed them - with their babies, for approx. 30 min. Later we found anothet Group with 80 - 100 dolphins, Lots of them swam beside and underneath the boat. Great experience!
Barbara Wass from United Kingdom wrote on 29 November 2023
Dream come true
Brilliant excursion! So many Dolphins, my wish list is getting smaller! Thank you to the Skipper and the Crew. I had the most amazing time
From Dolphin Encounter and Wildlife Tours - Dolphin Seafaris
Thank you very much for review, we are very glad you got to tick seeing dolphins off your wish list. Kindest, The Dolphin Seafaris team.
wingyinc2 from Hong Kong wrote on 22 November 2023
Lovely dolphins
We saw a lot of dolphins and it's worth it. Though we can't swim with them as there are juveniles, it's a very nice trip. Lovely day with dolphins.
From Dolphin Encounter and Wildlife Tours - Dolphin Seafaris
Kia Ora, thank you very much for coming with Dolphin Seafaris.
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Jonas Degen from Germany wrote on 24 March 2023
Definitely worth it!
Our first trip was cancelled due to the weather. The rebooking for another day was easy and fast. The tour itself was very good. We saw a lot of dolphins and the team was really friendly and told us a lot about the dolphins. The first pods had babys with them so we couldn't swim with them but we later tried to do a "swim" while being at the back of the boat and getting pulled through the water. Unfortunately the dolphins weren't very interested in us, but that's how it is (of course no blame for the crew). We have to take half a star off because we didn't get any wetsuit (it says you get some) and another half because during the swim we were stuffed together really tightly (4 people each side). But all in all we would recommend this tour!