Arrábida Natural Park Dolphin Watching: Explore Portuguese Wildlife with Marine Biologist Guide
4.9
138 Ratings
Sesimbra
Embark on a thrilling dolphin watching adventure in Arrábida Natural Park with a marine biologist guide. Discover the fascinating world of dolphins and observe various forms of wildlife in their natural habitat.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Parque Natural da Arrabida - See Bottle-Nose Dolphins and Common Dolphins in the waters of the Arrábida Natural Park, in their natural habitat. Discover the beauty of the Natural Park and its entire coastline, with opportunities to explore mysterious caves and caves and also to swim and explore the crystal clear waters that characterize the wild beaches of Arrábida.
What's Included
  • Expert marine biologist on board
  • Scenic tourist cruise experience
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Guided tour with a local expert
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Embarkation and Disembarkation at the Hotel
  • Pick up / Drop Off Hotel
Additional Information

Leave from the port of Abrigo de Sesimbra to observe dolphins in their natural surroundings. Get a chance to watch Bottlenose Dolphins and Common Dolphins in the clear blue seas of the Arrábida Natural Park, while respecting their native behaviour. Alongside you will be a marine biologist, keen to share interesting facts about these amazing creatures, such as their diet, commonplace behaviours and group interactions. Other wildlife, including various types of birds, will also be observable. Once observation concludes, you’ll have the opportunity to swim and soak up the sun on one of Portugal’s loveliest beaches or bays, only reachable by sea. You can also explore caves and rocky structures along the coast of the natural park and listen to the intriguing tales from the 18th century that define this area, narrated by your local guide.

  • Starting point: Clube Naval de Sesimbra, 2970, Portugal
Location
DayDreamExperience
The boarding will be done at the “Espadarte” Pier for the Maritime-Tourist
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sabinea964
Mar 25, 2024
Delphine! - Very nice, informative tour, super organized and learned a lot about dolphins - of course I also saw some... :-)
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475renskev
Mar 18, 2024
Amazing!! - It was a great experience and very well organized. Contact was also good and trustable. Our guide Catarina was great, had a very good knowledge and answered all our questions we had about the dolphins, the protected sea area and about Sesimbra and her surroundings as well as the history. They were professional in finding the dolphins. Thank you for this amazing trip and we would really recommend everyone to go on tour with Catarina!!
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1212jag
Mar 5, 2024
Unique experience! - What a great way to cap off our short stay in Sesimbra! The weather was finally cooperating and we were able to see the dolphins!! We even had time to see some of the amazing cliffs and wild beaches along the coast. Catarina, a marine biologist, was extremely welcoming and knowledgeable. She is passionate about dolphins! Many thanks to her, and to Andrea, for this wonderful experience. 😊
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Getaway02469813481
Feb 13, 2024
Beautifull day - It was a very pleasant ride alongside the coast with some very nice crew. People very friendly, with a very good background experience and lot of information about the habitat. Went with kids, and all the interaction with the dolphins got us a very very good afternoon. Totally a thing that deserves to be done. Everyone was happy and relaxed. Thank you for everithing
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F00dl0vingtraveller
Feb 3, 2024
Brilliant boat trip - delightful dolphins. - Catarina was an amazing host. Really helpful and communicative before the trip and brimming with both warmth and information while we were together on the boat. It took a long time to locate the dolphin pod but we got loads of time to enjoy their company when we did find them. A spectacular experience.
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Domc1111
Nov 20, 2023
Awesome experience with a great team - took my parents on this tour as they were visiting back in september and it was a truly great experience. We were lucky enough to see whales as well, and the staff were very knowledgeable and great all round. Cant recommend this tour enough
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Vgmdelhi
Oct 13, 2023
Delightful experience! Great effort from our guide Catarina and boat driver Andres - Our guide Catarina is a marine biologist. A knowledgeable, gentle, caring and approachable person. She was committed to helping us get a great experience with seeing dolphins. The boat driver Andres (I hope I got your name right) was very positive, keen to help us get an experience of a life time. And an experience of a life time it was! Indeed!!! First time we spotted the dolphins, it was short lived and we saw them from a bit of distance. Catarina and Andres didn’t give up and searched for quite a while, and take us really deep into the sea to find a pod of dolphins - short beaked common dolphins. And what an amazing experience it was after that!!! Dolphins were really interactive and played and swam along side our boat for a long long time. We asked Catarina if they could show us a cave. Even though we had run out of time, they did take us to one cave where a group was shore lining, so we could briefly see that cave and the activity. Highly recommend Day Dream for their professional approach, good boat and qualified lively people to interact with the guests.
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Mike
Oct 13, 2023
Fantastic joyful experience - This was such an absolute delight. Catarina was amazingly knowledgeable and passionate about helping us understand the protected ecosystem and the behaviors of the dolphins we went out to see. We had an amazing time watching the dolphins hunting for fish, then playing around our boat. It was really incredible and the protected waters are pristine. Andre (sp?) navigated the boat expertly to make it a very smooth trip. I highly recommend this excursion, it is something very special.
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Tourist08847631242
Mar 24, 2024
Dolphin Watching in Sesimbra - Our guide was wonderful, pleasant and knowledgeable. We had a bit of a hard time locating dolphins, but we're rewarded with a half hour observation before a cool boat ride back.
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Heatherbl394ri
Oct 13, 2023
No go. - I got lost on the way. Shared my location. They couldn’t wait for me (understood) but they also kept my $55 I drove two hours for this and just couldn’t find the meeting spot. I’d you go- take a local taxi or something. Don’t drive.
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