Wild Dolphins Interaction: Unique Day Tour in Rockingham's Sheltered Bays

Swim with wild dolphins in Rockingham’s sheltered bays and islands. Interact with over 200 local dolphins in their natural environment on this unique day tour.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rockingham Beach - Your day begins with a coach transfer from Perth or meet the boat at Val st Jetty, Rockingham (located in front of the Rockingham Cruising Yacht Club). On arrival you’ll board the Perth Wildlife Encounters custom-made dolphin swim vessel complete with a large rear platform, making access to the water very easy.
    After your crew…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • Complementary photos from your cruise uploaded to Flickr for you to share!
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Tea and coffee
  • Options- Spectate (non-swimmer), Swimmer and/or Bus. Click check availability for options
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel Pickup and Drop-off
  • Not suitable for children under 6 years old
Additional Information

Swim with wild dolphins in the sheltered bays and islands off Rockingham, only 40-minutes by road from Perth. This is a unique opportunity to interact with the dolphins in their natural environment. Over the course of 30 years, the crew has befriended over 200 local dolphins, and this familiarity makes for an incredible day interacting with these…

Location
Val Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Travel-fun-ex
May 17, 2025
Highlight of our WA trip! - The tour was definitely the highlight of our WA road trip! We were lucky to spot a pod of dolphins very early on. I wasn't able to see them in the water but then we went on to find an even larger group of dolphins with young calves as well! The dolphins were so playful and super active. Staff were really friendly and knowledgeable. They really respect the wildlife and were very familiar with the dolphins around the area that they even named a few of them. I like that they divided us into groups and let us take turns to get into the water. They really made sure that all of us had a chance to see the dolphins in the water. Lunch was delicious too. Coffee/ tea and water, biscuits were all available. Overall an amazing experience and I would recommend anyone who're visiting the area to join!
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Danarz5271xl
May 14, 2025
Incredible experience - Honestly incredible experience the dolphins absolutely turned it on playful coming up close showing us their babies and the crew were all so professional and informative!
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Wander685542
May 12, 2025
A few minutes of your life you will never forget. - Who would have thought a few hours racing around the sea followed by a few minutes with the dolphins could be so memorable. Those precious few minutes in the water alongside the dolphins are etched in my memory forever. The markings on their backs, the speed through the water, it was thrilling. And it wasn't just me; as we returned to the boat even those who were quiet for most of the trip were buzzing - people I hardly knew were united in those brief few minutes of joy.
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Mckenzie_k
Apr 28, 2025
Amazing experience! - The staff, experience, and food was amazing! We saw and swam with so many friendly and playful dolphins. The crew made us feel very safe!
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Kristal_w
Apr 23, 2025
Swimming with the Dolphins - Perth - This was an amazing experience! The staff were incredible and we saw the dolphins so quickly into the day. Lunch was awesome. All round a great day and well worth the money.
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_w7400ku
Apr 21, 2025
Valuable moment with dolphins everyone might encounter - This amazing experience was more than our expectation! Simply it was very fun and we could enjoy by wild life, beautiful Dolphins. As anyone experienced or inexperienced can enjoy this event. I'd like to reccomend it to my friends.
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Inspire01015060334
Apr 21, 2025
Perfect experience with all my expectation achieved - Feeling amazing when swimming with wild dolphins 1 metre away. So easy to find wild dolphins within the area. The coaches were really nice and patient during the activities
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Kazzy006
Apr 17, 2025
Totally worth doing, awe inspiring encounter!!! - What a fantastic experience. Even better, in the knowledge that these are wild dolphins and there is no guarantee that we would encounter them, but trusting in the knowledge of the guys who do this daily and know where to look. Once found, we went in, I had trouble using the snorkel, and the crew was super helpful and got me a face snorkel so I could go back in. The experience of seeing the dolphins swimming underneath us was truly magical, and it made my year. The food was also fab and I can't fault anything. The crew was super friendly and helpful with everything. Totally recommend.
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Concretejungle
May 14, 2025
Great dolphin experience, bad snorkling, and rude management - We recently returned from doing 2 tours with this company: the 3 islands snorkeling tour and the swim with the dolphins tour. Our experience was very mixed. During the snorkeling tour, we got lucky to see many dolphins which was very exciting. This made up for the disappointing snorkeling experience, there were hardly any fishes to see, no penguins or sea lions. The water was very murky. We had our 6-year olds with us and the water condition was definitely more suited for someone who is an advanced swimmer. The staff was very nice, and showed my son some pictures eventhough he was too scared to go into the water. The week after, we went on the dolphin swim. This were very chaotic, and there were lots of miscommunication between the staff. No one paid attention to our 6 year-old son. During the one time the dolphins showed up, all the adults rushed to the water and my son was trampled and hurt his ankle and toes. No staff came to check on him. My husband was able to see 1 dolphin and spent about 3 mins in the water. I was able to swim with 3 dolphins and spent 5 mins in the water out of the entire 6 hours of the tour. We were the last group to go in, and the others were able to spend more time in the water so we wish they managed the time of each group in the water beter. Perhaps the staff thought there will be other opportunities, but we didn't find any more dolphins after this one encounter. What was disappointing was that during our snorkeling tour, we were told that the Skipper was going to discuss with us the best way for our son to enjoy the dolphin tour. But that didn't happen. He didn't speak to us at all. When my son couldn't get in because he hurt his ankle and was too scared with all the adults rushing in, we were told he would get a free swim at the end. But this also didn't happen. All empty promises. Afterwards, I emailed the tour to ask if we can change my son ticket to a spectator ticket and get a small refund, since we invested so much money with both tours. We received rude responses. They made up stories about warning me that the dolphin swim was not suitable for my son (which never happened) and that the skipper tried to accomodate (which again never happened). He only spoke to us during wet suit fitting and then nothing. They didn't even know that my son hurt himself even when he was crying out. Tracy said "if a parent is with a child. if they are at all upset, it's not our place to intervene'. REALLY? how about asking us nicely if the child is ok? Show some emphaty? So sad that this has ruined our memories of the tour. For a tour this expensive, we definitely thought we would be getting better treatment. A shoutout to Grace during the snorkling tour, she was very nice but it appears management does not value customer service much.
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Beckyda7605ku
Apr 16, 2025
Disappointing but great team - The team were great. Just a bit disappointing the way it worked. Only able to get in three times for a chance to see the dolphins over 6hours and I was in the water for less than a minute each time with the dolphins swimming past quickly. When the dolphins swam past it was amazing but it was extremely short lived of less than 20 seconds of them being near us.
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up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).