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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 majority 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$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$132.00
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
- Adult$105.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$125.00
- Family$550.00
Authenticated Reviews & Photos All of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Nora from Germany wrote on 11 March 2024
Highlight des Urlaubs
Wir hatten bedenken, ob man wirklich mit Delfinen schwimmen kann und es für uns entspannt wird, obwohl wir ein Baby dabei hatten. Zu Beidem ein klares JA! Die Crew ist unglaublich und hat diesen Tag für uns zu einem Highlight gemacht. Tausend Dank dafür!
christinak11 from Austria wrote on 24 November 2023
Hervorragend
Die Delfintour war perfekt organisiert, sehr freundliches Personal und kleine Gruppe von 10 Personen. Es wurde für Snacks und Getränke gesorgt ohne Aufpreis! Spitze :) würde ich sofort wieder machen
Patty Carlson from New Zealand wrote on 15 January 2025
So much fun!!
Our time in the water was excellent with Dolphin Seafaris! We saw lots of dolphins, and even though we couldn’t swim with them, we got to see so many babies which was very special. Great tour, awesome Skipper and crew, and I felt it was great value for the money! Highly recommend! Thanks guys!
lynneg3 from New Zealand wrote on 28 February 2026
Best day out ever!
We can highly recommend this trip, the captain, the crew, gave us a day to remember, the day was clear, calm seas, warm sun - perfect, we saw 3 pods of dolphins and one large pod stayed with us for a long time , in their milling dolphin mode, some young ones with the pod so we didn't swim for conservation reasons but we had a swim later when the dolphins had left us, warm sea, I didn't need a wetsuit, a very very happy day indeed.
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Christian Horvath from Austria wrote on 10 April 2025
Schöne Erfahrung!
Nach einigen Versuchen, mit Delfinen zu schwimmen, ein neuer Versuch. Die Konstruktion, hinter dem Boot geschleppt zu werden, finde ich nicht optimal, da es zu hektisch wird. Obwohl das Boot den Delfinen nachfuhr, erreichte es sie nicht. Außerdem gab's auch ein paar Schluck Dieselwasser. Ansonsten sehr schöne Delfinbegegnungen während der Fahrt am Bug.