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3-hour Dolphin Watching Boat Tour with Welcome Coffee

Name: 3-hour Dolphin Watching Boat Tour with Welcome Coffee
Start: 2025-07-16T09:30:00.000+03:00
End: 2025-07-16T12:30:00.000+03:00
Location: Lisbon

On a three-hour trip around Lisbon's coast on a speedboat with a marine biologist and a captain, you can observe wild dolphins in their natural environment. From the Tagus River, take a break and take in the stunning views of Lisbon's main landmarks, the Estoril Coast, and Cascais while keeping an eye out for playful dolphins.

Meeting point: Doca de Santo Amaro armazém 17, 1350-353 Lisboa

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Duration: 3 hours

Group size up to 32 persons

Children allowed

English

Mobile ticket

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

What is not included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks

Tips

Details

Admire wild dolphins in their natural habitat on a journey around Lisbon's coast aboard a speedboat with a marine biologist and a captain.

Relax and enjoy stunning views of Lisbon's main monuments, the Estoril Coast, and Cascais from the Tagus River, all while keeping an eye out for playful dolphins.

Admire the magnificent views while learning about these incredible marine mammals, and how teams in Portugal are preserving their natural habitat.

Feel free to ask your marine biologist any questions about dolphins and marine life throughout the journey. Enjoy a tour approved by the Official Oceanarium of Lisbon (Oceanário de Lisboa).

Important to know

• There is a 97% success rate in seeing dolphins on this tour

Not allowed:

• Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle

Not suitable for:

• Pregnant women
• People with back problems
• Children under 5 years

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Online Booking

Price
Adult (Age 13-99)	€65 per person
Children (Age 6-12)	€40 per person

For any payment method you must book a ticket through the booking form below and receive confirmation by e-mail and (or) SMS.

Places you will see

• Fort of São Lourenço do Bugio
• JJC6+RP Cascais

Activity book period

You can book tour up to 3 hours in advance.

Activity languages

English

How long your tour will be

3 hrs

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Reviews by travellers

4.9 out of 5

1788 reviews

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Francisca

The welcome is very friendly with some explanations given by oceanographers on the most common species of dolphins in the region. The boats are recent and fast. The small tour towards the monuments of the city at the edge of the river (after having seen the dolphins for an hour!) gives a different view of this district. The team is cheerful and available to people. To do without hesitation!

2 days ago

Diana

The excursion was great! The highlight of our vacation. The dolphins were very close to our boat. The team was super friendly. We first drove along the coast and then to the dolphins. There we spent about 30 minutes with the dolphins, they must not be disturbed for too long while hunting. The boat is very fast and the ride alone was a lot of fun! We absolutely loved it. In any case, don't forget to apply sunscreen beforehand. Jacket makes sense if you get cold easily, on the open sea it got a bit chilly.

8 days ago

Jubilee

The guides were very friendly funny and knowledgeable. We felt like it was very good value for our money and afterwards we got to and have lunch on the pier right next door. They treated us to tea and pastel de nata afterwards and gave me coffee before and after. They also took us to see the belem tower and the other monuments in the area on the way back. We saw dolphins and a whale. It was a great day.

9 days ago

Laure

The activity was very well organised and well run. We managed to see a whole group of dolphins and the guides knew what they were talking about and how to find them - very knowledgeable. Would have been good to know slightly more information and have more interaction with the host whilst on the water but it was a great experience.

11 days ago

L S.

I LOVED this activity! It did not disappoint. I read a lot of reviews before booking this tour and was very impressed that it said 95% of the time, dolphins and other wildlife were sighted. Our boat driver was Francesco, and he handled the boat carefully and had some fun with us while driving. Our marine biologist guide was Vanessa and she was full of great information. We were very lucky and got to see a few different pods of dolphins, with babies and mamas. We heard our boat communicating with others as to where the wildlife was and that made it much easier for our boat to find the dolphins in the wild. I HIGHLY recommend this tour to everyone if you are into marine life, and seeing animals in their natural habitat.

12 days ago

Evgeny

It was an extremely nice experience! Biologist Vanessa is super nice and told us a lot of interesting facts about dolphins! Even my son, who normally gets bored quickly, had a great time and wasn’t bored at all! So I fully recommend this experience!

13 days ago

Manish

the experience was truly wonderful. we were able to watch dolphins as well as the super rare mink whale plus 4 of sun fish. so our day was truly made. The guide allowed the kids to come in front of boat to see the dolphins up close who had come next to boat. would definitely recommend to everyone

14 days ago

Anil

My Boyfriend Anil and I (Linnea) were yesterday at the dolphine tour. It was the BEST experience ever. For me it was a dream come true. The tour was great planned and the team is super nice. They knew all about the dolphines and the underwater life. Vanessa gave us a great introduction and knew all about it. All in all was it a perfect day and I would love to do it sometime again. 10/10 recommendation!!

14 days ago

Davit

We had an incredible dolphin-watching tour in Lisbon! Inês and Francisco were amazing, friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about what they do. They took us to the perfect spots, and seeing dolphins up close was magical. The boat was comfortable, and their enthusiasm made the trip even better. It was a day we’ll never forget. Huge thanks to Inês and Francisco for making it such a special experience! Highly recommend this tour!

16 days ago

Taryn

This was one of the greatest things I have ever witnessed in my 28 years on this planet. Our guides were very knowledgeable and told us the type of dolphins we might be able to see before heading out onto the river. We quickly found a pod of nursery Common dolphins where the guide took us up very close which was incredible to see. We then ventured into the ocean where we met a pod of 60-70 bottlenose dolphins. Amazing. They got so close to us and even played with the boat. This was 10000% the best thing we've done on this trip. Highly recommended

20 days ago

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