Arrábida Dolphin nad Whale Watching Cruise with Biologist

Name: Arrábida Dolphin nad Whale Watching Cruise with Biologist
Start: 2026-03-15T10:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2026-03-15T13:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Lisbon

Join a sea life excursion guided by a certified marine biologist in collaboration with Oceanário de Lisboa. Before departure, relax in our private indoor Oceanic Lounge, featuring Nespresso coffee and restroom facilities.

Details

Our whale and dolphin watching boat tours take place in Arrabida Natural Park in Sesimbra, a hidden gem just 35 minutes from Lisbon. They are educational, fun, exciting and of course safe and suitable for all ages. Our team is dedicated to providing the right information about the marine life of the park and what needs to be done to protect this pristine ecosystem. We are really passionate about what we do and our mission is to make you feel connected to the ocean. We always look for all the wildlife we can find, not just whales and dolphins. In our trips is also possible to find many species of birds, sharks, sunfish, tuna or swordfish. This marine protected area surprises us every day! There's also the possibility of seeing much more, perhaps mystical caves and crystal clear wild beaches. Come and discover with us!

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What is included in activity

Marine Biologist Guide

STCW Certified Crew

Life jackets

Participant Insurance

Typical drink from the region

Arrábida Natural Park access fees

What is not included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks

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Departure: Rua Clube Naval de Porto de Abrigo 2970-263, Sesimbra, 2970-263 Sesimbra, Portugal

Duration: 3 hours

Group size up to 20 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

Meeting point

Make your way to the third white boarding gate after the CNS (Clube Naval de Sesimbra) building. The departure point will be at the 'ESPADARTE' tourist boarding pier.

Places you will see

• Sesimbra
• Praia da Mijona
• Ribeiro do Cavalo Beach

Reviews by travellers

4.8 out of 5

1312 reviews

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Thomas

The comfort on board the boat makes the activity less pleasant than expected. The seats hurt the buttocks very badly and this is a point of improvement to work on

6 days ago

Ana

Experience of a lifetime..

9 days ago

Laura

Ir was a fun day. Catarina is very knowledgeable and great at instructing us! Highly recommend activity in a very cute time

10 days ago

George

Brilliant trip. Caterina was a mine of information without it ever sounding like a script or becoming fact-heavy. I'd been sceptical about how reliable the dolphin sightings would turn out to be, but she explained that if one pod failed to appear, there was usually another pod of bottlenose dolphins nearby as almost all fishing is banned in the national park waters. We had common dolphins swimming alongside and under us for about 40 minutes, then watched from a short distance as they and a flock of gannets and gulls feasted on a shoal of small fish. Watching the gannets dive was almost worth the trip in itself. I really have no hesitation in recommending this.

17 days ago

Ellie

This is an amazing experience and definitely something to remember. We were lucky enough to have Catarina as our guide, she was friendly and very knowledgeable. We were able to see dolphins in the first 10 minutes and was talked through the species and Catarina was open and inviting any and all questions. I would urge you to take this trip, it’s something I have never experience before and was in awe and wonder the whole way round. Thank you to Catarina and her crew.

18 days ago

Emmie

Super chill guide and boat. We saw lots of dolphins, 2 different kinds. Great trip

19 days ago

Fortannier

very good activity, we were the only ones, no boats, the guide is excellent both for her kindness and her skills, we highly recommend her, thank you again

about 1 month ago

Tamara

It was a dreamlike experience!! If you want to see dolphins close with a knowledgeable guide than don’t think about it, book it! Maybe, you see more than only dolphins! Yet, how close the came and swam around our speedboat was magnificent !! If we came back, we do it again. Any money worth it. We never forget this. Thank you!

about 2 months ago

Silvana

Catarina very sunny and passionate, explains with great competence the life of dolphins and other animals that live in the ocean. Comfortable and safe boat. Thanks for this beautiful experience

about 2 months ago

Adva

Both the guide and the skipper were nice and pleasant. The guide was professional and answered all the questions we had. It took awhile until we've found dolphins but when we did it was an amazing experience!

2 months ago

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