Dolphin Watching Boat Tours in Lisbon
Join any of 8 thrilling dolphin watching tours and witness these majestic creatures up close while enjoying scenic coastal views 🐬Check out the up-to-date schedule for october-november, 20273 tourist reviews and book the tour in Lisbon online.
Activities and tickets
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8
8 offers
Popular
Wonder Combo
4.8
Guide rating
4-hour Dolphin Watching Boat Tour & MAAT Entry Ticket (valid 1 day)
Discover Lisbon in a unique way with a combo ticket. Explore international exhibitions at MAAT after admiring wild dolphins in their natural habitat on a boat tour along the coast of Lisbon.
Entry ticket
1 day
Tomorrow at 09:30
Sun, 26 Oct, 10:30
€72
per person
4.8
Guide rating
Private Half-Day Dolphin Watching in the Wild
Set out to discover a rare sedentary population of bottlenose dolphins in the Sado Estuary. Embark on a 2-hour boat tour to try to spot some of these majestic creatures and relax with hotel pickup.
Private
8 persons
4 hrs
Today at 14:00
Tomorrow at 09:00
€305
per group
4.8
Guide rating
2.5 or 7 hour Arrábida Natural Park Dolphin Watching Boat Tour with Transfe
Discover the marine reserve of the Arrábida Natural Park and its dolphins on a boat tour. Admire the landscape of limestone cliffs as you search for the playful pods of dolphins.
Small group
to 8 persons
to 7 hrs
Tomorrow at 08:30
Tomorrow at 10:00
from€50
per person
4.4
1080 reviews
3-hour Tagus River Cruise to the Ocean & Dolphin Watching
Relax and see wild dolphins off Lisbon's coast on a 3-hour cruise with a marine biologist onboard.
Group
3 hrs
Today at 14:30
Tomorrow at 10:30
€35
per person
4.7
312 reviews
3-hour Dolphin Watching with Marine Biologist (Small Group)
Take a speedboat trip from Lisbon and search for dolphins while sailing along the Atlantic. Get to know the ocean wildlife with an expert marine biologist on this intimate and non-crowded experience.
Small group
7 persons
3 hrs
Today at 14:00
Tomorrow at 09:30
€69
per person
4.9
835 reviews
3-hour Dolphin Watching with Marine Biologist Commentary
Dolphin watching often involves sailing to deeper waters in search of pods, but this city-center cruise gives you the same benefits with less travel.
Group
3 hrs
Sun, 26 Oct, 10:30
Sun, 26 Oct, 15:00
€55
per person
New
4.8
Guide rating
8-hour Dolphin Discovery Day Tour with Wine Cellar Visit and Lunch
Pickup and drop off at Lisbon area Guided visit to centennial wine cellar with premium tasting Panoramic tour in Arrabida Full meal lunch with drinks Boat cruise on river Sado for Dolphin sighting
Private
8 persons
8 hrs
Tomorrow at 09:00
Sun, 26 Oct, 10:00
€700
per group
4.8
850 reviews
Sesimbra: 3-hour Arrábida Dolphin nad Whale Watching Cruise with Biologist
Discover the wilderness of the Arrábida Natural Park on a boat tour in Sesimbra. Spot marine birds, dolphins and sometimes even whales while learning about these creatures with a marine biologist.
Group
3 hrs
Tomorrow at 10:00
Sun, 26 Oct, 11:00
€55
per person
How do excursions differ?
Private excursions
Private excursions - the guide will conduct an excursion only for you and your friends.
Group excursions
Group excursions - the guide forms a group. Other tourists will learn new things with you.
Small group
Small group – small group with possibility to maintain a comfortable distance between the participants.
Reviews
Elena
Wonderful and perfectly safe for someone who is not confortable with deep waters.
Wendy
The naturalist, Christiana, and captain, Mario, were excellent and well informed guides. They found a large pod of dolphins for us to enjoy. Afterwards they do a quick tour of the coast and share a yummy treat and wine. The day had storm clouds and it sprinkled a little. Don’t let a little rain scare you off. They won’t go if not safe. Amazing boat trip and fun since a fast boat and not a traditional boat.
Melissa
Jose and Mario were super. They went out of their way to make sure our outing was enjoyable and we were able to see dolphins. They asked what we wanted to do and see. Great experience. Highly recommend!
Caroline
our guides mario and Jose got us to the dolphins within 5 minutes. we never expected to see this many and so close! there were scraggy mothers with babies, groups of dolphins swimming and jumping in front of the boat, a couple mating tiny next to us, orbs playfully seeking us out and really curious. beautiful experience! we took a lot of photos and videos. After we were treated with a visit to some caves and took a dip in the bay of praia do cavalo where we were offered a glass of moscatel and a regional pastry. thanks for the great morning!
Debolina
"The activity was a lot of fun and at the same time informative. The marine biologist as well as our skipper were both extremely well informed and friendly. We were lucky and got to see porpoises, common dolphins as well as bottle nosed dolphins and the weather was lovely.
Our teenage children wanted to repeat the activity immediately after instead spending time in the city :).
This is a must do activity regardless of whether you are travelling alone, with friends or with family. Suitable for young children as well.
Thank you for an amazing experience."
Toni
Had such a lovely relaxing trip, absolutely gorgeous scenery. Refreshments were flowing , the Tour Guide was awesome with her constant knowledge of the surroundings which was amazing..unfortunately didn’t see any Dolphins but that’s wildlife for you and it didn’t dampen the trip.. Thank you
Ashley
The trip was good, nice boat, suitable seating, and free drinks which no one abused. Unfortunately no dolphins but the trip was worthwhile. Downside was that he aftercare. We were dispatched from boat and left to make way to exit. By the time we realised it was locked, the boat had gone. After 15 minutes we had to resort to climbing across the walkway and climbing up. A good team building exercise but not expected!
Daniel
The tour went beyond expectations, the team is kind, cultured and super professional, in addition to having a great deal with children. My 7 year old granddaughter was delighted with the treatment and attention, I was too. In addition to the dolphins, there are tours with explanations on the coast. Thank you so much, until next time
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.
Janet
Such a great sunset tour! Our guides Anna and Pedro were pleasant and very knowledgeable about Lisbon and gave us lots of good tips for places to go. The boat is clean and comfortable and the green wine delicious! Highly recommend this tour. We were blessed with catching a gorgeous sunset!
Karin
Lovely boat and the crew were so friendly and informative. To see Lisbon from the river and to have someone tell you all about the history etc was so good. Then we got to see a few dolphins so fabulous. Would recommend.
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
Ana
Experience of a lifetime..
S_s
Overall it was a very beautiful experience. Our hosts Vanessa (marine biologist) and Joao (boat captain) were very professional. Vanessa took a lot of effort to explain everything and answer all our questions. She even gave the kids the opportunity to go to the front of the boat for a better view while taking care of their safety. It was very informative and opened up a new perspective for us. Our daughter was simply thrilled with this experience and we hope to be further inspired and do some whale watching next !
Laura
Everything was perfect :) The host welcoming on board is so joyful and open and happy to talk about Lisboa. She explained also the landmarks on boths sides of the Tejo. We saw dolphins for about 20mins. very close. Drinks were for free as well. You can sit outside and inside. I loved it :) Thank you!
Jannette
It was an Awesome Sunset tour! Thank you very much to our hosts who were knowledgeable & very friendly. My glass of wine kept being refilled, a tasty pastel de nata, IG worthy sights & the sunset was just simply memorable. Obrigada!
Antonella
It was an amazing experience and guide was super kind. Absolutely to recommend. We now new more about dolphins
Diana
Incredible experience! The staff was very knowledgeable about the dolphins and their behaviors. We were fortunate enough to find a super-pod feeding. Would book again and highly recommend the Mercedes Benz Oceanic Team.
Laura
Ir was a fun day. Catarina is very knowledgeable and great at instructing us! Highly recommend activity in a very cute time
Paul
We did a morning tour and saw dolphins feeding, close enough they came to the side of the boat. Then we found a massive gyre of trash and stopped to remove it. It took both guides and several people on the tour to remove a ball of plastic trash. We were rewarded with a second sighting of dolphins after for cleaning up! Very nice boat, knowledgable guides!
Balraj
A fantastic way to end my time in this wonderful city. The guide was great; he allowed us to enjoy the boat ride and tranquility, while still guiding us through the points of interest along the way. The green wine was fantastic. Very good value for money in my opinion.
Kate
We loved this boat trip and when we got there they told us it was a speedboat (which was excellent for us!) it was a very fun bouncy boat and we saw lots of dolphins, excellent value for money!
Alicia
Very informative! Hosts were lovely, really funny and always ensured our drinks were topped up. My girlfriend and I had an amazing time
Katie
Great tour in a small party - Pedro and Ana were efficient, friendly and entertaining, plenty of wine and laughs and a spectacular sunset thrown in!
Elena
Wonderful and perfectly safe for someone who is not confortable with deep waters.
Wendy
The naturalist, Christiana, and captain, Mario, were excellent and well informed guides. They found a large pod of dolphins for us to enjoy. Afterwards they do a quick tour of the coast and share a yummy treat and wine. The day had storm clouds and it sprinkled a little. Don’t let a little rain scare you off. They won’t go if not safe. Amazing boat trip and fun since a fast boat and not a traditional boat.
Melissa
Jose and Mario were super. They went out of their way to make sure our outing was enjoyable and we were able to see dolphins. They asked what we wanted to do and see. Great experience. Highly recommend!
Caroline
our guides mario and Jose got us to the dolphins within 5 minutes. we never expected to see this many and so close! there were scraggy mothers with babies, groups of dolphins swimming and jumping in front of the boat, a couple mating tiny next to us, orbs playfully seeking us out and really curious. beautiful experience! we took a lot of photos and videos. After we were treated with a visit to some caves and took a dip in the bay of praia do cavalo where we were offered a glass of moscatel and a regional pastry. thanks for the great morning!
Debolina
"The activity was a lot of fun and at the same time informative. The marine biologist as well as our skipper were both extremely well informed and friendly. We were lucky and got to see porpoises, common dolphins as well as bottle nosed dolphins and the weather was lovely.
Our teenage children wanted to repeat the activity immediately after instead spending time in the city :).
This is a must do activity regardless of whether you are travelling alone, with friends or with family. Suitable for young children as well.
Thank you for an amazing experience."
Toni
Had such a lovely relaxing trip, absolutely gorgeous scenery. Refreshments were flowing , the Tour Guide was awesome with her constant knowledge of the surroundings which was amazing..unfortunately didn’t see any Dolphins but that’s wildlife for you and it didn’t dampen the trip.. Thank you
Ashley
The trip was good, nice boat, suitable seating, and free drinks which no one abused. Unfortunately no dolphins but the trip was worthwhile. Downside was that he aftercare. We were dispatched from boat and left to make way to exit. By the time we realised it was locked, the boat had gone. After 15 minutes we had to resort to climbing across the walkway and climbing up. A good team building exercise but not expected!
Daniel
The tour went beyond expectations, the team is kind, cultured and super professional, in addition to having a great deal with children. My 7 year old granddaughter was delighted with the treatment and attention, I was too. In addition to the dolphins, there are tours with explanations on the coast. Thank you so much, until next time
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.
Janet
Such a great sunset tour! Our guides Anna and Pedro were pleasant and very knowledgeable about Lisbon and gave us lots of good tips for places to go. The boat is clean and comfortable and the green wine delicious! Highly recommend this tour. We were blessed with catching a gorgeous sunset!
Karin
Lovely boat and the crew were so friendly and informative. To see Lisbon from the river and to have someone tell you all about the history etc was so good. Then we got to see a few dolphins so fabulous. Would recommend.
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
Ana
Experience of a lifetime..
S_s
Overall it was a very beautiful experience. Our hosts Vanessa (marine biologist) and Joao (boat captain) were very professional. Vanessa took a lot of effort to explain everything and answer all our questions. She even gave the kids the opportunity to go to the front of the boat for a better view while taking care of their safety. It was very informative and opened up a new perspective for us. Our daughter was simply thrilled with this experience and we hope to be further inspired and do some whale watching next !
Laura
Everything was perfect :) The host welcoming on board is so joyful and open and happy to talk about Lisboa. She explained also the landmarks on boths sides of the Tejo. We saw dolphins for about 20mins. very close. Drinks were for free as well. You can sit outside and inside. I loved it :) Thank you!
Jannette
It was an Awesome Sunset tour! Thank you very much to our hosts who were knowledgeable & very friendly. My glass of wine kept being refilled, a tasty pastel de nata, IG worthy sights & the sunset was just simply memorable. Obrigada!
Antonella
It was an amazing experience and guide was super kind. Absolutely to recommend. We now new more about dolphins
Diana
Incredible experience! The staff was very knowledgeable about the dolphins and their behaviors. We were fortunate enough to find a super-pod feeding. Would book again and highly recommend the Mercedes Benz Oceanic Team.
Laura
Ir was a fun day. Catarina is very knowledgeable and great at instructing us! Highly recommend activity in a very cute time
Paul
We did a morning tour and saw dolphins feeding, close enough they came to the side of the boat. Then we found a massive gyre of trash and stopped to remove it. It took both guides and several people on the tour to remove a ball of plastic trash. We were rewarded with a second sighting of dolphins after for cleaning up! Very nice boat, knowledgable guides!
Balraj
A fantastic way to end my time in this wonderful city. The guide was great; he allowed us to enjoy the boat ride and tranquility, while still guiding us through the points of interest along the way. The green wine was fantastic. Very good value for money in my opinion.
Kate
We loved this boat trip and when we got there they told us it was a speedboat (which was excellent for us!) it was a very fun bouncy boat and we saw lots of dolphins, excellent value for money!
Alicia
Very informative! Hosts were lovely, really funny and always ensured our drinks were topped up. My girlfriend and I had an amazing time
Katie
Great tour in a small party - Pedro and Ana were efficient, friendly and entertaining, plenty of wine and laughs and a spectacular sunset thrown in!
Elena
Wonderful and perfectly safe for someone who is not confortable with deep waters.
Wendy
The naturalist, Christiana, and captain, Mario, were excellent and well informed guides. They found a large pod of dolphins for us to enjoy. Afterwards they do a quick tour of the coast and share a yummy treat and wine. The day had storm clouds and it sprinkled a little. Don’t let a little rain scare you off. They won’t go if not safe. Amazing boat trip and fun since a fast boat and not a traditional boat.
Melissa
Jose and Mario were super. They went out of their way to make sure our outing was enjoyable and we were able to see dolphins. They asked what we wanted to do and see. Great experience. Highly recommend!
Caroline
our guides mario and Jose got us to the dolphins within 5 minutes. we never expected to see this many and so close! there were scraggy mothers with babies, groups of dolphins swimming and jumping in front of the boat, a couple mating tiny next to us, orbs playfully seeking us out and really curious. beautiful experience! we took a lot of photos and videos. After we were treated with a visit to some caves and took a dip in the bay of praia do cavalo where we were offered a glass of moscatel and a regional pastry. thanks for the great morning!
Dolphin Watching Boat Tours in Lisbon
Private Half-Day Dolphin Watching in the Wild
Embark on a secluded boat ride into pristine waters — enjoy a tailored dolphin-watching adventure away from the crowds in total privacy.
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4-Hour Dolphin Watching Boat Tour + MAAT Entry Ticket
Combine wildlife and art: search for wild dolphins for 4 hours, then explore the stunning MAAT museum with included entry — a perfect blend of nature and culture.
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2.5- or 7-Hour Arrábida Natural Park Dolphin Watching with Transfer
Venture further south into Arrábida Natural Park — observe dolphins in unspoiled marine landscapes, with convenient transfers from Lisbon.
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