Bottlenose dolphin cruising along the Arrabida Maritime Park!

Sesimbra: Daily Dolphin and Whale Watching Boat Expeditions

Cruises & Sailing
Digital
180 minutes
English

Experience unforgettable moments, particularly for younger audiences, and for all those that are seeking to go on a dolphin watching boat tour in their natural habitat for the first time!

Only 30 minutes from Portugal´s capital city Lisbon, Sesimbra is one of Europe´s best destination to spot the bottlenose and short-beaked common dolphins in the wild.

Get your friends and family together to visit these amazing mammals in the wild and learn all about their habits, features and behaviors while enjoying your tour in one of Bolhas´s dolphin watching boats.

With 100% sightings since 2013, Bolhas Tours is the leading dolphin watch company of the region.

Options

Dolphin Watch Tour

FromNZD $109.88Per Person

What's included in Sesimbra: Daily Dolphin and Whale Watching Boat Expeditions

(Subject to Option Inclusions)

09.30 AM - Meet us at our Marine Centre in Sesimbra´s Marina where clients will be welcomed by our team. Free use of Wifi / Toillets / Wind jackets available free of charge. 10.00 AM - Boarding at the boat and safety briefing - life vests available for all,depart for the tour. 10.15 to 12.15 PM - Navegation through the Arrabida Maritme Park and Arrabida secluded coast were we will meet different species of dolphins and whales. Complaying with the best standard for dolphin watching in the wild we will conduct the observation limiting at the most our interference not to influence the cetaceans normal behaviour. We will brief you about the biology of this amazing sea mamals and all the efforts for their preservation. 12.15 PM - Boat tour along the coast and stop in one of Arrabida´s secluded bays where participants can snorkell and swimm. Here a typical local drink will be offered and storytelling about this wonderful and historical region full with legends and pirate tales will be held during the tour. 1.00 PM - Arrival at Sesimbra´s harbour and end of the tour with check out at our marine center.

Inclusions

  • Welcome drink
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • National Park fees
  • Snorkeling
  • Environmental Management Charge (Reef Tax)
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Bolhas Tours is a licensed Marine Center for Dolphins and Whales Watch, with the license onº 8/2016 issued by the ICNF Institute of Portugal - Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests, by chosing a certified tour operator you will be helping on the conservation of sea life and ecosystems.
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 3 paying adults
  • Minimum of participants apllies for the tour (6)
  • Private tour available
  • Hotel Pick-up and drop-off available under pricing request

Meet

Pickup and Dropoff

You will make your own way to the meeting points

Meeting / End Points

  • Meeting point at Bolhas Tours Marine Centre for check in at Porto de Abrigo de Sesimbra (harbour), 100 meters before the marina area. Second shop on your right after Tic-Tic restaurant just at the entrance of the marina area next to the small pine trees.

Redeem

Ticket Redemption

Direct access

• Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund

Operator

Bolhas Tours