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Take the opportunity to interact and swim with the incredible dusky dolphins of Kaikoura!
Highlights
- Swim with wild dolphins in the ocean!
- Enjoy watching these fascinating mammals in their natural habitat
- Exhilarating experience not to be missed
- Complimentary refreshments onboard
Having the highest success rate in New Zealand to both locate AND swim with dolphins, the friendly team at Encounter Kaikoura will provide you with a not to be missed bucket list experience!
Dusky dolphins are one, if not the most interactive and acrobatic species of dolphins in the world and they frequent Kaikoura year-round! Join the team aboard a comfortable vessel for a picturesque tour along the spectacular Kaikoura coastline.
Meet these incredible wild animals in their natural environment, and enjoy their spectacular acrobatics in the open ocean.
Make memories to last a lifetime and book today!
Swimming with the dolphins is an exhilarating and exertive experience and those who book to swim should be relatively physically fit and be confident swimmers in open water. Snorkeling experience is an advantage though not essential as lessons can be provided onboard.
Tours scheduled daily: We close just one day each year - Christmas Day!
Swimmers and watchers join the same tour, and if you would prefer to stay dry and watch these amazing mammals from aboard the boat, please check out the deals on our Watch Tour:
Tue 26 Jan
Wed 27 Jan
Thu 28 Jan
Fri 29 Jan
Sat 30 Jan
Sun 31 Jan
Mon 1 Feb
- Adult$190.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$195.00
- Adult$210.00
- Child$195.00
- Adult$210.00
- Child$195.00
- Adult$210.00
- Child$195.00
- Adult$210.00
- Child$195.00
- Adult$190.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$195.00
- Adult$210.00
- Child$195.00
- Adult$190.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$195.00
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
OUTSTANDING
Bailey from NZ
OUTSTANDING
Bailey from NZ
Best trip we have ever been on.
Craig Hodge from NZ
Best trip we have ever been on.
Craig Hodge from NZ
Best trip we have ever been on.
Craig Hodge from NZ
wow moments
Richard from Australia
Unbelievable!
Caitlin from Australia
Unbelievable!
Caitlin from Australia
Grandios
Felix from Germany
Grandios
Felix from Germany
Grandios
Felix from Germany
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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From Kaikoura - Dolphin Swim Tour
Thanks so much for your recommendation and taking the time to post your review! We are stoked you enjoyed your tour! :-)
jolantat1 from New Zealand wrote on 24 January 2021
Swimming with dolphins
Incredible experience. We came across big pot of dolphins. Although they didn’t stick around us for long, it was a privilege to swim around them. Would recommend
From Kaikoura - Dolphin Swim Tour
Thanks for your recommendation! So cool you got to see a lot of dolphins on your visit! :-)
Beatriz Blanco from Spain wrote on 22 January 2021
Extraordinary
Swimming with so many dolphins was amazing! We saw around 600 dolphins swimming around us, some of them got really close and you can swim with them.
From Kaikoura - Dolphin Swim Tour
Thanks for your review Beatriz! That's a lot of dolphins! How lucky :-)
Gunita from Latvia wrote on 26 April 2016
swimming with dolphins
It was to touristical, we were more tourists than dolphins on that day and I was couple of Times hit by fin in my head from other swimmers !
Bailey from New Zealand wrote on 20 January 2021
OUTSTANDING
What an experience!!! To be able to swim with wild dolphins in a safe environment was incredible! We were lucky enough to see both Hectors and Dusky Dolphins!
From Kaikoura - Dolphin Swim Tour
Hi Bailey - thanks for taking the time to post a review and how fabulous to see two species of dolphins! Great to hear how much you enjoyed the experience :-)
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Marilou Dupre-Paradis from New Zealand wrote on 01 September 2020
Epicness
Amazing experience, super friendly staff and the dolphins were so playful! All in all highly recommend, thanks team!
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