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Dolphin Encounter and Wildlife Tours - Dolphin Seafaris

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Experience the magic of a wild dolphin encounter on this 5-hour tour!

Highlights

Experience the magic of watching dolphins in their natural habitat
Get up close views of other marine life such as whales, seals and penguins
Spacious and comfortable catamaran
Swim with the dolphins - conditions permitting
95% dolphin sighting success rate!

This is the trip of a lifetime for nature and animal lovers! Get up close to magnificent dolphins, whales and seals on board our state of the art catamaran.

Enjoy watching huge pods of common dolphins as they play and swim in their natural environment from the spacious deck. Our experienced wildlife guides have a wealth of knowledge and will ensure a fun and informative tour.

Our trips are highly successful with dolphins being spotted majority of the time and we offer a "Dolphin Guarantee" which allows you a return trip for free on another day if there were no sightings.

The Bay of Plenty is home to a spectacular array of marine life and we often see orca whales, fur seals, blue penguins and albatross during the winter months..

You may get the opportunity to swim with the dolphins but this cannot be guaranteed due to regulations by the Department of Conservation. We swim with them about 85% of the time when it is legal and ethical to do so. We always respect the dolphins space but as they are naturally curious they do like to come and say hello. Wetsuits and snorkelling equipment will be provided.

Book today to secure your spot on this not to be missed tour!

Adult $165.00 (Aged 15+)

Child $125.00 (Aged up to 14 years)

Family $550.00 (2x Adults + 2x Children)

What's included

5-hour dolphin watching cruise
Swimming with dolphins - conditions permitting
Hot drinks

Duration

Allow approximately 5 hours for the whole experience

Location

Tauranga Bridge Marina, Berth D1, 101 Te Awanui Drive,
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty.

Restrictions

Minimum age for swimming with dolphins is 7 years old and subject to sea conditions.

Child Friendly

This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

All our tours are weather dependent and a minimum number of 10 passengers is required.
Our Winter Tours (June to October) meet at 10am for departure.
For our Summer Tours (November to May) please arrive at 8.45am for your Dolphin Encounter which will depart at 9am promptly.
Dolphin Guarantee - Our guarantee is that if we do not find any dolphins for you, will give you a free return trip out with us. This offer has no expiration date, but can only be used by you and you will need to call to pre-book your tour.

Available Bookings from29 Apr to 12 May 2026

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Olwen Burness from New Zealand wrote on 26 April 2026

Great time🐬

What a great day out. We had a full 90 minutes with the dolphins. Wonderful skipper and guide. Thank you for a great time.

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Naomi from New Zealand wrote on 28 March 2026

Awesome day!

The dolphin experience was amazing. Would highly recommend.

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Lorey Y from United States wrote on 23 March 2026

Awesome

Gave good information;

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Clare Friedlander from New Zealand wrote on 22 March 2026

Best day out!

This was really awesome, we were not able to swim with the dolphins as they had babies with them but that didnt matter as sitting on the bow of the boat you could almost reach out and touch them. The team /crew were really cool with loads of information about the animals, we also saw the tiny penguins and fish jumping too. Highly recommend!

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lynneg3 from New Zealand wrote on 28 February 2026

Best day out ever!

We can highly recommend this trip, the captain, the crew, gave us a day to remember, the day was clear, calm seas, warm sun - perfect, we saw 3 pods of dolphins and one large pod stayed with us for a long time , in their milling dolphin mode, some young ones with the pod so we didn't swim for conservation reasons but we had a swim later when the dolphins had left us, warm sea, I didn't need a wetsuit, a very very happy day indeed.

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10:00 a.m.Thursday 13 July

Adult Aged 15+

Child Aged up to 14 years

Family 2x Adults + 2x Children

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