Wild Dolphin Swim Cruise: Unique Wildlife Encounter in Holdfast Shores, Adelaide

Embark on a unique wildlife adventure in Holdfast Shores, Adelaide. Swim with dolphins on a thrilling dolphin-watching cruise, hosted by marine biologists. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 10 Holdfast Promenade - We offer two different swim experiences during our Wild Dolphin Cruise, a Front Swim and a Back Swim. On a typical day, all swimmers should get the opportunity to try both swims, however some days swimmers may only get the opportunity to try one. Our goal is to get all swimmers to see a dolphin underwater so please know how…
What's Included
  • Dolphin sightseeing cruise
  • Wetsuits, snorkel, and mask provided
  • Opportunity to swim with dolphins
  • Live commentary during the cruise
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on a dolphin-watching expedition in Holdfast Shores right from Adelaide and get the chance to swim alongside them.
Setting sail from Glenelg Marina Pier onboard a catamaran, journey into the gulf for a 4-hour cruise guided by our resident Marine Biologists. As the gulf is home to a myriad of dolphins, you’re assured of spotting these endearing…

Location
Temptation Sailing
Holdfast Promenade
Boarding for the cruise will be 15 minutes prior to departure time in the Marina Pier, Glenelg – at the bottom of the stairs/ramp in front of the Oyster Bar.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Atalia_c
Apr 14, 2025
Best experience of my life! - An amazing experience seeing dolphins in the wild so close and personal. Tour guides are trained marine biologists, all very knowledgeable. Definitely an unforgettable experience!
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Deborah_b
Apr 8, 2025
Really cool experience! - We travel a lot so there aren't many "unique activities" left. But this is one - we really loved seeing the dolphins up close! We were very pleased that this is done in a way that seems like the dolphins have choice - they don't have to be there and they aren't doing it to get fed (no feeding is done). So it seems like the dolphins are just there to have fun and can swim away when they want to which made us feel good. The dolphins are so fun to be near and the crew was very nice!
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Julie_c
Mar 13, 2025
We had a great morning... - We had a great morning out on the cruise. The dolphins were amazing, and the crew were really friendly and knowledgeable.
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Leilah_hillman
Feb 23, 2025
Awesome!!! - Pretty unique experience! It was a lot of fun to be in the water and underwater with pods of dolphins! Worth while!!!!!!!!
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Katherinetz157gd
Jan 21, 2025
Incredible experience - Our original cruise we were booked on had to return to Glenelg as the weather had taken a turn and the winds were too strong, disappointing but everyone was offered full refund or the chance to rebook. We rebooked and I’m so glad we did as the weather 2nd time round was absolutely perfect. An incredible experience and we were lucky enough to be in the water with 3 different pods. Crew were friendly and helpful ! A must do if visiting Adelaide!
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Annie_k
Jan 14, 2025
Fantastic - Swimming with the dolphins was just amazing. The staff on board were very friendly and very accommodating making everyone feel comfortable. Lots of knowledge about dolphins would thoroughly recommend doing this trip with Temptation. 👏🙌 Well done guys.
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Catkid3
Jan 6, 2025
Amazing wildlife experience - We attended the tour as sightseers and had an absolutely fantastic time. Within thirty minutes of leaving port we had come across what ended up being the first of many pods of dolphins. They were very friendly and enjoyed swimming around the boat. We got to see many calves with their mothers as well! Staff were very friendly and were helpful in providing a blanket as stupid me forgot to bring a jacket. They also came around on our way back to port and answered any questions we had, as well as providing more education about the dolphins we saw. Would definitely do another tour with these guys!
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Cmg1975
Dec 31, 2024
Wild dolphin swim - Amazing experience. Would thoroughly recommend it. Had family from overseas so treated them to the wild dolphin swim for Christmas! Excellent!
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Rutlisboy
Feb 9, 2025
Great staff but weather dependent experience - The staff were great and really persisted in finding a pod of dolphins . The weather, however, was against us which obviously isn’t the company’s fault. The sea was choppy and grey . It was windy and cold for two thirds of the time . We saw one pod of dolphins which would have been amazing had you been swimming. But as a spectator they were hard to see because others rushed forward . Also as other reviewers said there are no seats . You have to sit on a hard floor which is absolutely fine if you are warned beforehand (I hadn’t read the reviews!) I have no doubt that swimmers can have an awesome experience if the weather is favourable -though some people struggled with climbing in and out of the nets.
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Frequentflier791865
Dec 26, 2024
Awful experience - We just came to Adelaide for this experience pretty much and they cancelled one day before, we explained we have two days more in Adelaide and ask them to please give us a spot they did not care and say they cannot do anything, very very very disappointed of the lack of care, we booked this with enough time (more than 2 months in advance) and ewe understand is not their fault the weather but we expected a bit more of understand our situation as well, that was a Xmas present.
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