Dolphin Watching: Arrábida Natural Park Adventure

Embark on a thrilling dolphin watching adventure in Arrábida Natural Park with a marine biologist guide. Discover the fascinating world of dolphins and observe various forms of wildlife in their natural habitat.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parque Natural da Arrabida - See Bottle-Nose Dolphins and Common Dolphins in the waters of the Arrábida Natural Park, in their natural habitat. Discover the beauty of the Natural Park and its entire coastline, with opportunities to explore mysterious caves and caves and also to swim and explore the crystal clear waters that characterize the wild beaches of Arrábida.
What's Included
  • Marine biologist
  • Tourist cruise
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Embarkation and Disembarkation at the Hotel
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Leave from the port of Abrigo de Sesimbra to observe dolphins in their natural surroundings. Get a chance to watch Bottlenose Dolphins and Common Dolphins in the clear blue seas of the Arrábida Natural Park, while respecting their native behaviour. Alongside you will be a marine biologist, keen to share interesting facts about these amazing creatures,…

Location
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The boarding will be made at the Cais “Espadarte” for the Marítimo-Turísticas. Meeting time is at 9:45, the boat leaves at 10:00. There is free parking right at the boarding place. Consider traffic and other external factors so you can get to the boarding place on time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Herman_j
May 31, 2026
A very beautiful day and a special experience. - The tour is absolutely recommended. A nice tough and fast dinghy. Seen a lot of dolphins. They knew exactly where they were swimming. Great it was😇😇
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Annagn7937ha
May 30, 2026
Beautiful experience. - Wonderful experience. Carolina our your kind was a wealth of information and made the experience personal and I thoroughly enjoyable. Something I will remember for a long time.
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Pedro_p
May 24, 2026
Awesome boat trip - Awesome boat trip where we were able to see dolphins and many whales. Catarina and André were nice and informative. It was roughly 3 hours in the sea and after watching dolphins and animals we went through the coast where they showed the beaches and coast!
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58boby
May 22, 2026
A special trip! - Catarina and Andrei were so friendly and informative. We had a special day starting with a Basket Shark sighting, a rare experience. We then watched many whales and dolphins. The action was not stop with Catarina explaining every detail. A wonderful trip!
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Aureliacabrita
May 22, 2026
WOW!!! - Our experience was incredible! It started slow with the sighting of a pair of juvenile bottle nose dolphins. Then they took us way out to sea and I you Catarina and the team!!must admit I was a little worried. All of a sudden we were surrounded by a pod of whales and more doldrums. It took my breath away!! That made our tour worth every penny!Than
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Nandam887
May 3, 2026
5 stars - Team revealed professionalism, sympathy and availability, and respect for nature
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Tanya_c
May 1, 2026
Amazing experience - This was an amazing adventure!! To get on the water in such a beautiful place we saw two different species of dolphins and explored some of the coastline. The guide was super knowledgeable, friendly and very pleasant. Take something if you get sea sick dress in layers. Meeting place is the white gate on the docks!! It’s beautiful! I would highly highly recommend taking this trip.
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Alice
Oct 31, 2025
Incredibly magical experience - with respect to nature! - An incredibly great and magical experience! We stayed here with our 8 year old son. We had booked in advance, and since the weather was not so good in the days before, I contacted Catarina in advance. I also got a very nicely worded answer very quickly! Luckily the weather was good and we were able to start as planned. It's hard for me to put the experience into words! It was just overwhelming! Even the quick boat ride was a lot of fun for us, especially our little son, and we felt very safe! We very quickly encountered a group of common dolphins with even 2 babies! The dolphins swam with our boat, were very new and played and jumped! Catarina explained the species and handling of the animals beforehand. Since our son wants to be a marine biologist one day and we are committed to animal welfare, we did not just do this tour as tourists. Animal welfare and protection are very important to us. And we can confirm this: we felt 100% that this was the top priority for Catarina and Andre!!!! (You stopped the boat to fish a small tetrapack from the sea- thanks!!!!) Finally, the encounter with a group of bottlenose dolphins crowned our trip. We can recommend this tour to anyone who wants to observe these wild animals in the great outdoors, but still appreciates a respectful approach to nature! Thank you Catarina and Andre! We will never forget that!!!!!!
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Alina
Sep 27, 2025
Every cent is worth it! - Great experience with the dolphin tour. At first I was skeptical about the tour and I thought you wouldn't see any dolphins. But it was quite the opposite. You couldn't imagine that many. Then on the return trip, we were shown still beautiful secret beaches and beech trees.
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Clubd2022
Sep 22, 2025
For us a unique experience - Super recommended we saw dolphins of 4 species, whale, the fins of a small shark.The guide great, better impossible.
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From $63
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).