Alghero

Summer Tour: Dolphin Watching and Guided Snorkeling

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Summer Tour Dolphin Watching and Guided Snorkeling
  • 4 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Explore the underwater world of Sardinia's bottlenose dolphins without disturbing these fascinating marine mammals or their habitat on this scientist-led dolphin watching and snorkeling tour in the Gulf of Alghero. Learn about dolphin behavior and conservation, listen to recorded underwater conversations, and identify them by name before heading to the nearby Capo Caccia marine reserve to snorkel with a guide.
  • A certified low impact dolphin watching adventure with scientist guides
  • Latest generation engine to minimize noise and fuel consumption
  • Insights into dolphins and their habitat and stops to take photos
  • Snorkel with a guide to see and identify the local marine flora and fauna

What's Included

  • Use of Snorkeling equipment
  • You can receive the photos of the dolphins you spotted by subscribing to the newsletter on our website.

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Progetto Natura
      Lungomare Barcellona, 07041 Alghero SS, Italy

      The meeting point is located on the "Lungomare Barcellona" promenade along "Via Giuseppe Garibaldi". You'll meet a member of our crew in front of the CicloExpress bicycle rental shop. If you have a car, parking at the port behind the CicloExpress is free of charge. Meeting time 9:10 am for the morning tour. Meeting time 2:15 pm for the afternoon tour.

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    What To Expect

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Most travelers can participate
    • In case of no sighting of the dolphins, no refund will be provided. If it is not possible to snorkel for safety reasons, the excursion will continue looking for dolphins with the cost of the ticket unchanged.
    • Good sea conditions are required for this experience. In case of cancellation due to bad sea conditions, a mechanical issue or the minimum number of people missing, you can choose another date if available or a full refund. Other conditions that could occasionally lead to the cancellation are mechanical breakdowns or personnel health problems and requests for monitoring intervention for protecting cetaceans that cannot be postponed and are in conflict with the tour's date.
    • The guides reserve the right to end the excursion early if it is not possible to guarantee the safety of the people on board or to respect the established program due to weather and sea conditions. The cost of the ticket could be reduced in case of early termination of the excursion.
    • Suggested equipment: water, beach towel, swimsuit, sun cream, sunglasses, sunhat.
    • The tour is suitable for kids from 5 years of age.
    • No toilet on board.
    • In case of pathology that can put your health at risk when in the water (for example asthma or angina pectoris), we ask the courtesy to be advised at the time of booking.
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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    Sheila_H
    We had an amazing to trip. Very interesting and informative. The researchers were enthusiastic and happy to share their knowledge. Guided snorkelling was excellent. Life jackets were available for less confidence swimmers. Highly recommend this trip.

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    Dolphin spotting and snorkeling near Alghero.
    M_N, Sep 2023
    Amazing day, learned a lot and really support this to go on! Recommended, definetly worth it! At first we arrived in Alghero. Parking spot was easy to find. Then we all gathered and were led to the boats. Fransesco was out guide along with 3 girls. At first we got a lot of information about the dolphins, which was really amazing to see. They do research while these tours which is the best for the animals and everything they do (they tell you all about it) is in the best interest of the animals. Really proud of that. Then after the information, you could also read a little about what they told, but reading on sea is kind of a challenge. If you cant read in a car, dont try it on the boat, you might get sick. Unfortunately a little boy on our boat couldnt handle it all to well and also got sick and puked. If you might be afraid of that, bring a bag yourself, unfortunately non on board. Also not really their kind of problem and they were really sweet for the boy when it happened so it was no biggie at all. We also got some information about pieces of land and we went to a snorkeling spot. There the showed us a few different fishes and some tips on how to lure some fishes. You have to keep together to see everything and for your own safety but be aware of everyone around you, or you might swim against one another. Back on the boat, we got more information about the fish we saw and went back to Alghero. Unfotunately we didnt see any dolphins but it was still worth it. We learned so much and i would do it again just to support them and then maybe see some dolphins. They are doing a really good job and its all so friendly for the dolphins, its amazing. I wish i could donate to them for their good work. Defenitly worth it and recommended.
    Great people, well...
    Eric_B, Sep 2023
    Great people, well organized, take the time to explain everything, but unfortunately the Dolphins where sleeping that day !
    Super nice & interesting :)
    Jasmin_V, Aug 2023
    Meeting point was easy to find. Guide was on time and super friendly. His colleagues were super nice and you can feel that they are doing their job by heart. A lot of interesting information about dolphines, sea life, climate change and their researches. We saw a lot of dolphines and the guides made sure to not stress them/get too close to them. We would highly recommend this tour! :)
    Excellent
    Sheila_H, Aug 2023
    We had an amazing to trip. Very interesting and informative. The researchers were enthusiastic and happy to share their knowledge. Guided snorkelling was excellent. Life jackets were available for less confidence swimmers. Highly recommend this trip.
    Very nice experience!
    Marieke_P, Aug 2021
    Great experience with my 12- year old daughter! we saw the dolphins; jumping & swimming; The tour was given by nice people, with good information about the dolphins and fishes. Afterwards we went snorkeling at a beautiful spot. Thanks!
    Unforgettable experience
    Natalia_O, Jul 2021
    It was a wonderful and very touching experience. Dolphins have always fascinated me and, in fact, by accident I found the best opportunity to fulfill my dream to see them. It was remarkable, and it was great to observe the sincere joy and passion the crew had for their research. It was a pleasure to see them at work, to hear a lot of interesting information about these beautiful creatures. I really appreciate spreading information on nature conservation and raising awareness of harmful and harmless practices. Just watching the dolphins will remain in my memory for a long time, I recreate in my head the moment when they came to the boat, curious about our presence. I would recommend it to everyone, it's the best thing you can do in Alghero and one of the best things you can do in your life in general. Worth every penny. Thank you to the whole team for this unique experience, especially to my crew: Fabio, Nikol and Daisy. Snorkeling at the end was just the icing on the cake, a very pleasant and relaxing experience, Fabio is a great guide. I wish you all the best and good luck with your research, you are truly wonderful people!
    Nice Trip even without dolphins
    Sven_K, Jul 2021
    Excellent guides - brilliant snorkel location - nice trip although the dolphins did not show up - thx to the crew 👍
    Absolut lohnenswert!
    yasmin_l, Jun 2023
    sehr professionell, einfühlsam mit Tieren und Natur, mit kl. Vortrag über Leben der Delfine und Ausführungen zu Fischen, die wir beim Tauchen gesehen haben (u.a. mit mitgebrachten Illustrationen) - sehr bewegend als wir dann eine Mutter und ihr Kalb beobachten durften!
    Unvergessenes Erlebnis
    Monika_J, Jun 2022
    Es war ein tolles Erlebnis. Wir hatten das Glück eine Delphinfamilie zu sehen. Wir können diesen Ausflug nur empfehlen!
    Delphine finden toll gemacht!
    Patrick_H, May 2022
    Der Ausflugsguide Fabio (der selbst Delphinforscher am den Ausflug organsierenden Institut ist) hat die anderen Reisenden und uns (total 7 Leute) pünktlich abgeholt und auf Boot gebracht. Während der fahrt hat er belebt und anschaulich und in französisch und englisch umfassend alles rund um Delphine erklärt. Wir hatten einen super Ausflug und wir waren bei der Sichtung der Delphine, die wohl gerade auf der Jagd waren, überfreudig. Am Ende sind wir dann auch pünktlich wieder züruckgebracbt worden. Kurz gesagt: ein toller Ausflug, den man auch moralisch super vertreten kann!
    Bellissima esperienza
    Giorgio_M, Sep 2021
    Conoscendo già la zona, cercavamo un’attività diversa dal solito giro turistico e abbiamo avuto la fortuna di scoprire il Summer Tour alla ricerca di delfini. Le indicazioni per il ritrovo sono state perfette, e l’orario puntualissimo. Fabio, la nostra guida, è stato esaustivo nelle spiegazioni e ci ha subito informati che potevamo non incrociare i delfini. Invece abbiamo avuto fortuna e oltre a un gruppo di 7 delfini abbiamo avvistato anche una balena. Lo snorkeling guidato ci ha poi dato un ulteriore stimolo al rispetto del mare e dei suoi abitanti. Un’esperienza interessante e istruttiva, consigliatissima.
    Estate con i delfini
    Osvaldo_D, Aug 2021
    Esperienza bellissima ed emozionante. Fabio persona preparata e disponibilissima insieme alle due collaboratrici ha reso l'escursione indimenticabile.
    Dauphins et fond marin.
    Eric_J, Jul 2021
    Superbe excursion, explications sur les dauphins très intéressantes , vivement conseillé , et nous avons eu la chance de voir des bébés dauphins.
    Defintour
    Nina_H, Jul 2020
    Super guide, viele zusätzliche Informationen, tolle Delfin Und Schnorchel Tour- Auch sehr erlebnisreich fur Kinder-

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