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Dolphins Island Cruise

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Dolphins Island Boat Cruise from Old Harbor

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From $22.17

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Set sail from Side for a full day at sea and soak up the stunning scenery of the Mediterranean as you cruise out to Dolphins Island and the beaches of the Manavgat river. There will be plenty of opportunities to swim, snorkel and sunbathe along the way, and if you’re lucky, the chance to spot dolphins in their natural environment.

Family friendly
Ideal choice for families
Lunch included

What's Included

Lunch
Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option is selected)

Drinks (available to purchase)
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Bootsanleger Manavgat Boot (Lake and River Hotel)
Çeltikçi, 07600 Manavgat/Antalya, Türkiye
Baba A Boat near Lake and River Hotel

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Pick-up from hotel security gate

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
We cannot guarantee that we will see dolphins on our trip
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 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.

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Featured review

Sydrules4218

What an excellent trip. The staff were absolutely amazing ...so friendly, helpful and funny The food was excellent too We didn't see any dolphins but that was ok as we had so much fun

Reviews

4.5

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Wouldn’t go again

Stacey_O, Oct 2023

Long day, short swimming stops. Good for young children. We have 9,10&11 years old boys who found the majority of the time on the boat very boring.

Wonderful day with wonderful people

Sydrules4218, Oct 2023

What an excellent trip. The staff were absolutely amazing ...so friendly, helpful and funny The food was excellent too We didn't see any dolphins but that was ok as we had so much fun

Reat trip I recommend it for all ages

Tiberiu_V, Sep 2023

The trip was excellent. The food was great. The crew and the animator were fantastic. We had a great time al the day

Dolphin Island side, turkey

Lynne_B, Sep 2023

We were lucky enough to have a wonderful day and see both turtles and dolphins on our trip. Brilliant day lovely crew members too. Suitable for the family had babies from approx 2 years old on board

Fun tour but….

Ayka_R, Aug 2023

It was a fun tour, but it could be great! We had 4 swimming breaks, saw seaturtles and dolphins (!!!), lunch was fine and at the end of the day there was a foam-party for the kids. All perfect.. But instead of the max 45 passengers the boat had over 200 passengers, the music was way too loud the whole trip (a volume you expect at a club), and they are really pushy when it comes to taking (and buying) pictures with the parrot even children who really don’t want to/are scared.

Extremely loud music and lacking vegetarian meal

CarlaAndrea_E, Jul 2023

Extremely loud music! It was hard to enjoy the boat ride when all you can do is sit there and listen to it. There was no mention of this being a party boat on the description. For vegetarians/vegans: they ask you to warn them in the reservation, but the only thing you get to eat is the same as the rest, minus the fish/chicken (rice & tomato salad). Why ask then?! I guess this is what you get for the price.. at least the water was nice and we were able to snorkel during the stops.

Fun cruise

Liz_B, Jun 2023

Really good fun drinks on board (not free) foam party’s, lunch (included) and opportunities to swim in the sea. You can borrow a life jacket too! We didn’t see dolphins but that doesn’t matter because it was worth the money paid for what we got.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

We are grateful that you took the time to leave us a review. Your feedback helps us to improve service for everyone

Manavgat madness

Zahran_B, May 2023

Fantastic day out i got more than i expected. All staff were very helpful and jolly and made the experience worthwhile. Only down side, we never saw any dophins

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5 star rating - it's much appreciated!

Great for families

Sharlotte_M, Oct 2022

Great trip for families , was contacted by WhatsApp the day before to arrange exact pick up time. Food was good for adults but not so much for kids if fussy chicken /whole fish with rice and salad . Can buy drinks and snacks with cash at reasonable price and free snorkel hire with refundable deposit. Life jackets also available to use. Kids enjoyed foam party at the end. Saw dolphin and sea turtles

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thanks for taking the time to review. We know it takes time and we appreciate your effort! We’re glad you had a good experience and hope to see you again soon. All the best ; Murat

*****

Flra_T, Sep 2022

Good trip with 4 rapid swim / snorkel breaks. Recommended prefer for family with children. There was animation for children while we were sailing.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thanks for taking the time to review. We know it takes time and we appreciate your effort! We’re glad you had a good experience and hope to see you again soon. All the best ; Murat.

Amazing trip

Linda_W, Sep 2022

This was a lovely experience the moment we got on the boat were treated like family nothing to much effort would go extra mile we even shared a car with coco the parrot not many can say they have done this the whole trip was amazing except the dolphins were not seen not the boat’s problem really enjoyed trip recommend to any one x

Pirate ship day Cruise

Penny_B, Jun 2022

The swim stops and lunch. The crew worked hard to entertain the families and children. Very good value

Dolphin Island

Adele_T, Sep 2020

Nice boat trip on the river and sea. Nice and friendly staff and the bar prices weren't too bad. We enjoyed as we saw a dolphin but a bit disappointed has there wasn't a dolphin island, you sail to Side harbour and back with a stop at Cleopatra Beach and then lunch which we enjoyed. The belly dancer was a nice touch and enjoyed it. So overall a nice trip and recommend but no dolphin island, which was disappointing

Amazing tour. I really liked the...

Gediminas R, Jul 2016

Amazing tour. I really liked the company , because they was always on time really friendly personal. Speaking about this tour it was really well spend time . We went for snorkeling and I had really great time. This trip is for people who want to relax and chill. I would recommend booking this trip for almost everybody!

Une journée en mer

Sandra_K, Oct 2023

4 pauses en mer pour se baigner , un bateau confortable... Le soleil, la mer, la musique, top. Des options payantes sont proposées ( boissons photos), mais vous pouvez naturellement refuser.

Leuke goed verzorgde...

Martien_v, Aug 2023

Leuke goed verzorgde boottrip, zeer zeker aan te raden als je met kinderen gaat. Bemanning vriendelijk, faciliteiten verzorgd.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thanks for taking the time to review. We know it takes time and we appreciate your effort! We’re glad you had a good experience and hope to see you again soon. All the best;

Schöne Bootsfahrt

Tina_H, Jul 2023

Schöne Fahrt, jedoch wurde nichts von dem was gebucht wurde angefahren. Nur die Fahrt auf dem mehr. Personal war freundlich

Response from Host, Jul 2023

We are so grateful for your review. Thanks for sharing your rating with us and the community.

Fantastisch geweldig mooi super

Angelique_D, Oct 2022

Het was fantastisch Samen met onze 2 kinderen van 7 en 11 jaar en de beide oma (66,53) jaar hebben we genoten het is een familie bedrijf en de hele familie werkt geweldig samen aan boord en daarna Al veel boten gedaan maar deze was de allerbeste ze doen echt moeite voor dolfijnen en andere dingen te zoeken We zagen 2 scholen dolfijnen en een zeehond Helaas was de schildpad Helmut niet te zien maar dat is de natuur

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thanks for taking the time to review. We know it takes time and we appreciate your effort! We’re glad you had a good experience and hope to see you again soon. All the best ; Murat

Schaumparty anstatt Delphine

Juliane_E, Jul 2022

Wir haben eine Delphininsel Tour gebucht und haben eine Tour auf dem Partyboot bekommen. Das stand in keiner Beschreibung der Tour. Die Fahrt war geprägt von lauter Musik, Schaumparty und hatte nichts mit Delphinen zu tun. Für Kinder ist diese Tour absolut nicht geeignet.

Het was echt op kinderen...

Anouk_B, Jul 2022

Het was echt op kinderen gericht. Ik denk niet dat ze ooit dolfijnen zien want de muziek staat super hard.