Dolphins & Benagil Caves with Biologist guide

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Lagoa, Portugal

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3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Bottled water

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Restaurante Vista Rio - Hotel Riverside
4FRM+W4, 8400 Parchal, Portugal
Cross the railway line, go straight ahead and you have parking on your right side. Or, proceed to the cobbled street, and you find parking on your left side (this area is busier and may be full). Then, walk about 30m to the boarding pier, in front of the restaurant. Wait there for a crew member.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Algar de Benagil

Algar Seco

A Boneca

Praia do Carvoeiro

Castelo De Ferragudo

Carvalho Beach

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Not recommended for children under 2 years old
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Featured review

Melodie_E

Amazing!!!! Pedro, Ana, and Popcorn (Ana’s sweet little puppy) showed us minke whales and bottle nosed dolphins. Their enthusiasm, knowledge, and patience made this experience the highlight of our entire vacation. I would highly recommend them and if I ever return to the Algarve, I will definitely book a tour with them again.

Reviews

4.9

based on 130 reviews

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Amazing experience!

Melodie_E, Nov 2025

I liked that the tour...

Siret_M, Jul 2024

I liked that the tour took place in a small group, it was very personal and the team was professional. Highly recommend.

Daniele was great tourguide

Kaisa_S, Nov 2023

The tourguide Daniele was smart, funloving and friendly. She had some fun facts and we succeeded to see dolphins! On the boat the crue didn’t offer water, but we had snack - biscuits and grapes. I highly reccomend this tour!

Everything you expect and more....

Aisling_G, Aug 2023

Not only did we get to see the beautiful Benagil caves, Pedro stayed out in the ocean far longer than any other boats around, we saw loads of dolphins, baby ones included, a fantastic tour, would highly recommend and will definitely do again, sea swim was also lovely little extra ❤️

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you :) and hope to see you again!

Great trip- saw dolphins

Emma_C, Jul 2022

Fantastic boat trip, great skipper and friendly staff. We saw a family of dolphins. I would have liked to have stayed longer with the dolphins or looked for others but for those that haven’t already seem them, the rest of the trip was a great tour of the caves and some time to jump in and swim.

Fantastic!

Sandra_S, Jun 2025

It was great. There was plenty of time to watch the dolphins. The trip to the caves was also a very great experience.

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Observation des dauphins et excursion exceptionnelle dans les grottes de Benagil

martine_l, Jun 2024

Excursion exceptionnelle avec l'observation du jeu des dauphins autour du bateau. Captain Nemo et la biologiste qui accompagne l'excursion, expliquent avec patience les habitudes des dauphins et font découvrir les différents oiseaux observés (les fous de Bassan et les sternes). Le petit chien du capitaine détectait les dauphins par leur échange d'ultrasons!! L'excursion s'est poursuivie par la visite des fantastiques grottes et algarves de Benagil. Le capitaine Nemo et sa biologiste sont plein de gentillesse et aux petits soins pour leurs passagers (petits gâteaux, boissons...) Excursion à recommander absolument

Fantastische trip langs en door de imposante grotten en wel 20 dolfijnen gespot.

Ron_d, Aug 2023

Wat een fantastische trip: langs de mooie rotsachtige kust, in diverse donkere grotten en de mooie (maar erg toeristische) Benagil grot. Daarna op zoek naar dolfijnen en wat was dat prachtig! Wel 20 tuimelaars zwommen en speelden langs de boot, volwassenen met babies en pubers die vooral het hondje van de schipper erg interessant vonden. In een woord geweldig! De gids Daniella was enthousiast en heeft een gezonde dosis humor en de kapitein is uiterst vriendelijk en heeft groot respect voor de dolfijnen. Echt een aanrader!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

ontzettend bedankt :)

GÉNIAL

Estelle_G, Aug 2023

Super moment inoubliable passé avec capitaine Nemo. Tout y était génial, que ce soit les paysages avec un mélange de détente et de culture, la tendresse des dauphins qui suivaient le bateau, le fun du pilote ainsi que ses petites attentions, et l'humour de Daniella qui parle très bien le français. Pour tout ça, MERCI Réservation passée via le site le viator à 45€/pers.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Merci beaucoup :)

Lieve mensen en mooie...

Erika_H, Jun 2023

Lieve mensen en mooie boottocht! Zeker een aanrader! Veel dolfijnen gezien! We hebben ook gezwommen in het oceaan

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Bedankt :)

Juste INCROYABLE

SofiaRaquel_D, Jul 2022

Juste incroyable! Sûrement une des meilleures activités à faire dans les alentours! Le personnel sur le bateau était exceptionnel, communication avec tout le monde en plusieurs langues en français en portugais en anglais! Très accueillants, ils nous on servis du melons et ils avaient des bouteilles d’eau à disposition! Sincèrement rien à redire, on a pu voir des dauphins pendant un moment, un arrêt pour une baignade pour ceux qui souhaitent, des visites des grottes et beaucoup de bonne humeur!