Swimming with Dolphins in Terceira Island
Recommended by 95% of travelers
Terceira, Portugal
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Immerse yourself in the Azores’ exquisite coastal beauty—and have the chance to spot dolphins and other marine animals—on this small-group tour. Pick between morning tour times, and depart directly from the Marina de Angra. Once on board your vessel, venture into the open water, and spot pods of dolphins as they go past. If the conditions are suitable, you’ll even have the chance to swim alongside the dolphins for an up-close look.
- Have the opportunity to spot several dolphins species and other wildlife
- A small-group tour provides the most intimate way to explore
- Pick between morning tour times to suit your schedule
- Make the most of the Azores’ stunning scenery on this boat tour
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Rua dos Minhas Terras 3, 9700-091 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.8:30 am
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Guests must be able to swim in order to join the tour
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 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
PedroFilipe_S
Amazing experience! Guides were extremely helpful and kind! It took some time before we managed to get a good sight but they didn’t stop searching to give us the best experience possible. Ended up sighting a whole “family” in 2 out of 3 spots we dove.
Absolutely recommend this experience for people that visit this island!
Thanks Franciso and João for guiding us throughout this experience and to the entirety of the Picos de Aventura team for making this possible!
Reviews
4.8
based on 20 reviews
Mathew_H, Sep 2025
This was AMAZING and a must do. Guides for us in the water three different times with a massive pod of dolphins, and it was the experience of a lifetime.
Laura_C, Sep 2025
The dolphins were great fun to watch from the boat. They are fast and challenging to see in the water. Fun experience!
Marta_R, Sep 2024
We came to the island specially for this experience as it was my mom’s birthday present to swim with the dolphins. When we arrived at the meeting spot, the lady first couldn’t find our booking and later just said that the swimming was cancelled due to bad weather and we can either cancel or choose another activity. May I just say that the weather was nice, the sea calm and the company next to them was doing the same trip that day with no problem so a weird coincidence that they were not. The company was texting us throughout the previous week about the weather and the day before the trip they confirmed that everything was to be in order and the trip would happen. The lady said the weather conditions supposedly had changed in the evening but I don’t understand why the hadn’t informed us about it. The meeting time is 8am so we wouldn’t have woken up earlier to get there had we known in the evening it got cancelled. The real issue was probably that it wasn’t worthwhile for them to make a trip just for 2 people and they would probably cancel it the next day as well had we tried to postpone it - something that the lady weirdly didn’t suggest to keep a client. We decided to cancel the trip with them and went with another company that with no problem delivered. I don’t recommend swimming with dolphins with that company as they have few customers for that activity and probably will not do it if they have just you as a group for this day.
PedroFilipe_S, Aug 2024
Amazing experience! Guides were extremely helpful and kind! It took some time before we managed to get a good sight but they didn’t stop searching to give us the best experience possible. Ended up sighting a whole “family” in 2 out of 3 spots we dove.
Absolutely recommend this experience for people that visit this island!
Thanks Franciso and João for guiding us throughout this experience and to the entirety of the Picos de Aventura team for making this possible!
Ashley_P, Aug 2024
Truly blown away by our experience. We got to see baby dolphins and we’re surrounded by dolphins for almost the entirety of our time. Learned so much and loved every minute !
Kathleen_C, Jul 2024
Exceptional, knowledgeable guides who truly had the animals best interest at hand. You could tell that they love what they do. We would absolutely book with them again!!
Elodie_B, Jul 2024
Expérience réalisé à 2 reprises.
Exceptionnelle.
Il y a 3 nages dans une sortie avec les dauphins.
Nous avons pu profiter de bancs entiers de dauphins qui sont passé à environ 1m de nous.
Nous avons même eu la joie de nager pas loin des Baleines.
Guide super gentils et adorable qui a fait conduire le bateaux a notre fille au retour.
Attentionné, à tout fait pour nous proposer la meilleure expérience possible
Je recommande cette agence.
Saray_A, Aug 2023
Experiencia fantástica, los guías muy amables y atentos en todo momento (Iba con una niña de 8 años) y estuvieron muy pendientes de ella y los demás niños que habían. nos lo explicaron todo al detalle, y la experiencia en sí impresionante ver a los delfines dentro del agua
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