Itinerary
Begin with a relaxing ride through the caves and rock formations that make this landscape so unique. Then head out to sea in your search for the dolphins who call these waters home.
'Insónia' is the perfect vessel for dolphin exploration, and these playful and fun animals are truly a sight to behold! Your expert guide will share with you interesting facts and history on this memorable trip.
Stop At:
• Dream Wave, Marina de Albufeira, Albufeira 8200-394 Portugal
• Praia Sao Rafael, Urbanizacao de Sao Rafael, Albufeira 8200-613 Portugal
• Praia da Coelha, Albufeira 8200 Portugal
• Praia da Marinha, Caramujeira Portugal
• Algar de Benagil, Cm1154 Praia de Benagil, Benagil, Lagoa 8400 Portugal
See Availability.
R. Marina de Albufeira 5B, 8200 Albufeira, Portugal
2 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Dolphin sightings cannot be guaranteed
The stop for swim will depend on the sea conditions
Children must be accompanied by an adult
If Local Marine Police order to not visit the caves due to sea conditions, the caves will be viewed from a safe distance.
The stop for a swim will happen depending on the sea conditions. It will not be near or inside any cave or beach.
There will be no disembark inside Benagil Cave
Although we do our best to provide a french guide on all our boats, this may not always be possible.
We offer an APP with audio and text guides of the tour, available in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, German and Italian
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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : laurensK9091SA
We had the best time on this boat trip! We was given a 10% off voucher to use in the cafe before setting off which was a nice touch and had lovely selection of smoothies and cocktails and food etc.. we then boarded the boat trip, we had a young child so boarded the boat first and was asked what language we speak and was very welcoming and friendly the whole time. We had Diago, Bruno and Pedro on the boat and they was very fun! Showed us videos of things they have seen whilst out at sea and gave us a list of recommendations of what to do for the rest of the holiday. My daughter couldn't see the dolphins when everyone stood up so they took her straight to the front and let her have the best view of the boat.. we was very lucky to have a nice calm day at sea and got to see the dolphins! Who enjoyed putting on a show for us.. the caves was explained very well and was beautiful to see .. we thoroughly enjoyed the trip and would recommend it to everyone!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : jennyfL4241LE
Incredible trip, amazing photo opportunities but as a family with 2 young children, I would discourage anyone from going with anyone under 10. The sea was very choppy, and both my 5 and 8 year old were very scared and spent most of the trip with their heads hiding inside their life jackets. I wouldn't recommend for anyone over about 70 either, I think "0-99" is pushing it a bit. Additionally, you don't get to choose which boat you're going on, or at least, we didn't, we assumed a 2 hour boat ride would include a toilet on board as every other ride we've done like it included one. Luckily the kids were OK to wait until we got back to dry land. I would have liked to go further in to the cave at Benagil, but assuming it's a safety/conservation rule that prevents that.
I would say both Jamie/Jaime (our guide) and Rafael(driver) were brilliant and Jamie had us in hysterics with his commentary, so credit where its due, and as I say, the views were absolutely breathtaking and...we DID see 4 bottlenose dolphins, apparently the only boat out at the same time as us that got to see them! So a brilliant trip all in all, I just wouldn't have done it with the kids had I know how choppy it would be!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : akshayh78
We booked the Benagil Caves and Dolphin sightings tour with Dream Wave and I must say this is a complete value for money, must-do tour if you're visiting Albufeira. The entire team is very organised and punctual, the tour started at the mentioned time of 10 am. The Dream Wave Team members on our boat were - Diego, Bruno and Captain Pedro who were all very friendly and polite. They took efforts to ensure that every passenger was well attended. I would like to make a special mention about them going the extra mile - there was an option for passengers to take a swim in the water as a part of the tour and I was the only one who was interested in jumping off the boat to take a dip in the ocean. Now it would have been easy for them to say since it's only one person we won't stop but they didn't do that. They stopped the boat and let me take that 5 min swim and complete one of the tasks on my bucket list. 💯 To the entire team. Definitely recommend them. Forgot to mention - we did spot those dolphins and the caves are absolutely splendid.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08
Posted By : G8373JWdanb
Great experience was able to see lots of dolphins and the cave tour was epic! Thomas and Felipe were great crew members and made the experience enjoyable!
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Posted On : 2024-05-05
Posted By : 54robbiep
The views were amazing but a little disappointing that the pamphlet says we get to go tour the caves and a few other things along the way but that never happened. Only said that as we approached them we can’t go in
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Posted On : 2024-05-04
Posted By : jeffsB2369CS
Great friendly, knowledgeable, guides with a clean boat. We saw two dolphins and the caves were spectacular. The crew had jackets incase you were cold during the trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-30
Posted By : 134micha_
It was wonderfull to have that trip !
We saw the dolphins and it was amazing !
Rest of the trip we sailed around the coast and we saw great caves in there
Pedro and Francisco thank you guys !
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : Mobile468301
Look for the large desk near cafes and they give you a ticket with your gate number and shout your boat name. Don’t miss it. No dolphins this time but great cave trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24
Posted By : Cate_D
had a lovely trip Pedro and David were lovely and great hosts for our trip, we managed to see a dolphin! which was an added bonus as this isn’t a guarantee. apart from that it was a lovely trip out and we got to see all the caves up close and got some great photos. the driving of the boat was great as someone who can get sea sick. the hosts also stopped the boat for us to jump in the sea which was refreshing to say the least. overall an amazing trip and so glad we did it.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18
Posted By : David_F
Excellent seamanship in driving the boat in and around the caves! If you have seen dolphins before than go further up the coast closer to the cave such as Lagos. My only recommendation is to include the name of the company on the tickets as there are quite a few operators running tours from this location.
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Posted On : 2024-04-11
