Exclusive Dolphins Encounter

Posted By : Compass21494970329
Ok. No facilities on land. Toilet on board which helped. Only company with life jackets. Too many other companies looking for Dolphins at same time. Staff very good.
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Posted On : 2022-08-02

Posted By : antony W
We had a fantastic day with Dolswim, greeted by a friendly smile from Vic & given some safety/lifejacket advice, we also had a talk about what the procedure was going to be for the day. The chance to swim with dolphins is very special, Dolswim's policy of only going into the water two at a time is very professional in our eyes, this allows Vic to keep a safe eye on the people he is with, other boats/companies have 10-12 people going into the water all at once, & nobody seems to count the people getting back on there boat. I agree it does seem like a lot of boats are chasing the dolphins at times but if the dolphins were unhappy they are able to swim away, better to have the experience with wild dolphins than ones kept in a pen. We were also lucky to see wild sperm whales & Dolswim were very aware/careful not to distress the whales, finishing the day by floating along side a pod of 6 whales. Thank you Dolswim for an awesome day. Tony & Kirsteen.
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Posted On : 2019-11-26

Posted By : Marc F
Dolswim is highly recommended if you're visiting Mauritius at some point. We were able to swim near a pod of dolphins and were guided excellently by the staff. They provided some GoPro photos and videos of us with the dolphins, at a very reasonable price. Not recommended if you get seasick, as we were out there for three hours just for five minutes in the water! However, this was great, and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Posted On : 2019-10-17

Posted By : nickiBH
It has nothing to do with the tour company. It is the whole activity of "chasing" the dolphins, regardless of which tour company. We went on a normal day and there were at least 10 speedboats, from different companies, some quite crowded, some just a few tourists on board. There were just three of us on the boat, plus the leader. He was very helpful and took me by the arm at all times as I couldn't swim fast to "chase" the dolphins (wonder how many tourists can.) All I saw was murky green water. I guess the water is fresh but I really couldn't see anything and I didn't want to slow down our group (and I was not enjoying it anyway because I could not see anything in front of me so got a bit uneasy.) So I got back on the boat so the leader could take my husband and my grown up kid and they both said they did briefly felt the dophins swam by them or caught a glimpse of the magical creatures. As for me after boarding the boat again, I honestly saw more dolphins here and there, and quite a number of swimmers too. As soon as somebody yelled, There! All the speed boats would electrically speed towards that new direction. As you are reading now, you could image the smell of gas from the speed boats, the noise pollution from their engines, and the danger of the swimmers still in the water among all the quick moving speed boats trying to fight for the best new position near the moving dolphins. The whole scene in front of me just reminded me of Titanic (the last part of the movie, as you can imagine, not the cheerful beginning.) I am sure the tour company tried their best to make it a good experience but it was the idea of so many speedboats chasing the dolphins.......is it good for the dolphins? Of course, the poor creatures come back every day BECAUSE obviously somebody (may be tourists, or maybe somebody else) would secretly throw some food in the water. Even nobody dumps food to lure them, and even the dolphins really enjoy the Encounter with People, it is quite unlikely the dolphins will get injured or killed by the speedboats. But what about the amateur swimming tourists?
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Posted On : 2018-10-29

Posted By : londelena
I read very good reviews about this tour operator that it would be more ethical and would really not disturb the dolphins in their natural habitat... However, the information given is misleading. They say they only send 2 people to swim at a time. But they do not mention that they operate at the same time 6 boats!! So it's actually about 10-12 people on average from their boats harassing the dolphins. The day we went, there were about 14 boats in total. About 6 or more were from Dolswim... Sadly for bout 2 hours +, they were all circling the group of dolphins on and on again...So each tourist could get 2 (or even 3 opportunities) to swim with the dolphins... In my opinion, would be much, much better to offer only one swimming opportunity, that would minimise the harassing of the dolphins... I understand that they couldn't any longer sell their tours at such a price, but it should not be about the money. They market themselves as being different than the other tour operators, but in our experience, they were literally the same as the others, or worse... The other operators would not send 6 boats at a time from the same company!! If you ready care about the environment and about wild-life, maybe this tour is not for you...
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Posted On : 2018-06-30

Posted By : Christoph_H
Tolles Erlebnis. Wir kamen auf Grund des hohen Verkehrsaufkpmmens 40 min zu spät, es war überhaupt kein Problem. Die Crew war top und wir konnten zahlreiche Delfine sehen. Sehr zu empfehlen.
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Posted On : 2023-04-07

Posted By : Katy G
Pascal et Jordan sont extras. Pascal se baigne avec nous et nous a emmenés au milieu du banc de dauphins. On les a même touchés.. Impressionnant, extraordinaire, magique... Ils nous ont donnés des explications en français et en anglais. Nous étions 2 familles sur le bateau. Ils sont très aidants. On recommande absolument. Ne pas faire avec des enfants trop jeunes car la nage est courte mais très sportive pour suivre les dauphins et la nage se renouvelle plusieurs fois.
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Posted On : 2022-12-26

Posted By : Saona0811
Incroyable expérience grâce à Fabien et Thierry. Pas de mots pour décrire l’émerveillement de voir les dauphins nager à nos côtés à quelques mètres de nous ! Un peu de monde dans l’eau car de nombreux bateaux présents mais la magie est là quand même…
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Posted On : 2022-05-21

Posted By : 334jeanphilippej
Gardez votre argent! Si les membres sont gentils et bien professionnels, l'activité est à fuir (professionnel comme rabateur). C'est de la chasse aux frics, si vous avez de la chance, vous serez hors période touristique, sinon, l'activité se résumera à un tour en bateau, suivi par une réunion d'une dizaine voir plus de bateau (dont beaucoup de rabatteur) pour balancer les nageurs qui verront les dauphins fuir ce regroupement. Si nous avions payé "observation des dauphins", j'aurais peut être compris mais rencontre et baignade dauphine, absolument pas! Si vous aimez ces animaux, laissez les tranquilles car ce genre d'activité ne fera que les chasser de cette région.
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Posted On : 2022-04-18

Posted By : 762tiphainem
Rien à dire niveau sécurité et amabilité du personnel. Par contre pour ce qui est de l’activité nage avec les dauphins, on nous a dit de venir au plus tôt pour éviter le monde et de nous retrouver avec trop de bateaux…. Au final départ 6h30-7h, on se retrouve avec 20 bateaux, mini 100 personnes au total et je suis sûrement loin et l’activité commence… vous vouliez nager avec des dauphins et bien vous vous retrouver à pourchasser les dauphins, à être dans les starting-blocks pour sauter à l’eau et espérer nager 10 secondes à 5m d’eux… et c’est reparti et ça pendant 2h… Bref 5 dauphins pourchassés pendant 2h par 20 bateaux. On avait pitié pour eux et n’avions qu’une hâte c’est que cela se termine… Je ne conseille pas du tout!
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Posted On : 2022-04-18