Mauritius Dolphin Swim: Encounter with Marine Life in Black River with BBQ

Swim with spinner and bottlenose dolphins in their natural environment
Encounter the rich marine life of the Black River region while snorkeling
Take in sweeping views of the west coast from the perspective of the sea

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Boulet and noodles - Begin the excursion with pickup at the hotel at 6:00 AM or 7:00 AM depending on where you are on the island. Then head out on an adventure for your encounter with dolphins in their natural environment.
    Watch dolphins swimming around the speedboat and join them in the water for a swim. Afterwards, spend some time snorkeling…
What's Included
  • Speed boat trip
  • Swimming with dolphins
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Lunch
  • Drinks
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off ( can be provided at extra cost )
Location
Tamarin Public Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Udayanm2023
Apr 16, 2025
Dolphin tour with barbecue and drinks - Great day out with fantastic food and drinks. Very well looked after . Value for money. The boat was adequate for 17 tourists. All places and important information well given. Food was adequate and fantastic
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Footprints606438
Apr 12, 2025
An experience for the whole family - An unforgettable beautiful day.The water at the dolphins was a bit murky, but this did not affect the experience of dolphin swimming.Snorkeling in the really crystal clear water, an absolute dream. Many Colorful curious fish.The food on the beach was also very delicious. We will not forget to take a speedboat past the Mauritius coast with a view of the beautiful green mountains. The guides were also very nice.On the whole we recommend this tour gladly.
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Paradise21139131409
Mar 11, 2025
Wonderful experience - The crew was super friendly & accommodating. They ensure everyone was on board with the activities & they ensured we got enough time doing all the planned activities. There was a bit of a miscommunication with the private transport - and I found myself paying the set amount twice. However, the second driver was honest & clarified that it's a once off payment for the pick-up & drop-off.
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Michaelwz5791ee
Feb 23, 2025
Lesley 60th birthday surprise - Fantastic boat crew, fun day even saw monkeys on the estuary bank , good food great company , spotted a school of dolphins as well
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Mariemichella
Feb 3, 2025
Mauritius the pearl of the Indian Ocean - Spectacular. Professionalism of the attendants. Unforgettable memory, dolphins, turtles and rays were at the rendezvous.
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Kais590
Jan 20, 2025
Dreamlike best experience in Mauritius!!! - The best thing to do in Mauritius. It's just wonderful to swim in the wild with the animals!!! There will be more and more boats we hope that it will not be too much for the dolphins:) Barbecue 🔝 the guides 🔝 We will be back 🫶🏻
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Harrydi3768wo
Jan 17, 2025
Great experience - It was a wonderful day. First we swam with dolphins, then we snorkeled and went to the BBQ on the Ile aux Bénitiers
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693bhaveshp
Jan 27, 2025
Once in a life experience with underwhelming island excursion and confusing pick up offer - First the best part: Watching dolphins up and close is an amazing experience. It's surely belongs in one of those bucket lists. Although, one need to be very patient as you are in their world and these dolphins are phenomenally quick in the water and hence even if you have seen the fins from above before the dive, by the time you're in the water they may have vanished. But even if you see them once in about 6-7 dives, the effort's worth it. Not so good parts: - We didn't find it worth spending so much time on the island. Once dolphin spotting was over in about 1.5 hours, rest of 4 hours were spend on the island. Effectively, its a lovely beach and a shack with bbq in the back. As vegetarians, we ended up having some noodles that you can buy 5 for a £1 in a supermarket. We felt it was an overkill to spend as much time and money there. I will suggest anyone who's not a fan of seafood bbq to skip this and book only dolphin trip. Mauritius had wonderful public beaches and with much better food options to enjoy. - The booking is very confusing and ended up costing more money even though it felt like the cost was covered. The booking ticket listed this: Pick up point: "My hotel", Tour Option Description: Pick up included. This obviously led me to believe the pick up is obviously included. However there's additional detail in the ticket that said: What's not included: Hotel pick up and drop off ( can be provided at extra cost ) That's conflicting and confusing. The operator called me previous day afternoon to see if I was looking for a transport and it came to me as a shock. I was forced to hire car a day earlier than I needed to and since it was Saturday, when most of Mauritius is closed, I had to waste almost half a day in finding one and pay a marginal premium to get a car as the cheaper options were either closed or can provide car only a day later.
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Victorcalado33
Jan 23, 2025
Pas Glop 🥺 - It looked more like a beating with wild boars than a respectful observation... 40 boats loaded with tourists, who rush on dolphins with great stroke of engines as soon as they breathe...
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Apr 7, 2025
BIG FLOP! To avoid .... - Poor: Skype from the boat St Jerome of 5/4, no effort to help customers, bring them closer to dolphins, allows reflections, attacks his partner in front of customers... we ask him for fins he has none and miracle 2 hours later he finds some... No interest for customers on the other hand does not hesitate to ask for a tip: LOL doubts nothing!!!! Great. Romain equips him at the top with the customers, accompanies them in the water, guides them, struggles for all customers to observe the dolphins. He is very attentive to customers. Unfortunately he left us after the dolphins (disagree with the welcome of the Skyper) Ah I forgot: the island to the benign was closed so much the better we could shorten this experience. But warn us 24 hours before by negotiating 20€ discount: it’s average!!
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From $72
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).