Swimming with Dolphins
Reviews
Claire
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing!
Alix
Ranking: 10/10
It was a small boat, we were only there with 10. We saw and swam with a lot of dolphins, IN-CRE-DI-BLE!!
Isabel
Ranking: 4/10
A bit disappointing. The view under the water was really bad, so it was hard to see the dolphins. Not many dolphins at all.
Ivan Dupont
Ranking: 7/10
The water is really cold, but we swam with dolphins so we forgot the cold really fast!!
Stefano
Ranking: 8/10
Very nice place, cordial and well prepared staff. Little bit expensive $150, for what it is. If you want to stay and really enjoy the dolphins, just rent a kayak.
Lena
Ranking: 7/10
Take the morning tour, it is a higher chance to see the dolphins.
Julian Zeissler
Ranking: 7/10
It was nice to swim with the dolphins but we searched a long time for them. The tour guide did not do any good photos.
Annika Marz
Ranking: 7/10
Did not find that many dolphins, but it was good. The only bad things was $140.
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Marie Toulemonde
Ranking: 8/10
Dolphin watching and swimming cruise in Akaroa - beautiful place! Unfortunately the dolphin did not decide to swim with us but the company gave us a refund. Nice!
Max Backelandt
Ranking: 7/10
Nice trip with amazing landscape. Quite expensive.
Lena Hanhart
Ranking: 7/10
Awesome experience, the hot chocolate after the swim was really a good idea. The only thing I don't like is that they put 'fake' dolphins in the picture.
Barbara
Ranking: 10/10
It was beautiful!!
Mark and Eefie
Ranking: 9/10
Go swim with the dolphins! Friendly staff who try to make the most of the trip. Hot chocolate on board! Hot showers afterwards!
Nigel Leighton
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing experience of a lifetime.
Stam
Ranking: 8/10
Nice guides, well organised, got a refund for not being able to swim with the dolphins ($140pp).
Laura Diepeveen
Ranking: 8/10
Water was very cold (14c), even in summer, organisation was very good. Dolphins were not overly interested in swimming with us and black cat gave us a refund even when we did feel we swam with the dolphins.
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cpope
Ranking: 10/10
great trip with the guys and had a wonderful experience swimming with hectors dolphins off akaroa
Chris pope
Naomi Kosteaman
Ranking: 9/10
Swimming with the Hector Dolphin. They get really close.
Niels Van Welsenes
Ranking: 10/10
Great fun.
Samuel Prechel
Ranking: 9/10
Good organisation, swimsuit snorkel and mask are provided. Staff were nice and funny. Water was really really cold. Once we saw dolphins cruising around us we forgot the cold water and enjoyed the Hector dolphins.
salsnz
Ranking: 10/10
The Trip was outstanding. Tyhere was myself my husband and our niece from the UK on the trip yes we were the only ones and it was awesome. We swam with 2 pods of Dolphins with about 7 in each pod which apparently is unusual and in total we were in the water for 1 hour. I highly recommend this trip to any one.
Jvjm Family
Ranking: 6/10
Swimming with dolphins. It's a pity that a dolphin were lazy and did not want to swim with us. If we had swim with the dolphins the ranking would of been higher.
Rachel & Barak
Ranking: 9/10
Absolutely amazing. Wicked spot nice sea and the dolphins came again and again... but... check the weather, if sensitive to coldness, it can be too cold.
Sinjc Grude
Ranking: 8/10
Didn't get the opportunity to actually swim with the dolphins, but saw a lot, trip was cool too.
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Jeremy & Sarah Rind
Ranking: 10/10
Very professional - highly recommended.
Andreas Sterki
Ranking: 8/10
Short trip only 2 hours
Dolphins came very close, super!!
Gina Swindells
Ranking: 10/10
Great Value. Lots of Hector Dolphins. Good safety.
Zoe Summers
Ranking: 10/10
two words ... dry suits!! AWESOME!!! such cute animals, found relatively quickly, whilst seeing a whole range of other animals! Swam with about 9 or 10 of the little dolphins, crew gave excellent advice on how to attract them - clapping stones underwater, singing through your snorkle etc!
Greg18
Ranking: 7/10
We were disappointed with this as we had a rough trip on the boat out to the dolphins and felt that we were thrown into the water at the last minute to avoid deserving a refund. In the end, we were somewhat satisfied as we were given a discount after requesting one, though this took a while.
bogaard
Ranking: 9/10
Very good. Although we swam with dolphins, they gave us a refund as they thought it wasn't good enough. Excellent.
TraceyM
Ranking: 8/10
Swimming with Hector Dolphins. Good fun.
NancyB
Ranking: 9/10
Went on tour to swim with dolphins. Captain brought us to spot with many dolphins - very exciting. Crew very helpful. Hot chocolate + hot showers, nice touch.
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Amy_B
Ranking: 10/10
We went on a swim with Dolphins cruise in Akaroa, and it was amazing! The staff found dolphins fairly quickly and gave us ideas for how to play with the dolphins. The hot cocoa at the end was a great bonus!
DanielGermany
Ranking: 6/10
Again great service and cool guides. We were expecting a bit more (the advertismented suggested it) as actually happened. Bit dissapointed, but maybe were just unlucky with the dolphins mood.
AndreaT
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing. Andrea's favourite!
Sue Green
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing !!!!!! We swam with about four or five dolphins they came really close to us - myself and my partner had a great time, there was quite a big swell - but still very fun! We then saw heaps more dolphins on the way back in, once in a lifetime experience :)
HelenUK
Ranking: 8/10
Swimming with dolphins.
DavidJ
Ranking: 8/10
Saw 4 or 5 dolphins. Good trip, kids loved it.
Stolz
Ranking: 10/10
Swim with dolphins $110, stay on boat $65. Great experience. Good & friendly staff.
Ian
Ranking: 10/10
Friendly staff and great value.
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enthusejohn
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing experience. Had a pod of 11 dolphins swim with us. Totally exceeded expectations!! Staff were great.. Hamish was so knowledgeable and passionate about the dolphins - just an amazing experience, once in a life time stuff. Hector dolphins were very friendly.
Camilla E
Ranking: 9/10
I recommend the early morning tour when waters are calmer and very few other boats are around. Amazing experience and I was very happy to see how the tour respected the animals.
/Camilla from Sweden
Benjamin Throk
Ranking: 9/10
Was a nice experience, wild animals so close that are pretty rare.
Marion
Ranking: 10/10
Would give them a 20! It was a perfect wonderful experience. I really got the feeling that they care for the animals and that it's not just about the tourism and money.
Maria Fahlander
Ranking: 7/10
Quite touristic really, but I was lucky because the dolphins came to me.
Sanne
Ranking: 8/10
Not so many dolphins.
Claire Masling
Ranking: 8/10
Great experience, much more availability than at Kaikoura - can get on a trip that week.
Sally and David Wallis
Ranking: 9/10
Very informative. Environmental awareness and consideration for the wildlife was great. It was a really nice day.
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Jody
Ranking: 9/10
Really good. Bit of confusion regarding the buy out of Dolphin Experience and where to go. Really enjoyed the day.
Eliase
Ranking: 7/10
The dolphins move very quickly so it is quite hard to interact with them.
Vicki Cook
Ranking: 9/10
Great to float with dolphins, not so enthusiastic assistant, great captain.
Carola Haaparinne
Ranking: 10/10
Seeing all the colours of the surrounding environment, the crater. I didn't swim but sat on the ladder in the water and felt the dolphins.
Wayne Best
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome!
Martin Wright
Ranking: 10/10
Perfect weather, loads of dolphins. Best day of the season apparently!
Floren
Ranking: 9/10
Was nice. We saw seals, Hectors dolphins and penguins
Tracy
Ranking: 10/10
A little steep in price ($108) but totally worth it. We got a solid hour with the dolphins and there were a lot of them around. The tour stayed out until we met dolphins - was good to see it wasn't completely time based.