Where to Sail: the 7 Best Dolphin Watching Trips in Mallorca

1.From Paguera: Dolphin Watching Cruise in a Glass-Bottom Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,669 reviews · 1.5 - 2.5 hours · from $41Our pick

Set out from Playa Tora in Santa Ponsa aboard a family-friendly glass-bottom boat. A multilingual guide and experienced captain search Mallorca’s southwest coast for Risso’s, bottlenose, and white-sided dolphins. Choose a shorter dolphin trip or a longer cruise with a swim stop, snacks, drinks, and sangria available to buy onboard.

“Excellent, saw loads of dolphins, and even had time for a swim stop, beer and sangria available too which was nice”

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2.Alcudia or Can Picafort: Dolphin-Watching Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,457 reviews · 3 hours · from $100Top rated

Take a three-hour speedboat cruise from Port d’Alcudia to find wild dolphins near Cabo Formentor, then visit sea caves and swim at Es Coll Baix. Choose sunrise or afternoon departure. Guides including Carlos, Andy, César, Diego, and Pepe lead the trips in Spanish and English. Hotel pickup from Can Picafort is available.

“Great morning with such a sunrise! Enjoying the sea view with the company of dolphins!”

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3.Port d’Alcudia: Sunrise at Sea & Dolphin Watching Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,035 reviews · 3 hours · from $69

Leave Puerto de Alcúdia before sunrise for a three-hour catamaran cruise along Mallorca’s north coast. You’ll watch for wild dolphins, pause for sunrise, and enjoy a small breakfast on the way back. The boat carries 150 to 200 people, so arrive early for the best viewing position. Bring warm layers, sunscreen, and motion-sickness medicine if needed.

“we have already been on a boat tour this year to see dolphins in portugal, we got very lucky on this tour got to see a lot of dolphins very well which was not the case on our other tour! the sunrise was beautiful and getting up at 5 am was definitely worth it!”

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4.Santa Ponsa: Dolphin Watching Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,700 reviews · 105 minutes - 2.5 hours · from $41

Sail from Playa de Santa Ponsa along Mallorca’s southwest coast, then head into open water with a multilingual captain searching for dolphins. Choose a 1.5-hour dolphin trip or a longer cruise with a swim stop. A bar serves drinks and snacks, and snorkel gear is available with a deposit.

“Absolutely amazing! We went on this trip as part of a hen do, as we wanted to do a boat trip that started in Paguera and didn’t require us to travel to a start point. We didn’t really have any expectations but wow what an incredible trip. We saw SO many dolphins, for a solid 30 minutes we saw one every few moments, really close to the boat. For the rest of the time, they had music playing and served great Sangria at an extremely reasonable price. Even if we hadn’t seen dolphins we would have been very happy with the views and time spent on the boat and in…”

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5.Mallorca: Dolphin Watching Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 997 reviews · from $54

Sail from Playa Tora in Paguera or Santa Ponsa on a 3-hour glass-bottom catamaran cruise. Search for dolphins, watch the sea through underwater windows, stop to swim and snorkel, and buy drinks, snacks, pizza, or ice cream onboard. The crew speaks English, German, Spanish, and French.

“We had a brilliant trip, fantastic staff good priced food and drinks and we saw the dolphins! Amazing trip highly recommended!”

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6.From Can Picafort: Dolphin Watching and Cave Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 987 reviews · 3 hours · from $82

Join a small speedboat tour from Can Picafort for a three-hour run along Mallorca’s north coast. You’ll search for wild dolphins, pass Cap de Pinar and Cabo de Formentor, enter a sea cave, and stop to swim or snorkel in clear water. Morning departures may include sunrise views. Guides speak English, Spanish, and Catalan.

“Highly recommend! The captain was a true professional and always made sure everyone was comfortable. We've seen many dolphins and the rest of the tour with swimming by the beach was really nice too. 10/10, would visit again.”

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7.Can Picafort: Dolphin Watching Boat Tour, Swimming stop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 770 reviews · 3 hours · from $82

Join North Coast Adventure for a three-hour, small-group boat trip from Can Picafort. Captain Sebastian, Toni, or Tony guides you offshore to look for dolphins, then takes you past caves and rock formations toward a quiet cove. Weather permitting, you can swim and snorkel. The fast boat carries no more than 12 people.

“Our Mallorca highlight! The trip is super pleasant and when the dolphins appear next to you it is breathtakingly beautiful. The guide gives you useful information. You spend about half an hour with the dolphins. As the guide constantly changes the position of the boat, you are always very close to the animals. Swimming in a bay afterwards is also very nice and just right after spending a while on the sea in the sun. We would book it again at any time.”

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