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Take the opportunity to interact and swim with the incredible dusky dolphins of Kaikoura!
Take the opportunity to interact and swim with the incredible dusky dolphins of Kaikoura!
Highlights
- Swim with wild dolphins in the ocean!
- Enjoy watching these fascinating mammals in their natural habitat
- Exhilarating experience not to be missed
Having the highest success rate in New Zealand to both locate AND swim with dolphins, the friendly team at Encounter Kaikoura will provide you with a not to be missed bucket list experience!
Dusky dolphins are one, if not the most interactive and acrobatic species of dolphins in the world and they frequent Kaikoura year-round! Join the team aboard a comfortable vessel for a picturesque tour along the spectacular Kaikoura coastline.
Meet these incredible wild animals in their natural environment, and enjoy their spectacular acrobatics in the open ocean.
Make memories to last a lifetime and book today!
Swimming with the dolphins is an exhilarating and exertive experience and those who book to swim should be relatively physically fit and be confident swimmers in open water. Snorkeling experience is an advantage though not essential as lessons can be provided onboard.
Tours scheduled daily: We close just one day each year - Christmas Day!
Swimmers and watchers join the same tour, and if you would prefer to stay dry and watch these amazing mammals from aboard the boat, please check out the deals on our Watch Tour:
Available Bookings from 10 Nov to 23 Nov 2024
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Fantastisch
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Awesome team and great experience
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Incredible “Once-in-a-lifetime” experience
Ruth Gutenberg from
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Brilliant!
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AMAZING, just Amazing
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AMAZING, just Amazing
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Best Experience Ever
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The most amazing experience ever!
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The most amazing experience ever!
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The most amazing experience ever!
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Best trip we have ever been on.
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Best trip we have ever been on.
Craig Hodge from
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Best trip we have ever been on.
Craig Hodge from
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wow moments
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Unbelievable!
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Unbelievable!
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From Kaikoura - Dolphin Swim Tour
Thanks for your recommendation Myriam and what a great tour summary for other readers! Appreciate it! :-)
Hannah from Germany wrote on 14 November 2022
A dream come true!
Wirklich super empfehlenswert, die Mitarbeiter sind super hilfsbereit und das Erlebnis ist wirklich unbeschreiblich, so nah an Delfinen zu sein!
From Kaikoura - Dolphin Swim Tour
Thanks so much Hannah :-)
Christoph from Germany wrote on 24 April 2017
Awesome
Es war wirklich super schön und war jeden Cent wert! Wir haben über 200 Delphine gesehen und durften dreimal raus, um mit denen zu schwimmen. Anschließend hatten wir noch ausreichend Zeit, um vom Boot aus Fotos zu machen, wie die Delphine springen. Auch die Organisation war perfekt. Sehr professionelle Durchführung und in allen Belangen freundlich und hilfsbereit. Es gab hochwertige Ausrüstung, warme Duschen auf dem Boot, Kekse und heiße Getränke.
Claudia from Austria wrote on 18 April 2017
Delphinschwimmem
sooo schön!!! schönstes Erlebnis in New Zealand
Robin from Germany wrote on 28 November 2016
Fantastische Erfahrung!
Rundum begeisterndes Erlebnis! Man fühlt sich wirklich in sicheren Händen hier, wir sind mehrmals geschwommen und es waren viele Delphine unterwegs! Am Ende war das Boot von mindestens Dutzenden Delphinen umgeben, die es begleiteten und Sprünge aus dem Wasser machten. Falls Du also noch überlegst - es gibt keinen Grund, es nicht zu machen, absolut lohnenswert!
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Myriam from Germany wrote on 14 March 2021
Atem(be)raumbend
Mir wurde die Tour von einem Freund empfohlen, absolut verständlich. Ich wurde sehr freundlich empfangen. Mit kurzer Erklärung wurde die Ausrüstung vergeben (Neoprenanzug und Jacke, Flossen, Schnorchel, Mütze) Dies absolut guter Qualität. Anschließend ging es mit dem Bus zum Boot mit dem wir aufs Meer raus sind. Von weitem konnten wir die Delphine schon sehen. Schwimmer und Beobachter sind gemeinsam am Boot. Es ist ausreichend Platz. Als wir den Schwarm erreichten machten wir uns fertig zum Schwimmen. Ein bisschen Schnorchel Erfahrung ist hilfreich, aber nicht notwendig. Sie erklären es gerne und geben Tipps. Die allgemeine Einweisung ist sehr gut. Wir waren insgesamt 5 mal im Wasser. Wir sind aufs Boot zurück wenn keine Delphine mehr um uns herum waren und sind wieder näher ran gefahren. Nachdem schwimmen hatten wir auch noch Zeit zum Beobachten, mit heißer Schokolade und Ginger Keksen. Alles in allem eine tolle Erfahrung, mehr wie empfehlenswert.