Dolphin Research Tour: Discover Marine Life in Alghero

Join MareTerra’s Dolphin Watching and Guided Snorkeling Tour. Explore underwater life, support conservation, and learn from expert researchers. Book your eco-friendly adventure now.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 49 - This tour is dedicated to the search for dolphins. Thanks to the presence on board of the scientist of MareTerra NGO, our chance of spotting dolphins is 80%, a very high probability for such elusive animals.
    During the navigation, we’ll satisfy all your curiosities about the biology and behaviour of dolphins, along with…
What's Included
  • Guide with lifesaving certification
  • Marine biologists on board
  • Entrance to the Marine Protected Area of Capo Caccia - Isola Piana
  • Masks and fins for the guided snorkeling
  • Booklets for species identification and other informative material
  • Certified Interpretive nature guides
Additional Information

Live a day as a researcher with the scientists of MareTerra NGO. All your curiosities about dolphins will be satisfied. Observe the researchers as they collect scientific data to study the bottlenose dolphin population of the Gulf of Alghero. Discover the stories of some of the most famous dolphins like Suzeo, Taz or Shark Junior.
During snorkelling,…

Location
Progetto Natura
Lungomare Barcellona
The meeting point is located on the "Lungomare Barcellona" promenade along "Via Giuseppe Garibaldi". You'll meet a member of our crew in front of the CicloExpress bicycle rental shop. If you have a car, parking at the port behind the CicloExpress is free of charge. Meeting time 9:10 am for the morning tour. Meeting time 2:15 pm for the afternoon tour.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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P7362yukarint
Sep 22, 2024
Excellent 👍🏻 - A really nice experience. The tour was very well accompanied by the interns (studies in marine biology) and was very informative and interesting. We saw 2 dolphins and got the behavior of Fabio and his crew very well explained. The tour serves research results and is an NGO. Thank you so much for the lovely day.
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Matt
Sep 20, 2024
Definitely recommend. - The crew were kind, attentive and very knowledgeable about these amazing animals and the north Sardinia area. We had a fantastic time despite me getting stung by a jellyfish. Amazing experience
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I2890dmnataliav
Sep 11, 2024
Discovering the magical world of dolphins - An excellent initiative to safeguard the fantastic dolphins! We were there on September 9 with the morning shift, Anna, Fabio and other boat components were very kind, prepared and attentive as well as answering every question and curiosity to guide us to discover a world of dolphin life little known to me.... Although unfortunately we did not see them well or could photograph it was still a nice experience! Highly recommended!
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Camillep1684
Sep 6, 2024
Unforgettable moments - We had a great afternoon! The explanations given by Fabio (the Guide) were really interesting and nice. We were lucky because the dolphins showed up very quickly and we could see them up close! The dive accompanied by explanations allowed us to see species that we would not have seen alone also. It was magical, moments we will not forget! 😁
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E7746ssdominiquet
Sep 5, 2024
Beautiful excursion near dolphins - Great excursion where we saw many dolphins (including a group of 4 very close to the boat) and lots of explanations from our very competent and warm Guide. We recommend this outing
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Simonadb3327ny
Sep 3, 2024
Superlative - An unforgettable day. We spotted many dolphins and took beautiful pictures. The snorkeling experience to repeat! Eros, Francesco and Noemi are really professionals!
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Matthew
Sep 3, 2024
Worthwhile tour! - This is the second time I did the tour and the first was 3 years ago. Both times I was fortunate to see dolphins even though there was no guarantee. The snorkeling was well organized and the "lead" was very diligent to point out various marine life. It was also good to receive a tutorial on dolphins. Well worth the trip and you also get to support a great cause.
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Nigelbc9141yg
Oct 1, 2024
Definitely worth going. - Our trip was rearranged for a day earlier than planned due to anticipated bad weather, which was a good start. The crew were very enthusiastic about their work and the talks they gave were very informative. We didn't see any dolphins, but they quoted an 80% chance of sightings in advance. The snorkelling was great fun but got cold by the end, as water temperatures had dropped by late September. I would definitely recommend this trip.
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John_f
Sep 5, 2024
Very Informative - Great Presentations - Snorkeling & Education - I knew more about Dolphins after than I did before - Enthusiastic presentations.
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Pgar2015
Sep 2, 2024
Basic and uncomfortable - Rather pricey, it was cash only for these NGO people on this small and basic boat. We saw no dolphins in 4 hours, there were almost no seabirds, so snorkeling over a few fish between a cluster of tourist boats was the highlight, other than gazing at the impressive coast. To be fair they seemed to be looking for dolphins much of the time, but anyway this trip never gets close up to dolphins or swims with them, as they don't believe in disturbing them. The halfhour snorkeling session was over a fairly lifeless area of sea bed. Snorkeling was hard work. Although I was recently rated as having better cardiac fitness than average for my age and have snorkled before, I found it too demanding Whenever I found a few fish to look at quietly for a moment, one of the crew in the water kept barking at me to keep up, but otherwise they was no assistance from the younger crew. One older guy on the boat did seem to be checking I did not drown, but little more. At times we were 50m from the boat. For 4 hours it was hot, shade was limited, the bench was hard to sit on, and we were not even offered any water. There was no toilet. I wish I had taken more water and been advised to pee in the sea ... A dolphin studies masters student talked at us at length about their "superimportant" research, their pet names for dolphins, how everyone was so cruel to dolphins, which are just like humans and have names in their own language etc. It seemed to me a mix of science and sentimentality. Everyone tried to listen politely but looked bored, as she turned the pages of her presentation and handed round research charts. Much of this was basic mapping, fin ID, etc, also some recordings played quietly. The youngsters said at the end it was ok as it was sunny and they saw a moray eel swim away.
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