11 Puerto Escondido Dolphin Tours That Fill Up First

1.Puerto Escondido: Boat Tour to see Dolphins and Marine Life

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 467 reviews · 2.5 - 3 hours · from $46Our pick

From Puerto Angelito, MikeTours takes you by motorboat to search for dolphins, turtles, rays, birds, and seasonal humpback whales. Guides Mike or Hector lead Spanish and English tours, with snorkeling gear, life jackets, a cooler, and Bluetooth music. Swimming with dolphins is possible but depends on sea conditions and animal behavior.

“Mike was great! An amazing way to spend the morning. Swam with sea turtles and dolphins, definitely worth the money!”

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2.Dolphin & Whale Watching in Puerto Escondido

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $65Top rated

Set out from Puerto Escondido at 7am with guides such as Alex, Johnny, or Omar to search for wild dolphins, humpback whales, turtles, rays, and seabirds. The boat holds up to 10 people, and swimming or snorkeling may be possible when sea conditions and jellyfish levels allow.

“The tour was great! Alex was very knowledgeable and friendly! We saw a bunch of whales and dolphins! It was amazing! Moreover, we saw turtles!”

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3.Dolphin Watching Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Start early with Eco Adventures Puerto Escondido and search the Pacific for dolphins, turtles, seabirds, mobula rays and flying fish. Humpback whales may appear from November to March. Guides including Juan Carlos, Carlos and Adriel have earned praise for their care and local knowledge, though the sea can be rough.

“Great experience! Alex, our captain, was very knowledgeable and a skilled boat driver. We had a great time.”

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4.Puerto Escondido: Boat Tour among Dolphins and Turtles

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 52 reviews · 3 hours · from $79

Meet your guide at 7:00 AM for a hotel pickup, then cruise Puerto Escondido’s Pacific waters for three hours. Look for playful dolphins, sea turtles, and migrating whales. The tour is for wildlife viewing only, with English and Spanish support, and swimming is not permitted.

“Super expérience, réservée à la dernière minute. On vous amène sur un petit bateau, on vous donne masque et tuba et hop on saute à l’eau parmi les dauphins. Une expérience inédite! Je déconseille juste d’acheter le café auprès des marchands ambulants de la plage car il est vraiment pas terrible”

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5.Dolphin & Whale Watching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $89

Set out from Puerto Beach at 7 am on a shaded 27-foot panga with Roberto’s Ecotours. Look for whales, dolphins, and sea turtles, and bring water since none is provided. Hotel pickup within Puerto Escondido City, snorkeling gear, and English service are included.

“Amazing experience we saw two whales fully breach! Also got to see dolphins and sea turtles! definitely recommend!”

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6.Dolphins and whales watching in Puerto Escondido.

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 13 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $75

Start early with a small-group boat trip from Puerto Escondido, searching for dolphins, whales, and sea turtles along Oaxaca’s coast. English and Spanish support, hotel pickup, a life jacket, and a 2-hour outing are included, but recent service problems make pickup confirmation essential.

“schreckliche Erfahrung. Ich bin extra um 6 Uhr morgens aufgestanden um wie vereinbart um 7 Uhr die Tour zu beginnen. Dann habe ich 5 Minuten vor Abholung die information bekommen, dass die Fahrt nun doch 3 Stunden nach hinten gelegt wird. Keiner sprach englisch obwohl ich die englische tour gebucht habe. Rücktransport wurde gestrichen, obwohl es vereinbart war.”

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7.Dolphin and Whale Watching Boat Trip in Puerto Escondido

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $56

Set out at 7:00 am from Puerto Escondido with a captain such as Omar or Salvador to look for dolphins, turtles, seasonal manta rays, and humpback whales. The small group is limited to 12, with snorkeling gear, hotel pickup, and swimming when conditions are safe.

“It was a really great experience. It’s not certain that you can see the dolfins, but we saw many of them. And different species. Our guide did a marvellous thing finding them. He also spotted every turtle. We had a great time!”

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8.3-Hours Dolphin and Turtle Watching in Puerto Escondido

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $61

Start at 6:30 am near Playa Zicatela for a three-hour marine safari in a small boat of up to 10 people. Your captain-guide searches for dolphins, turtles, manta rays, and other sea life, with whale sightings possible in the seasonal months. Pickup, boat service, and life vest are included.

“We saw dolphins, whales, manta rays, tortoises over 3 hours. Really special experience. Just be prepared to get soaking wet!”

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9.Whale & Dolphin Watching

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $101

Spend about three hours at sea from Puerto Angelito beach, looking for dolphins, turtles, whales, and other marine life. Your captain explains what you see, snorkeling gear is included, and hotel pickup may be available. The boat carries no more than 15 people, and the tour is offered in English.

“I was on a boat with mixed passengers. I saw the locals paid about half price of mine for the tour. So you don’t need to book in advance to ensure the trip quality because you will get the SAME thing with DOUBLE PRICES.”

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10.Puerto Escondido: The Best Adventure for Dolphin Watching

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · from $52

Meet Omar at Puerto Angelito Beach before 7 a.m. for a three-hour boat trip with up to 10 people. Your English- or Spanish-speaking guide searches for spinner, common, spotted, and bottlenose dolphins, with a chance to swim near them, then looks for turtles, manta rays, and seabirds on the return.

“Spectacular, we saw hundreds of dolphins of different species, we were able to swim with them, the guide was a 10”

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11.Beaches Dolphins And Viewpoints Discovering The Hidden Port By Sea And Land

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.)

Alejandro Valdivia and his team take you around Puerto Escondido’s viewpoints, markets, and coastal communities, then out by boat to look for turtles, dolphins, whales, and other marine life. Pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, guides, and boat activities are included.

“Seeing the dolphins was quite an experience, I had seen dolphins on other beaches but never so many and so close, my husband said they look like children that when they see the boat run to it, the truth I have no words to define this experience with the dolphins and whales thank you Mr. Alejandro valfre, and I definitely recommend them.Auto-translated”

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