Can Picafort Dolphin Watching Speedboat Tour with Swim Stop

About This Experience

North Coast Adventure runs this one on a fast boat, and the speed is the trade. You leave Can Picafort Marina and put the miles behind you — guests describe about fifty minutes of running before the boat slows — which is how it reaches water the slower excursion vessels never get to.

Out there, the skipper does the finding. Mallorca's northern pods move, and a captain who has been working the same bay for years reads the surface differently from a passenger. The coastline of the island stretches away behind you, with Cap de Formentor visible at the northern end.

The return leg is the reward for the ride out. The boat calls at a cave and a cove, and when the weather allows there is time to get in and snorkel. Guests mention goats on the shore, clear water and plenty of fish.

Take the first morning departure and the trip starts with the sunrise. The boat is small enough that the sea state matters: on a breezy morning the outbound leg is genuinely bumpy, and several guests recommend motion-sickness tablets.

Highlights

• Leave Can Picafort Marina on a fast boat and reach water the big excursion vessels do not
• Spot dolphins with a captain who works these grounds daily
• Look back at Mallorca's northern coastline and Cap de Formentor from open sea
• Catch the sunrise on the first morning departure
• Stop at a sea cave and a cove on the way back
• Swim and snorkel in deep blue water when the weather allows

What's Included

• ✓ Fast-boat trip along Mallorca's northern coast
• ✓ Captain and live guide on board
• ✓ Dolphin watching in the north-coast feeding grounds
• ✓ A stop at a sea cave
• ✓ A stop at a cove, with time to swim and snorkel if weather permits
• ✓ Fuel

Not Included

• Food and drinks
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Towels

What to Bring

• Beachwear
• Sunscreen
• A jacket for the run out
• A towel for the swim stop

Good to Know & Caveats

• Guests describe roughly fifty minutes of fast running to reach the dolphins, over waves on breezy mornings.
• The swim and snorkel stop happens if the weather allows, not on every departure.
• The first departure of the day catches the sunrise.
• Meeting point is Carrer Cervantes 7 at Can Picafort Marina.

Meeting Point

Carrer Cervantes, 7, 07458 Can Picafort, Illes Balears, Spain