Peguera Dolphin Watching Cruise in a Glass-Bottom Boat

About This Experience

This is the most-reviewed dolphin trip on the island, and the cheapest of the ones with real numbers behind it. Cruise Cormoran runs it out of Platja Torà in Peguera, on Mallorca's southwest coast, where the water shelves away quickly and the boats do not have far to go before they are in open sea.

The vessel is a glass-bottom boat with an upper sun deck, so there are two quite different ways to spend the trip. The captain works the stretches where dolphins are most active and the crew call them out when they appear, usually running alongside the hull or crossing the wake.

Three options are sold under the same listing. The shortest is about ninety minutes and concentrates on the dolphins with no swim stop. The two-hour and two-and-a-half-hour versions add a stop in a cove where you can get in the water. Guests routinely mention Risso's and bottlenose dolphins by name; the crew will tell you which you are looking at.

There is a bar on board, which is not included in the fare. Be at the jetty twenty minutes before departure — in high season the traffic through Peguera and the hunt for a parking space both take longer than you expect.

Highlights

• Sail from Platja Torà in Peguera along Mallorca's southwest coast
• Look for Risso's and bottlenose dolphins in open water beyond the bay
• Watch them run alongside the hull and cross the wake from the upper deck
• Sunbathe on the open sun deck or drop below to the glass-bottom viewing area
• Choose a 90-minute dolphin-focused run or a longer trip with a swim stop
• Sail with a captain who works the stretches where the pods are most active

What's Included

• ✓ Glass-bottom boat cruise along the southwest coast
• ✓ Upper sun deck and below-deck glass viewing area
• ✓ Experienced captain and crew calling the sightings
• ✓ Swim stop in a cove on the 2-hour and 2.5-hour options
• ✓ Bar and toilets on board
• ✓ Dolphin watching in open water off Calvià

Not Included

• Snacks and drinks from the on-board bar
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Towels and swimwear for the swim stop

Good to Know & Caveats

• Arrive at the meeting point twenty minutes before departure — the boat leaves on time, and parking in Peguera fills up in high season.
• The route may change in poor weather.
• The shortest of the three options has no swim stop; check which length you are booking.
• The operator works to reduce emissions and complies with environmental legislation.

Meeting Point

Embarcadero Platja Torà, 07160 Peguera, Calvià, Illes Balears, Spain