The numbers behind this page · 23 Sep 2026Private Whale Watching Boats: The Numbers in Detail
Private whale watching boats in numbers
15 boats are priced for the whole boat. 15 are priced for the whole boat, from €300 to €935. Twelve last three hours or more and three last up to two hours.
Of the 15, ten include food, 13 stop for a swim or snorkel and two include hotel pickup. Together they have 125 reviews on GetYourGuide, with a review-weighted average of ★ 4.90. Two are too new to have reviews.
What a private boat costs per head
Private Charter Private Charter to see the whales – 2 Hours costs €300 for up to 11, or €27 a head when full; Private Boat Excursion: 2 to 6 Hours of Seaside Bliss costs €349, with the group size not stated; South Island Boat Trip and Sea Excursion costs €350 for up to 8, or €44 a head when full; Private sailing tour with whale and dolphin watching and aperitif costs €450 for up to 7, or €64 a head when full; Costa Adeje Private Whale-Watching Tour (max. 11 people) costs €451 for up to 11, or €41 a head when full; Private Charter Private Charter to see the whales – 3 Hours costs €490 for up to 11, or €45 a head when full.
A private boat pays off from about six people; for two or three, a small-group boat with a seat price is almost always cheaper. The minimum party and the exact price for your group appear when you pick the date in the calendar.
The kinds of boat priced for the whole boat
By kind of boat priced for the whole boat: eight motor boats (priced per boat, typically 3 hours), three motor yachts (priced per boat, typically 3 hours), three sailboats (priced per boat, typically 3 hours) and one catamaran (priced per boat, typically 3 hours). The boat decides the ride more than the port: two hulls and the eco-yachts roll least, sailboats heel and go quiet under sail, speedboats are quickest and firmest. The boat-type guide explains each one.
What recent reviews priced for the whole boat mention
We read the most recent reviews of each boat priced for the whole boat — 35 in all, written between 20 Oct 2021 and 19 Aug 2026, averaging ★ 4.9. 12 mention whales, 5 mention dolphins, 4 mention turtles, 16 mention the crew or the guide, 5 mention the food or drinks, 7 mention the swim and 2 mention waiting or a late start. This is a sample of the latest reviews, not the whole record; the rating next to each boat covers every review.
Which boat to book priced for the whole boat
Which boat to book priced for the whole boat, by what matters to you: if you want the boat to yourselves, South Island Boat Trip and Sea Excursion (€350 per boat, ★ 5.0 from 29 reviews). Each pick is the best-rated boat that meets the condition, among those with enough reviews to trust the score.
Where these boats leave from
Where they leave from: nine from Costa Adeje (about 25 minutes to deep water), three from Los Cristianos (about 25 minutes to deep water) and three from Las Galletas (about 35 minutes to deep water). The port decides the run to the whales and how you get there; the whales themselves are the same off the whole south-west coast.
How we compare these boats
How we compare: every number here comes from the GetYourGuide listings as we read them on 23 Sep 2026 — price, duration, what is included, the rating and the number of reviews — and from public sources we name next to the figure. We rank by rating only among boats with a hundred reviews or more, because a ★ 5.0 from three reviews says little. Where a listing does not state something, we say so instead of guessing. We earn a commission on bookings; it is the same for every boat and does not decide the order.
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