Costa Adeje — Whale and Dolphin-Watching Boat Excursion

Our Full Review of This Boat Trip

The boat trip at a glance

Whale and Dolphin-Watching Boat Excursion sails from Costa Adeje (Puerto Colón) and lasts 2 hours. The listing sells one option: “Whale and Dolphin-Watching Boat Excursion” from €35. On the options we checked for 15 October 2026, boats left at 09:00 and 11:00. The listing does not state a maximum group size, so expect a shared deck. The crew guides in French, Spanish, English and Italian.

Prices start at €35 per person, checked on 23 Sep 2026. Of the 27 per-person trips from Costa Adeje, four cost less and 22 more; the middle price here is €55. By rating it is 11th of the 25 boats from this port with twenty or more reviews (★ 4.7 from 322 reviews).

This is a motor boat. How steady it feels depends on its size and hull, which the listing may not state; motor boats reach the whales faster than sailboats and usually have some shade.

Who this boat trip suits

The listing sets no minimum age. At 2 hours it suits younger children and first-timers.

The listing says nothing about wheelchairs; ask the operator through the partner page before booking.

If you are prone to seasickness, sit low and in the middle of the boat, watch the horizon, eat lightly beforehand and take a remedy before you board, not once you feel unwell.

What the operator promises, and what we can check

In the operator’s own words, the trip offers: “Small and cozy group, maximum 12 passengers”, “Specialized cetaceans guide and skilled captain onboard” and “Experience the wonders of the deep”.

We cannot check every promise from a desk, but we can set it against the other 35 listings from Costa Adeje: at 2 hours it is shorter than the typical three-hour trip from Costa Adeje, it is not among the 31 boats from this port that include a swim or snorkel stop and it is not among the seven trips from here with hotel pickup. Every licensed boat follows the same rules near the animals — 60 metres, 30 minutes, 4 knots — so a promise to respect the whales is a floor, not an extra (the rules).

What €35 buys on this boat trip

According to the listing the price includes guide and captain, boat, complimentary beverage, fuel and port taxes.

The price is per person; children’s prices, where the operator offers them, show in the calendar once you choose the number of people. Free cancellation runs up to 24 hours before the start, with a full refund — the same terms as every boat on this site. The price in the calendar for your date is the one that counts; ours is a snapshot.

What travellers say after the boat trip

322 travellers have reviewed this trip on GetYourGuide, for an average of ★ 4.66 out of 5. They score guide 4.8, transport 4.8 and value for money 4.7. The average value-for-money score across the established boats from Costa Adeje is 4.6, so this one is above the port average.

We read the four most recent reviews (from 29 Aug 2026 to 2 Sep 2026), which average ★ 5.0. Four mention whales, one mentions dolphins, one mentions turtles and two mention the crew or the guide. Four reviews are a sample, not a verdict — the average above covers everyone.

How this boat trip compares with the other boats from Costa Adeje

36 whale watching boats sell trips from Costa Adeje (see them all). The most reviewed is Whale & Dolphin Eco-Cruise with Snacks & Drinks (5,795 reviews), the best rated with twenty or more reviews is Puerto Colon: Dolphin and Whale Watching Speedboat Cruise (★ 5.0 from 34 reviews) and the cheapest with a hundred reviews or more is Whale & Dolphin-Watching Cruise with Swim at €26.40. From here the run to deep water takes about 25 minutes (our estimate from operator descriptions); Los Gigantes is the shortest on the island.

Besides this one, Costa Adeje has nine private boats (from €300 per boat), seven motor boats (from €30), seven sailboats (from €55) and five catamarans (from €35). Island-wide, twelve of the 57 per-person trips cost less, and by number of reviews it is number 28 of 72 (the full list).

The one real drawback we found is no hotel pickup — you get to the pier yourself. If that matters to you, look at Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks: Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks includes pickup. Everything else about the two trips — the whales, the rules, the free cancellation — is the same.

Our other reviews of boats from Costa Adeje: Whale & Dolphin-Watching Cruise with Swim, See whales in Tenerife: exclusive yacht tour with swim and lunch, Whale-Watching Catamaran Tour with Drinks, Whale & Dolphin Watching with Drinks and Snacks, Whale and Dolphin-Watching Tour by Sailboat, Sailboat Tour with Whale Watching, Food and Snorkeling, Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks and Whale-Watching Cruise.

Getting to the boat trip

The meeting point, as the listing gives it: Puerto Colón, pantalán 2. Puerto Colón lies at 28°04′07″N 16°44′02″W. From Las Américas it is 2.6 km / 7 min by road, and bus 467 stops nearby.

The listing does not say how early to arrive; allow a quarter of an hour to find the right pontoon. From Puerto de la Cruz it is 67 km, about 62 minutes, to Costa Adeje (bus 343).

The best month and time for this boat trip

The pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins live off this coast all year, and operators report sightings on about 99 % of trips (operator data), so the month changes the weather, not the animals. The sea runs from 19.2 °C in March to 23.8 °C in September; on a trip without a swim it only decides how warm the spray feels.

July and August are the windiest months and September and October the calmest (month by month). All departures on this listing leave in the morning, the calmest part of the day in summer.

Our verdict on this boat trip

Book this boat trip if you want to spend €35 a head or less.

Skip it if you have no car and want a pickup (Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks includes pickup).