Costa Adeje — Whale & Dolphin Submarine Vision Mini Cruise

Our Full Review of This Glass-Bottom Boat Trip

The glass-bottom boat trip at a glance

Whale & Dolphin Submarine Vision Mini Cruise sails from Costa Adeje (Puerto Colón) and lasts 2 hours. The listing sells one option: “2-Hour Tour” from €33. On the options we checked for 15 October 2026, boats left at 10:30. The listing does not state a maximum group size, so expect a shared deck. The crew guides in English, Spanish, German and French.

Prices start at €33 per person, checked on 23 Sep 2026. Of the 27 per-person trips from Costa Adeje, two cost less and 24 more; the middle price here is €55. By rating it is 18th of the 25 boats from this port with twenty or more reviews (★ 4.5 from 2,320 reviews).

The glass-bottom boat has windows below the waterline. They show the most on a calm, bright day; in a swell the water clouds and the view shrinks.

Who this glass-bottom boat trip suits

The listing sets no minimum age. At 2 hours it suits younger children and first-timers. The listing mentions a toilet on board.

On access, the listing says: accessible, but only on the main deck, and the toilets are not wheelchair-adapted; tell the operator in advance.

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: “Peek underwater without getting wet with 16 large underwater windows”, “Learn about Tenerife and the whales and dolphins from a multilingual guide”, “Explore the coast of Tenerife aboard a spacious and comfortable catamaran” and “Enjoy sustainable whale and dolphin watching”.

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 €33 buys on this glass-bottom boat trip

According to the listing the price includes dolphin and whale-watching cruise. Not included: photographs and video and food and drinks. Some of that can be bought on board, so bring cash or a card.

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 glass-bottom boat trip

2,320 travellers have reviewed this trip on GetYourGuide, for an average of ★ 4.50 out of 5. They score guide 4.7, transport 4.6 and value for money 4.5. The average value-for-money score across the established boats from Costa Adeje is 4.6, so this one is below the port average.

We read the four most recent reviews (from 23 Aug 2026 to 21 Sep 2026), which average ★ 5.0. Three mention whales, two mention dolphins, two mention the food or drinks and one mentions the swim. Four reviews are a sample, not a verdict — the average above covers everyone.

How this glass-bottom 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), eight motor boats (from €30), seven sailboats (from €55) and five catamarans (from €35). Island-wide, ten of the 57 per-person trips cost less, and by number of reviews it is number 11 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: Sailing Excursion with Whale and Dolphin Watching, Los Gigantes Whale-Watching Cruise with Lunch, Whale & Dolphin Eco-Cruise with Snacks & Drinks, Sunset Catamaran Tour with Transfer, Buffet & Drinks, Puerto Colon: Dolphin and Whale Watching Speedboat Tour, Whale and Dolphin Cruise with Food and Pick-up, Whale and Dolphin-Watching Boat Excursion and Whale & Dolphin-Watching Cruise with Swim.

Getting to the glass-bottom boat trip

The meeting point, as the listing gives it: Dock 12, Puerto Colón, Costa Adeje. 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. Bring sunglasses, sun hat and sunscreen, as the listing advises. Not allowed on board: drones and electric wheelchairs. From Puerto de la Cruz it is 67 km, about 62 minutes, to Costa Adeje (bus 343).

The best month and time for this glass-bottom 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 glass-bottom boat trip

Book this glass-bottom boat trip if you want to see under the surface without getting wet, you need a toilet on board or you want a proven boat — 2,320 reviews.

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