Las Galletas — Whale & Dolphin Tour with Local Skipper

Our Full Review of This Boat Trip

The boat trip at a glance

Whale & Dolphin Tour with Local Skipper sails from Las Galletas (Marina del Sur) and lasts 3–3.5 hours. The listing sells two options: “Shared Tour with Meeting Point” from €63 and “Tour with Hotel Pickup” from €74. On the options we checked for 15 October 2026, boats left at 10:00 and 13:30. The listing does not state a maximum group size, so expect a shared deck. The crew guides in English, Spanish and French.

Prices start at €63 per person, checked on 23 Sep 2026. Of the 10 per-person trips from Las Galletas, two cost less and seven more; the middle price here is €72.50. By rating it is second of the 3 boats from this port with twenty or more reviews (★ 4.8 from 504 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. Three-hour trips are long for small children; the family guide lists the shorter boats.

The operator lists it as not suitable for wheelchair users or people with limited mobility; the accessibility guide names the boats that do take wheelchairs.

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: “Discover the marine wildlife off the coast of Tenerife”, “Spot whales, dolphins and turtles on board a magnificent yacht” and “Taste the best homemade food prepared on board”.

We cannot check every promise from a desk, but we can set it against the other 12 listings from Las Galletas: at 3 hours it is as long as the typical three-hour trip from Las Galletas, it is not among the nine boats from this port that include a swim or snorkel stop and it is one of the six 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 €63 buys on this boat trip

According to the listing the price includes food and drink. Not included: tips and transport from the hotel.

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

504 travellers have reviewed this trip on GetYourGuide, for an average of ★ 4.81 out of 5. They score guide 4.9, transport 4.8 and value for money 4.8. The average value-for-money score across the established boats from Las Galletas is 4.7, so this one is about at the port average.

We read the four most recent reviews (from 16 Apr 2026 to 12 Sep 2026), which average ★ 4.8. One mentions whales, one mentions dolphins, two mention the crew or the guide and one mentions seasickness. Four reviews are a sample, not a verdict — the average above covers everyone.

How this boat trip compares with the other boats from Las Galletas

13 whale watching boats sell trips from Las Galletas (see them all). The most reviewed is Whales and Snorkelling Tour on a Luxury Yacht (512 reviews) and the cheapest with a hundred reviews or more is Whale-Watching Safari by Luxury Boat - Tenerife South at €50.05. From here the run to deep water takes about 35 minutes (our estimate from operator descriptions); Los Gigantes is the shortest on the island.

Besides this one, Las Galletas has four yachts (from €65), three motor boats (from €37.80), three private boats (from €349 per boat) and two catamarans (from €65). Island-wide, 33 of the 57 per-person trips cost less, and by number of reviews it is number 25 of 72 (the full list).

The one real drawback we found is the price — from €63, against €50.05 for the cheapest well-rated boat from Las Galletas. If that matters to you, look at Whale-Watching Safari by Luxury Boat - Tenerife South: Whale-Watching Safari by Luxury Boat - Tenerife South costs €50.05. Everything else about the two trips — the whales, the rules, the free cancellation — is the same.

Our other reviews of boats from Las Galletas: Whales and Snorkelling Tour on a Luxury Yacht and Whale-Watching Safari by Luxury Boat - Tenerife South.

Getting to the boat trip

The meeting point, as the listing gives it: Dock 2, Paseo Espigón Las Galletas 1, 38631 Arona. Marina del Sur lies at 28°00′25″N 16°39′40″W. From Las Américas it is 14.3 km / 15 min by road, and bus 467 stops nearby. With hotel pickup the operator confirms the time and place after you book; pickups cover the south of the island.

The operator asks you to be there 15 minutes before departure. Bring sunglasses, sun hat, swimwear, towel and sunscreen, as the listing advises. Staying in the north? Every whale watching boat sails from the south-west; how to get there.

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). In the windy months the morning departures (10:00) are the calmer choice; the afternoon ones (13:30) meet the stronger trade wind.

Our verdict on this boat trip

Book this boat trip if you want the choice of hotel pickup or meeting at the pier, you want one of the best-rated boats — ★ 4.8 from 504 reviews or you want a long trip on the water — 3–3.5 hours.

Skip it if you need step-free boarding (see the accessibility guide) or you only want the whales, not the extras (Whale-Watching Safari by Luxury Boat - Tenerife South costs €50.05).