Costa Adeje — Whale-Watching Catamaran Tour with Drinks

Our Full Review of This Catamaran Trip

The catamaran trip at a glance

Whale-Watching Catamaran Tour with Drinks sails from Costa Adeje (Puerto Colón) and lasts 2–3 hours. The listing sells two options: “2-hour Whale-Watching Catamaran Tour” from €35 and “3-hour Whale-Watching Tour with Snorkelling” from €45. On the options we checked for 15 October 2026, boats left at 11:00, 13:10 and 16:00. The listing does not state a maximum group size, so expect a shared deck. The crew guides in English and Spanish.

Prices start at €35 per person, checked on 23 Sep 2026. Of the 27 per-person trips from Costa Adeje, three cost less and 23 more; the middle price here is €55. By rating it is eighth of the 25 boats from this port with twenty or more reviews (★ 4.7 from 4,179 reviews).

A catamaran rests on two hulls, which keeps it level and makes it the steadiest choice after the purpose-built eco-yachts. Most have a shaded deck and room to move about, and many have nets at the bow — the best seats when dolphins ride the bow wave.

Who this catamaran trip suits

The listing sets no minimum age.

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: “See whales and dolphins in their natural habitat”, “Sail along Tenerife's spectacular southwest coast”, “Enjoy free on-board drinks, included in the price” and “Get a guaranteed whale and/or dolphin sighting, or get another ticket for free”.

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 one of 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 catamaran trip

According to the listing the price includes whale and dolphin watching cruise, free onboard drinks, including water, soft drinks, and beer, snorkeling equipment, knowledgeable crew and swimming and snorkeling stop. Not included: transportation to the pier.

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 catamaran trip

4,179 travellers have reviewed this trip on GetYourGuide, for an average of ★ 4.71 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 10 Sep 2026), which average ★ 5.0. Four mention whales, two mention dolphins, four mention the crew or the guide and one mentions the swim. Four reviews are a sample, not a verdict — the average above covers everyone.

How this catamaran 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 four catamarans (from €47). Island-wide, twelve of the 57 per-person trips cost less, and by number of reviews it is sixth of 72 (the full list).

The one real drawback we found is no food is included on a 2–3 hour trip. If that matters to you, look at Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks: Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks offers lunch. 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 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, Whale-Watching Cruise, Masca and Los Gigantes Whale-Watching Cruise, Whale and Dolphin-Watching Cruise with Lunch and Swim and Whale & Dolphin Submarine Vision Mini Cruise.

Getting to the catamaran trip

The meeting point, as the listing gives it: Av. de Colón 5, 38660 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. From Puerto de la Cruz it is 67 km, about 62 minutes, to Costa Adeje (bus 343).

The best month and time for this catamaran 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. For the swim stop, the sea is warmest in September (23.8 °C) and coolest in March (19.2 °C).

July and August are the windiest months and September and October the calmest (month by month). In the windy months the morning departures (11:00) are the calmer choice; the afternoon ones (13:10 and 16:00) meet the stronger trade wind.

Our verdict on this catamaran trip

Book this catamaran trip if you want a swim in a cove after the whales, you want a proven boat — 4,179 reviews or you want to spend €35 a head or less.

Skip it if you want lunch on board (Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks offers lunch).