Whale watching in Tenerife costs €26.40 to about €129 per person for a shared boat: €26.40–€40 for 1.5–2 hours, €45–€65 for three hours with food, €75–€129 for small groups and yachts. 15 private boats cost €300 to €935 for the whole boat. 10 listings show a discount today, and every listing cancels free up to 24 hours before.
Ninety minutes, cheapest proven
Best boat for most people
Half day with lunch, private
Pick who is going: the table shows each boat's price for your party — the per-person price times the number of people, or the whole-boat price divided between you for private boats.
Pick who is going: the table shows each boat's price for your party — the per-person price times the number of people, or the whole-boat price divided between you for private boats.
Pick who is going: the table shows each boat's price for your party — the per-person price times the number of people, or the whole-boat price divided between you for private boats.
Pick who is going: the table shows each boat's price for your party — the per-person price times the number of people, or the whole-boat price divided between you for private boats.
Three things set the price of a whale watching trip in Tenerife: length, what is included and how many people share the boat. Ninety minutes to two hours with no food costs €26–40; three hours with a buffet or sandwiches, drinks and a swim stop costs €45–70; the same three hours on a sailboat or yacht for ten to twelve people costs €75–95.
The whales do not cost extra anywhere — every licensed boat reaches the same resident pilot whales and keeps the same 60 m distance. What the extra money buys is a smaller group, food, shade and time. For a family of four, the €29.90 eco-yacht comes to about €119.60; the €75 sailboat to €300, against €300 for the cheapest private boat for up to eleven.
Children's prices are set by each operator on the partner calendar; we show adult from-prices only. Prices move week to week; the calendar shows the price for your date.
eco yacht★ 4.719,265 reviews“We saw pilot whales and sea turtles so amazing. There was shade and enough seats for everyone to see. When we went for a swim it was easy to get back on the boat with their good ladder. The trip was great.”
sailboat★ 4.92,265 reviews“Super welcoming, warmhearted and mindful guides! We really recommend this tour with Eileen, David and Jaime! Private atmosphere, knowledge, good food and drinks and they really care about the environment and the guests a”
catamaran★ 4.82,213 reviews“the little children were a little bit loud bit the crew was top, i'm looping for apotheek trip with the same crew this week”
All 72 boats: cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund.
source · partner listingsEco-yachts built with a low centre of gravity are the steadiest; mornings and September–October are the calmest water.
source · operator listings · AEMETLicensed boats keep 60 m from the animals and nobody enters the water near them. The swim stop is a cove afterwards.
source · Decreto 178/2000About 24 noticeable days a year, longest in January–February. Visibility drops but trips still run.
source · AEMETSwimwear, a towel, sunscreen, a hat and a light layer for the run out.
source · operator listings72 boats are listed in Tenerife. 54 sell seats by the person, from €26.40 to €129 (middle price €55.50); 15 are priced for the whole boat, from €300 to €935. 23 last up to two hours and 49 last three hours or more.
Of the 72, 44 include food, 59 stop for a swim or snorkel, 15 include hotel pickup, seven mention a toilet on board, three sail at sunset and two are adults-only. Together they have 90,153 reviews on GetYourGuide, with a review-weighted average of ★ 4.65. Five are too new to have reviews.
What the extra money buys in Tenerife: 17 trips cost up to €40 per person, typically for 2 hours, and one of them includes food and 14 a swim stop; 27 trips cost €40 to €70 per person, typically for 3 hours, and 24 of them include food and 21 a swim stop; ten trips cost over €70 per person, typically for 3 hours, and seven of them include food and eight a swim stop. The whales are the same on every boat — the price pays for time on the water, food, a smaller group and comfort.
The cheapest trip with a hundred reviews or more is Whale & Dolphin-Watching Cruise with Swim at €26.40 (★ 4.6 from 543 reviews). Per hour on the water, the best value among the established boats is Los Gigantes Whale-Watching Cruise with Lunch, about €11 an hour. Prices are from-prices checked on 23 Sep 2026; the calendar shows the price for your date.
Ten listings showed a struck-out price on 23 Sep 2026: Travelin' Lady: Eco Yacht Whale & Dolphin Safari + Swim (€29.90, was €37.50), Eco No-Chase Respectful Whale & Dolphin Encounter (€28, was €50), Whale-Watching Cruise & Swim from Los Cristianos (€27.81, was €33.50), Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise with Swim Stop (€28, was €56) and Whale & Dolphin-Watching Cruise with Swim (€26.40, was €33) and five more. A struck price is the operator’s own comparison; the calendar price for your date is the one that counts.
Which boat to book on a budget, by what matters to you: if you want the shortest trip, Puerto Colon: Dolphin and Whale Watching Speedboat Tour (€50, ★ 4.9 from 134 reviews); if you want lunch on board, Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks (€63, ★ 4.8 from 2,213 reviews); if you want a swim after the whales, Los Gigantes Whale Watching Cruise by Sailboat (€75, ★ 4.9 from 2,265 reviews); if you have no car, Whales and Snorkelling Tour on a Luxury Yacht (€95, ★ 4.9 from 512 reviews); 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.
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.
€26.40 to about €129 per person on a shared boat; €300 to €935 for a private boat. Prices checked 23 Sep 2026.
The cheapest ticket is €26.40; the cheapest proven trips are the two-hour Los Gigantes boats at €28 and the 90-minute eco-yacht at €29.90.
At €29.90 for 90 minutes, ★ 4.7 from 19,265 reviews, with a toilet and a steady hull, it is the best value on the island. Food and drinks are sold on board.
Most operators set a child price on the partner calendar; we show adult from-prices only.
From about six people: the cheapest private boat is €300 for up to eleven, about €50 each for six.
Yes — every listing is priced in euros; we checked them on 23 Sep 2026.