DESCRIPTION
Join us for an intimate swim with the wild bottlenose dolphins in their natural environment. This tour is our most popular and exhilarating experience. Accompanied by our experienced tour guide and trained volunteers you will venture into the protected waters of Koombana Bay, the home of over 100 dolphins.
Depending on dolphin sightings you will be guided into the water where the dolphins may elect to initiate interaction with the swimmers.
We guarantee you to see wild dolphins in the water otherwise you can go again for free (subject to availability). As they are wild animals we cannot predict the level of interaction you may encounter as this is entirely up to the dolphins. An award-winning tour guaranteed to thrill designed and created by Marine Biologists with the welfare of the dolphins at the highest priority.
Every tour is also a research and conservation trip as our staff and volunteers document animal populations, behaviour and much more that you can participate
in. With your purchase you support our conservation, education, and research projects as an environmental charity and not-for-profit organisation.
All equipment (warm wetsuits, mask & snorkel, water, snack) is provided. Storage facilities, changing rooms and hot showers are also available at the
Centre. Our Tour runs daily from November – April and starts at 7:45am. Check in at the Centre from 7:30am.
This is a relaxed dolphin swim tour and we provide you with a thick wetsuit delivering fabulous buoyancy so you can float and stay warm however we expect you to be a confident swimmer.
What is included:
- 3-4 hour guided swim tour with our experienced guide and volunteers to assist.
- Wetsuit, mask, snorkel and fins.
- Buoyancy vest and floating devices, if required.
- Cold drink and snack on board.
- Hot Barista Made Drinks upon return to the Dolphin Discovery Centre
- Hot and Cold Showers and Changing Rooms at the Dolphin Discovery Centre
- Optional: 50% Discount to the Interpretive Centre
What you will see and experience:
- The dolphins are wild, which makes it extra special as they aren’t performing, they are behaving naturally.
- You may see examples of playing, feeding, socialising, jumping, mating, and sleeping.
- Feel the buzz of the dolphins’ echolocation checking you out!
- Learn how we ID all the dolphins and learn about the amazing research that happens at the Centre for over 30 years
What to bring:
- towell and warm clothes like a jacket etc for when you come out of the water
- camera if you like and have
- your medication if you need any (please advise your host via the Swim Tour Indemnity Form and in person about any medical conditions)
What to check if you are pregnant or wear a pacemaker:
- Our Guides wear Electronic Shark Shields during the tour as a precautionary measurement, although we never encountered a shark on any of our swim tours in over 20 years it is just something we do to safeguard our guests and crew. Shark Shields work
with electricity and therefore we ask any participating guest who is pregnant
or wears a pacemaker to consult your physician prior to the swim tour due to
the electronic pulses emitted from the device.
