Marine encounters

Swimming with dolphins is a can't miss experience in the region. Enjoy a marine encounter with the friendly Common Dolphins - view them up close or hop in for a swim with them on a guided excursion.

Image: Common Dolphins

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Swim with Dolphins, Whale Island Tours, Whakatane
Marine encounters - Whakatane, Bay Of Plenty

Dolphin and whale watching; dolphin and Whale Island ecotours; diving and sightseeing around Whakatane; bike and kayak hire and tours; museum and booking office (the yellow one) at 86 The Strand.

Our tours are generally suitable for persons of all ages.

Dolphin and whale watching tours are generally 3-4 hours, equipment provided.

For swimming with dolphins we do require that you can swim unassisted you should be able to use a mask and snorkel to obtain the best from this experience.

To hire a bike, although not mandatory, being able to ride one would be an advantage as would an awareness of the road code. The same applies to kayak hire.

All day parking can be had at the rear of our booking office and all equipment hire and tours depart from our office. We may deliver bikes/kayaks to a specific location if required for a small fee.

Other services include:
* Backpack and personal gear safe storage
* Internet cafe
* Local accommodation and Ttansport arrangements
* Child care
* Local information centre, maritime museum, gallery and 15-seat auditorium.

Tour times:
* Peak season tours run 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm, seven days a week.
* Non peak tours: one tour a day will generally run 10am-2pm, we are flexible to suit your requirements.

Tours run with a minimum of four swimming adults we keep our maximum numbers to 10 adults.

Family and group concessions available.

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