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PH Whale Watch & Dolphin Cruise in Dominica

By PH Whale Watch Dominica
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Ages 8-80, max of 8 per group
Duration: 3h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: German, English, Dutch
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  • Rum Punch
  • Water
  • Maximum 8 guests on the boat
  • Environmental Management Charge (Reef Tax)
  • National Park fees
  • Professional guide with a lot of knowledge of the Whales
  • Government Approved Tour (safe in Nature)
What's not included
  • Gratuities


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • L'Express Des Îles, Dame Mary Eugenia Charles Blvd, Roseau, Dominica
    Ferry Terminal Roseau is Boat departurepoint. People who not come in by Cruise Ship we meet there starting 30 min before depart. Wait outside! We can be a bit later because we also need to pickup cruiseship people. Dont follow any other directions Cant find us call +1 767 612 7956 or +1 767 615 3097
Pickup details
  • Operator: PH Whale Watch. People who arrive by Cruise Ship we pick up by boat starting 30 minutes before departures directly at the Cruise Ship terminal in Roseau or Woodbridge Bay. Wait at the end of the bridge where you walk out from ship under the tent/canopy. We are there with a sign with your names. Its a 1 minute walk to the boat. We can be a bit later because we need to pickup also from the other ship. Dont walk out to parking!! And dont follow directions from any other people. Cant find us call +1 767 612 7956 or +1 767 615 3097 People Who not come in by Cruise Ship we meet starting 30 minutes before departures directly at the ferry Terminal in Roseau where the boat departs. Wait outside! Cant find us call +1 767 612 7956 or +1 767 615 3097
Port pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
  • DivineNature, Dame Mary Eugenia Charles Blvd, Roseau, Dominica
  • Dominica Air & Sea Ports Authority (DASPA), 8J66+VPQ, Roseau, Dominica
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 166673P1

    • Most travelers can participate
    • Minimum age for this tour is 8 years. If you like to join with younger ages please contact us first.
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 166673P1

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    • PH Whale Watch Dominica
      171
      Roseau, Dominica
      Joined in June 2019
    • C79-Family
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Friendly Crew/Very Accomodating
      We had a full boat of 8 people - 3 in our group and 5 in the other group. We enjoyed the crew and all the people. The morning before we left was very hot and still, but by the afternoon when we left it was perfect with a breeze. We got to go out to two locations, though Scotts Head was closed down due to the previous storm. 7 of the people got out and snorkeled. I was reluctant, but with the support of my husband and one of the staff, I got a life preserver and fins on, got in the water - very comfortable. No pressure to get my head in the water. Everyone loved seeing the underwater fish and coral - due to the warming of the water, the colors of coral were not vibrant, but nothing the company could do anything about. I'd highly recommend using this company. The pre-booking communication was super helpful.
      Written November 17, 2024
    • bs59cs63
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best snorkeling experience ever!!
      This was the best snorkeling 🤿 experience ever !! Zee was an excellent guide!! My husband and I were the only ones so we had a personal one on one with Zee helping us in anyway we needed. He was very patient! The champagne bobbles, the reef 🪸 and all the beautiful fish 🐟 🐢🐠 were very beautiful. The only negative is the walk on the shore of rocks. Very hard to walk and a little hard getting in and out of the water. Once again he helped with that. All equipment was provided. Definitely recommend!! 🙏🏻🫶🏼😎
      Written November 16, 2024
    • chrisbM5380FK
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wonderful snorkelling experience
      We had a wonderful snorkelling afternoon tour to Champagne Beach and Scott’s Head on 22nd Jan 2024. The crew, Brittany & ?Selwyn were really friendly and and great guides. There were only 4 of us doing the tour so plenty of space on the boat. The snorkelling was superb at both sites, beautiful clear water, pretty reefs, plenty of fish and of course the incredible bubbles at Champagne Beach. Unfortunately we couldn't go to the hot baths as the water levels were too low but this was compensated for by sailing close to a pod of dolphins. I highly recommend this tour & this company. Thank you for a great afternoon.
      Written March 2, 2024
    • janw426
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Extremely price worthy experience
      Wonderful experience. We saw five spermwhales. The guide (Britney) and boat driver (Selwyn) served us really well and guided us to the most fantastic whale experience. Thank you. I cannot refer to competitive tours, but I doubt anyone else can do it better
      Written January 30, 2024
    • denisejS9427GX
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Tiny Bubbles
      Such an amazing experience, and knowledgeable guides made all the difference! And we met some incredible people from all over the world.
      Written December 6, 2023
    • Marcotravles
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wonderful people and amazing experience
      Pam and Harry are running this small shop as a family. It feels like spending time with friends. Everything is great and everyone is super friendly. The scene is top notch and it was amazing to see the bubbles rising up from the seabed.
      Written November 25, 2023
    • lee7546
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Go snorkeling with PH Whale!
      We had a lovely time on this tour! Selwyn made it easy to arrange a tour for three people and the price was great. We saw all sorts of fish, eels, squid, and octopi, the famous champagne vents, coral reefs, and part of a shipwreck! We highly recommend!
      Written July 20, 2023
    • Meagan P
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Selwin great guide
      Excellent time! Saw so many fish I’ve never seen before! Selwin was so knowledgeable and kind, and he showed us all kinds of things: rays, octopus, squid, different kinds of parrotfish, flounder, and all kinds of endangered species.
      Written July 16, 2023
    • GizFriend2014
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Poor Communication/Didn't show up at Confirmed time
      My husband and I booked this tour on our second visit to Dominica. We were on a cruise ship, and booked the morning tour. I reconfirmed about a week prior to our cruise. When we arrived in Dominica, we went to the meeting point. There was no one from our tour there. Another tour guide called the company, and I was told that I had booked the afternoon tour. I had the confirmation email from them for the morning tour in my hand. Then he told me that he was sorry, but there was only an afternoon tour. We took the afternoon tour, and it was fine. We enjoyed seeing Champagne Reef again with the easier access from a boat. The guide did a great job. We also snorkeled at a spot called the Pinnacles. The other tour guide snorkeled with us at that stop. She was not that good. She didn't pay attention to where we were (in reasonably rough water) nor did she actually point out any fish or other things in the water. After they obviously messed up with our reservation, I expected an apology, but did not receive any. If I had known it was an afternoon tour, I could have made arrangements to do other things in the morning. It was disappointing.
      Written May 7, 2023
    • M7888HFchristinam
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Better with a guide
      Had a great time, I was on my own with a family of four. The coral isn’t too far off the beach and with the fins there isn’t much swimming needed. Nice relaxing time, with points of interest explained… glad I went for a tour instead of doing solo and hiring fins as I would have missed all the good spots
      Written April 24, 2023
    • J5267YIkatherines
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great Snorkeling Day
      Wonderful snorkeling tour. We went to two sites and ended in the hot natural Bath. Great and friendly guides. I would highly recommend this.
      Written April 18, 2023
    • binchie
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great experience and really friendly people. Recommend Trevor as the guide!
      We went with as a group of 4 and it was excellent. I’m not the best at snorkelling but our guide Trevor took loads of time to make sure we were safe and happy in what we was doing. Saw loads of fish, the reef and even an old cannon. We really enjoyed the experience and recommend it to anyone visiting the island.
      Written March 4, 2023
    • 175dillonh
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic experience
      We had a great snorkeling tour with Dillon, we saw a turtle, ray and many other fish. The highlight were the champagne bubbles. The crew is very knowledgeable and all the crew was were very friendly. Highly recommend pH whalewatch
      Written February 19, 2023
    • Tour264884
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Snorkeling
      My guide Adin took exquisite care of me as an older first-timer and showed me everything to be seen. A wonderful experience!
      Written February 16, 2023
    • IAmGandy
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Came for bubbles, got soo much more of an experience!
      I came for just a casual swim to see the bubbles but I met Adin and he offered to take me out for a guided coral reef tour. Talk about nearly missing a blessing! While my head was underwater Adin pointed out several beautiful fish, interacted with different parts of the reef in a safe way to show me how diverse and interesting it all was and he had plenty of cool information and humour for when my head was above water lol The best part for me after seeing the bubbles was seeing an octopus! And then watching him WATCHING ME swim past what must have been his hangout spot! 10/10 recommended and definitely ask for Adin👌🏾
      Written February 16, 2023
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    5.0
    5.0 of 5 bubbles111 reviews
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    Nigel J
    Woking, UK39 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is nature, so we knew there were no guarantees of seeing anything. After 3 hours plus of my wife feeling seasick, and my back killing me (it's a very bumpy ride at high-speed) we saw precisely nothing!

    Captain Kevin, and Pam both seemed genuinely disappointed that they weren't able to find the whales for us.

    They offered us another trip, should the circumstances conspire to provide us with the opportunity when the chances of seeing them were higher. We thought about it, did we really want to go through it again?

    We decided to risk it, and gratefully accepted Pam's kind offer.

    The circumstances changed, and we did get the promised call. Pam and Harry were as good as their word, which is a quality I greatly admire.

    We made our way down to the ferry terminal in Roseau, and set-off on Whale watching trip Mkll

    The hydrophone was working well, the Sperm whales clicks were detected and relayed to us via a speaker. There was hope.

    The clicks were coming from all directions, we headed north.

    Another 2 hours at sea and still we had seen nothing. At least we heard them this time.

    And then it happened, a very excited Captain shouted "There she blows! "

    Kevin had seen a whale use its blowhole, some way off in the distance.

    It was then a case of "hold tight, full speed ahead"

    Sperm whales typically spend 45-50 minutes under water, then 10 minutes at the surface preparing for their next dive.

    We got there in time, saw our first whale, and Kevin even knew when she was going to deep dive and show us her tail fluke. We saw it 😊

    Another boat got closer and Captain Kevin called on the radio "why are you so close?" He even asked the other captain to back off!

    Captain Kevin really respects these animals, and always observes from a safe distance, totally respecting their space.

    We went on to see half a dozen or so female Sperm whales, including one of the named ones who stay in the area all year round, she was called Can Opener. We also saw a mother with her calf, who dived one quickly after the other and we saw both tail flukes at once. Awesome!

    Furthermore, we saw a pod of who knows how many Fraser's Dolphins, 30 or so perhaps? They played in the bow waves, with two coming back the other way and completely jumping out of the water about 3 or 4 metres from us. Spectacular!

    It was a day that will live long in my memory and I cannot thank Kevin, Pam and Harry enough for their efforts.
    Written January 5, 2021
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    Natalia C
    Paraty, RJ11 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Friends
    For sure I recomend, they're the best for whale watch.
    I've never seen a whale before, but this day was something else. At first only one baby whale was around. Then captain Kevin explained a lot about their life.
    Soon we found others females whales with their Cubs and right after that a huge Male was around. The females was taping their tales on the water and jumping. Fantastic!
    The boat is so fast we could quickly go to the places they were. The boat is comfortable, Pam served us with water and rum punch. A pleasant day.
    Written January 17, 2020
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    South Park Nows
    South Park Township, PA12 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2020
    Book with these folks. They are a mature group with a ton of experience, knowledge and are great fun. They are dependable and likable. We took great videos of spermwhales and dolphins.

    Kevin (the captain) has a relationship with the scientists with 'The Dominica Spermwhale Project' (google it). They were in a boat filming and researching the whales. We were able to ride up to their boat and have a conversation with them about the whales from our boat!

    We also saw many dolphins and they were jumping and playing alongside the boat.

    Pam made me feel comfortable, and made sure all of our needs were met. I was worried about the small boat, do I need Dramamine? Being in a smaller boat was great...we were so much closer to the wildlife than we would have been had we been on a big boat with 50 of our best friends ;-).
    Written February 8, 2020
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    Eddie1219
    Chichester, UK66 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2020
    We took a three hour boat trip from Roseau. The first hour or so was very good. We encountered a large pod of dolphins for about 20 minutes, sometimes popping up a few metres from the boat. Having not done such a trip before it was a stimulating experience. Although everyone crowded to the side of the bot to get the best view, the sightings were so numerous and varied that we got a clear view. The rest of the trip was an anti-climax. Of course, seeing a whale cannot be guaranteed but it did seem that the crew was just going through the motions, making sure we returned to port exactly on time. A basic looking hydophone ( what looked like a medium sized mixing bowl on the end of a long broom handle) was used at three locations for a minute or two before reporting 'sorry, no whales.' it was all very perfunctory. Didn't see any tips go into the hat as we disembarked.
    Written March 19, 2020
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    Megan
    San Francisco, CA8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We didn’t have much planned for our trip to Dominica and reached out last minute to try to get a whale watching tour. We submitted an inquiry through the website online form and Harry got back to us right away to accommodate our request to go out for a whale watching tour. Selwyn and Britney picked us up from the Roseau port in the afternoon and took us out for a few hours in search of sperm whales. They quickly found four whales that were with some divers. They didn’t just stop there, and instead continued to other areas. We ultimately saw about 10 whales, including one that jumped out of the water! It was amazing and a very memorable experience.

    We had such a great time that when we had flight issues that kept us in Dominica for a couple extra days, we reached out to Harry again to ask about snorkeling at Champagne Beach. We messaged him on WhatsApp around 10 pm and he got back to us very quickly to set up a tour with Selwyn for 2 pm the next day. We later found out that they had other administrative plans that day, but they had wanted to accommodate us so much, they moved their plans around to be able to give my husband and I a personal snorkeling tour. Selwyn took us out and showed us so many beautiful fish and the champagne bubbles! He also was very helpful and patient with us (my husband’s facial hair was creating issues with his mask). Harry and Pam were on the beach watching our luggage for us.

    All of the group was so helpful and hospitable. Finding them really made our trip so much better and we can’t recommend them enough!
    Written November 11, 2021
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    PharmTraveler
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Solo
    Pamela and Kevin were amazing guides! Kevin was an encyclopedia on the boat about whales and boating. Pamela was super easy to talk to on the boat and also gave information into Dominica. The boat was a great dive boat and fit the small group of us quite comfortably.
    I really enjoyed the ride, we saw so many whales and were able to spot them prior to a majority of the other boats. Both Pamela and Kevin knew what they were looking for and could see the whales from way out and knew when the whales were going to swim away. They also brought water and rum mix for our enjoyment on the way back - quite tasty.
    Overall, this was the best way to see the whales while being in a friendly environment.
    Written January 27, 2020
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    Samuel D
    Willmar, MN4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2020
    We booked a snorkeling trip with someone else in Dominica but their boat broke down so they handed us off to PH Whale Watching. We had a extremely fun afternoon with Captain Kevin, Pam and Naz. Naz took us snorkeling 2 times and one location was at Champagne beach. We had a great time the crew for several hours and would highly recommend them for any kind of excursion. They all go above and beyond to make our time special during our excursion. Thank you Kevin, Pam and Naz!
    Written March 14, 2020
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    kristina2020
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2020
    We found Creole Divers had the little extra... We loved that their boat is small, which brings you even closer to these kind giants of the sea and possibly disturbs them less. Captain and crew were super knowledgeable and on top of that fun and interesting. We were extremely lucky and saw many whales - a male and quite some females and calves. We really got the icing on the cake when the calves approached curiously, stuck their heads out of the water and flipped on the side. Look a whale in the eye on the open ocean only a few meters away ... there are no words. We especially liked that Creole Divers seem very respectable of the ocean and all its creatures. Go ahead and book with these folks :)
    Written February 20, 2020
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    ST1998
    Springfield, MA42 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I did this tour solo and walked there from our cruise ship (5 minute walk). It was a little confusing that your meeting location was at the ferry terminal amongst all the people catching the ferry, but I figured it out. Great boat ride with lots of scenery to observe while you are waiting for the whales to surface. We saw four whales, including a mom and her calf. Small group on our boat, 8 passengers total. They provided us with water and rum punch for the ride back. Be aware, there are no bathroom facilities at the ferry terminal or on the boat.
    I was impressed that they stayed to watch over a group of snorkelers who were left behind by their own boat in pursuit of another whale. They stayed by the people in the water until their boat (from a different company) returned.
    Written April 3, 2023
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    Nikol
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2021
    The whale watching awesome. I encourage everyone to join these amazing people and see incredible animals - whales, dolphins, flying fish. we enjoyed it a lot and thank you, guys, for this opportunity :)))
    Your friends from the Czech Republic :)
    Written December 29, 2021
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    Thank you
    Written December 30, 2021
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