ELI-Scientific
ELI-Scientific
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Association ELI-S is a non-profit organization dedicated to marine mammal researcher and it is a unique opportunity to experience a day in a scientists life !
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
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2024
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Emma C
1 contribution
Sep 2022 • Solo
I joined on the boat-trip, on which I learned a lot about whales & dolphins. Joelle is very professional and teaches what she can to people coming along. Much better than the typical 'whale-watching tours', because this one is done by an actual expert in the field. You can rest assured she will do what's best for the animals while you can enjoy the beautiful views.
Written December 12, 2022
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935JaimeC
Managua4 contributions
Sep 2022 • Friends
It is an amazing expirience, I've been four times and all the times I've been able to watch whales, dolphins, tortules. The crew at the boat is professional, the crew leader knows where to go to find this beautiful animals. Something very interesting is that the crew leader is a scientist (Marine Biologist) that explains very well everything related to this animals. I do recommend to take this trip, you will fall in love with this animals and the ocean.
Written November 23, 2022
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Tina L
1 contribution
Sep 2024 • Friends
What an exciting, informative and entertaining excursion!!!!
Do NOT wait as long as I did to enjoy seeing whales, dolphin, turtles and the beautiful views🤩
Joelle and her team were attentive & courteous, and I highly recommend EVERYONE join them when graced with the opportunity 👍🏽
Do NOT wait as long as I did to enjoy seeing whales, dolphin, turtles and the beautiful views🤩
Joelle and her team were attentive & courteous, and I highly recommend EVERYONE join them when graced with the opportunity 👍🏽
Written September 9, 2024
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aurelie GN
Toulouse, France2 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
We went with Joëlle and her team to meet cetaceans with our 2 sons 7 and 8 years old. It was a great moment of our trip. We had the chance to observe several groups of dolphins, see 2 beautiful turtles emerge from the surface and follow for a long time a humpback whale and its calf. Joelle is super, attentive and passionate! She listens to all our questions and actively engages us in research, which gives us a full-scale insight into her profession and research!
A fabulous experience that we recommend 100%!
A fabulous experience that we recommend 100%!
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Written August 6, 2024
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Melanie R
5 contributions
Sep 2024 • Friends
Another fantastic trip with Joelle. You never know if you'll see whales so we were lucky today to see two whales, dolphins and sea turtles. The whales and dolphins were very active and it was fantastic to see the tail slaps and the dolphins jumping. It's a great learning experience that helps fund thusbimportant research. Look forward to going again next year.
Written September 9, 2024
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Zazou7892
Barcelona, Spain19 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
We spent 5 incredible hours with Joëlle and her team aboard a boat where we saw turtles and followed dolphins for a while 🤩 Above all, we were able to listen, thanks to Joëlle's equipment, to the songs of the whales. In addition to a sunset in the open sea, we saw a whale 😍
It’s very interesting to see Joëlle and her teams work.
I recommend that you support this association!
It’s very interesting to see Joëlle and her teams work.
I recommend that you support this association!
Written September 12, 2023
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Antoine B
11 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
Going on a scientific expedition to meet humpback whales is what Joëlle, doing a doctorate on this species, is proposing, who immersed us in the world of humpback whales and was there to answer all the questions. An incredible day with a group of humpback whales encountered at sea for a long time. A great moment which also allows us to support the association, we love it!
Written September 4, 2023
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C G
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Family
From a mother with her 3 children of 4, 5 and 7 years old: we will keep a beautiful memory of this experience to see the whales. Videos and photos not doing justice to reality.
What is also satisfactory is that it can be done by supporting research but also by obtaining interesting information given along the way by Joëlle.
Don't hesitate!
What is also satisfactory is that it can be done by supporting research but also by obtaining interesting information given along the way by Joëlle.
Don't hesitate!
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Written August 5, 2024
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Cindi C
14 contributions
Mar 2022 • Family
Wowowowowoowowowowow!!!! I cannot recommend this adventure more! I took my two little girls and we saw sooooooo many whales! And dolphins! And turtles! But the highlight for me was having my little girls see such a badass woman scientist, doing her important work in real time. It was inspiring to see and hear how this work helps the whales all over the world. Don’t come to SJDS and not do this amazing experience!
Written November 23, 2022
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Konrad F
1 contribution
Sep 2024 • Family
What an awesome experience! Took my son out on this Scientific tour with Joelle, and after 5 minutes in the boat, we spotted two humpback wales! We followed them for 1,5 hours and took some epic pictures and video's from very nearby! Then we sailed around dozens of turtles and finished the trip following a large group of dolphins. All this accompanied by the vivid, often funny, but above all, very interesting explanations from the wonderful Joelle!
Written September 10, 2024
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Hello, just wondering how much your whale watching tour costs?
Written June 19, 2023
Karen L
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
hi we are a family of 5 .. two adults and triplets (12 year olds ) who are fascinated with marine life .. we are in san juan del sur until sunday .. is this a good time of year to do the trip and see things... the kids love to learn
Written March 11, 2020
Hi there, if you are still around it would be great to have you on the boat !
Written November 23, 2022
Hi Louis, You can contact me per email that you can find on our website.
Written May 14, 2018
Por favor donde puedo recibir precios de los tours de avistamiento de delfines y ballenas ?
Written April 19, 2018
Estimado. Puede encontrar los precios de los tours de avistamientos por correo electronico. Saludos
Written May 14, 2018
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