Dolphin and Whale Watching in the Caribbean
8 Days
Highlights
- Superb whale and dolphin watching in balmy tropical waters
- Good chance of seeing nursery groups of female sperm whales with their calves
- See spinner and pantropical spotted dolphins on most trips
- Possible sightings of Fraser's, bottlenose and Risso's dolphins, short-finned pilot and pygmy sperm whales
- Listen to echolocating sperm whales and chattering dolphins with the help of a hydrophone
- Full day tour to explore Dominica's rainforests, beaches and villages
- Choose between poolside or ocean view rooms, all with private facilities.
Description
This wonderfully relaxing holiday is packed with the best whale watching in the Caribbean. If you're lucky, the undoubted highlight of your stay will be an encounter with sperm whales - the protected lee of the island is an important calving ground where you may see females with their calves, as well as visiting males. You may even be able to listen to their underwater echo location clicks on a hydrophone.
You rarely have to go far out to sea to find some cetacean activity. The impressive list of other species spotted here includes: spinner and pantropical spotted dolphins, plus Fraser's, bottlenose and Risso's dolphins, short-finned pilot and pygmy sperm whales. Very occasional sightings of false killer, dwarf sperm, melon-headed, Bryde's, humpback and Cuvier's beaked whales have also been recorded.
Your whale watching takes place on a comfortable boat against the idyllic, rugged, rainforested backdrop of Dominica. Dubbed The Nature Island, it's a whole world away from the commercial hustle and bustle of other Caribbean islands. You'll spend one day on a trip with a local naturalist guide to explore its interior of tropical rainforest, looking for endemic parrots, hummingbirds and other wildlife.
Itinerary
- Day 1.
- Arrive Dominica; evening orientation and welcome meal.
- Day 2.
- Morning whale watching boat trip, lunch and relax on shore, afternoon whale watch.
- Day 3.
- Full day whale watching boat trip with a packed lunch on board.
- Day 4.
- Free day for relaxing.
- Day 5.
- Full day island tour to see its rainforest, rivers, beaches, the Carib Indian Territory, and much more. You may even catch a glimpse of the endangered Dominican parrot.
- Day 6.
- Morning whale watching boat trip, lunch and relax on shore, afternoon whale watching boat trip.
- Day 7.
- Morning whale watching boat trip, lunch and relax on shore, afternoon whale watching boat trip, farewell meal.
- Day 8.
- Tour ends.
- Tour Ref: BDOM
- Low Season: From £840 per person Land Only (mid Apr to end Oct, Nov to mid Dec)
- High Season: From £925 per person Land Only (late Oct to early Nov, mid Dec to mid Apr)
- Flight inclusive package: Available from £1745 per person
- WDCS Donation Included: Trip cost includes a donation to the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
- Single supplement: From £125
- Departures: Daily departures throughout the year
- What's included: Seven nights hotel accommodation in Dominica in rooms with private facilities; all breakfasts, two packed lunches and two evening meals; excursions by minibus and boat as described in the itinerary; all hotel taxes and service charges.
- Flight inclusive package includes: International flights and airport transfers.
- Guides: Local naturalist guides