dolphin bay preserve

nicolesH878AF

Perhaps if you've never witnessed a dolphin, this could be cool.Otherwise, this was very poor. It's a small cove where you are lucky to see a dolphin fin. We saw upwards of 10- again, nothing more than a fin. They did not jump out of the water.Worst part was there were nearly 15 boats as tours visiting this area to see Dolphins. When one would surface, all boats rushed over, then there were no more Dolphins. They would surface in another area and all 15 boats would rush over. It was silly and harassing to the Dolphins.

irs8me

Compared to dolphin excursions offered in other parts of the world this was rather disappointing. Was part of a package that included snorkeling and travel to red frog beach - so overall had a great time

BrianofK

No wildlife seen, just another section of water. Even the snorkelling was poor other than sponge corals.

champkis

We did a catamaran trip for the day with Bocas Sailing for $48 and visited Dolphin bay first. We saw lots of dolphins- 4 in total I think it was. There was a mother and her two babies. They were jumping out of the water lots and came very close to the boat. Cool to see.

OnTravelMission

We booked a boat tour that included a stop at Dolphin Bay. I realize that there is no guarantee to see any dolphins, so we were happy to have spotted at least one lone dolphin playfully swimming through the bay.

OlgaS526

gorgeous place, and lots of dolphins. The boats stay on for about 15 minutes to ensure you view all dolphins. The views are gorgeous, the bay is tranquil.

webb

Stuck out the first day but hit a great morning with schools of Dolphins in the bay. Worth the boat ride across the rough seas. Get a guide that doesn't drive almost over the dang Dolphins. Not the smarted guides around.

Onlywayisginher

As soon as the mother and baby dolphin surfaced, all boats rushed towards them (some boat captains being egged on by over-eager tourists). Dolphins soon disappeared n resurfaced in a different location some time later, only to be chased again. There were so many more dolphins to be seen 10years ago when we were the only boat and the engine was off!

Justin_G_Star

We went through Dolphin Bay on our way to Green Acres Chocolate Farm. We were lucky to see some dolphins and it was really nice to watch them. However, there were not many. We saw only two surrounded by 8 other boats which didn’t feel right. It felt like harassing the dolphins. It would have been nicer to watch them from an acceptable distance. Also, I would not recommend taking a tour to only see dolphins.

Travel2Adventure

I agree with some other posts: harassing dolphins in their natural habitat by circling them in after spotting some gins- everything here is about making $$$$ - no sense of Eco tourism, respect for nature and mammals. Wished would not have been part of this. The area is beautiful but certainly seeing "the fins" did not add to my experience. We have seen dolphins in nature so many times in California playing and frolicking along the beach. So much more natural and spectacular. I found ten complete tour ( also extremely beautiful nature) cheaply run but uneducated locals throwing their rash everywhere. Sad

986ingridr

We have been lucky to be able yo watch them play in the pacific off CA shoreline - dolphin Bay and the pictures posted are nothing BUT MARKETING! You might see a couple of fins while harassing them with the many other boats - certainly not worth the negative impact you leave with your visit.The water taxi tours GAMBIT- tours are focused on making money - nothing more. The water taxi rides are eXpensive but highly UNSAFE with disregard to Eco tourism, wild life or the safety of tourists. When we boarded our taxi this morning it was completely over packed and one hour late - only after my husband inquired about capacity limits they took 3 ppl off the boat onto another one. They are ignorant towards their wildlife and beautiful islands ( btw they charge $10/ pP additionally for Zapatillo island since it is a National Park - it is completely trashed). They live the trash behind on any Island but mostly disturbing for RED FROG and Zapatillo - the extra National Park Charge is knot park service fees but simply another money making machine. They have to learn a lot.

nuriaf164

Our hearts were set on seeing dolphins and the boat tour did it disappoint. There were several pairs of dolphins gliding elegantly along the crystal clear waters. I even caught a shot of one taking a surface dive!

BrettA840

Got to see a pair of dolphins but reminded oddly of the Kenyan safari only instead of jeeps surrounding a lion couple mating, it was a bevy of boats floating after a pair of dolphins. If you have seen dophins before, don't bother. Otherwise worth. We did it on a boat tour around and this was included. So worthwhile.

breeshirvell

We stopped in Dolphin Bay on the way back from a tour of Green Acres Chocolate Farm. I’m not sure I would have gone out of my way to go to Dolphin Bay but since we were already in the area it was worth it. We saw 5 to 6 dolphins playing in the surf and they swam right up to our boat. It probably depends on the time of day you go and your tour guide but our guide knew exactly where to find the dolphins and it was awesome to see them playing in their natural habitat

343paulat

Beautiful clear waters, lots of sea life to watch. Good local restaurant on the water, valley of the frogs.