Name: Glenelg Dolphin Watching Cruise - 3.5 Hours
Price: 92.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (130 reviews)

Highlights

Interact with breathtaking dolphins in their natural environment
Watch the pod interact and play
Professional crew will keep you informed and safe

Take to the water for an unforgettable dolphin encounter, departing from beautiful Glenelg. This cruise has 100% success rate for dolphin spotting, so have your camera at the ready for some incredible photo opportunities!

What's included?

3.5 hour dolphin cruise
Expert crew commentary
Safety briefing

Your dolphin experience begins at 7:45am when you arrive at the boat - a 58ft colossal sailing catamaran. As soon as you board, the professional and enthusiastic crew will make you feel welcome and also excited about the adventure you are about to encounter. A briefing is then conducted by one of the expert crew which includes what to expect on the dolphin watching cruise.

The boat departs the marina at 8:00am approx., sometimes within minutes you get to see the first dolphins of the day, which seem to come out of nowhere to play and frolic around the hulls. As a 'watcher' from the vessel the dolphins seem just out of reaching distance, enabling you to enjoy and capture on film their playful displays. Their grace and playfulness is stunning and the sounds of their whistles and echo location noises are mesmerising. The boat has a 100% success rate of seeing dolphins, that’s right, they have never been out on a dolphin cruise and not seen dolphins. Because these are wild dolphins every cruise is different. The boat returns to the marina at approximately approx. 11.45am.

Important information

Session Length

This experience runs for 3.5 hours

Guidelines

Children of any age are welcome on the boat to view the dolphins from the deck
This experience is not available in July or August
Children 2 and under are free of charge

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 48 hours before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 48 hours of your experience
Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

This cruise runs with a maximum of 24 swimmers and 26 watchers - 50 people in total

Weather

In the event of rain or inclement weather your experience will still go ahead unless contacted by the experience provider

Dress Code

Please bring a hat, sunscreen, a camera, warm clothes, and any snacks or drinks you may want. Please note there are no snacks or refreshments provided on the cruise.

Other Info

Dolphins are wild and free to swim wherever they wish. There is a high probability that you will see dolphins, however this cannot be guaranteed. This makes the experience all the more special when you do see dolphins. Temptation Sailing also offers a swim-with-dolphins option on this cruise. Please select this option if you would like to enter the water and swim, rather than participate as a dolphin watcher.

Location

This experience departs from Holdfast Shores, Marina Pier, Glenelg, SA 5045, located at the bottom of the stairs/ramp in front of The Oyster Bar.

Reviews

4.3

130 reviews

5 stars 75

4 stars 34

3 stars 11

2 stars 6

1 star 4

Best day out swimming with wild dolphins

Gosia 22 March 2026

I cannot recommend the staff highly enough for their help and support getting into the net and being able to experience the wonder of seeing wild dolphins swim out in front of the bow. Best experience ever with my daughter

Customer Experience

Hi Kasia, so pleased to see you enjoyed your experience, we appreciate the time you have taken to share your feedback!

22 March 2026

Swimming with dolphins - unforgettable!

Bec 29 January 2026

This was an amazing experience where we not only got to watch dolphins playing on the waves but also swim with them out the back of the boat & watch them underwater on the net at the front of the boat. This was made even better by having such lovely well-educated staff full of info & happy to answer questions. A wonderful way to see the Adelaide coastline, highly recommend.

Customer Experience

Hi Bec, thank you for your feedback. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your experience!

2 February 2026

Incredible swim with dolphins

Danielle 29 September 2025

This is an amazing experience and well worth the price. Friendly, professional and knowledgeable staff and such an incredible thing to do with my son for his 15th birthday.

Customer Experience

Hi Danielle, your feedback is important to us, and we’re so glad to hear that you enjoyed your experience!

13 October 2025

Best experience

Stephanie 11 March 2024

This experience was absolutely amazing. Being so close to the dolphins was incredible. I will be doing this again

Mya

Hi Stephanie, we’re delighted to hear about your positive experience! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

11 March 2024

Excellent Experience with Devoted Staff

Mary 21 February 2024

This was such an incredible experience! The staff were incredibly knowledgable and kind, working not only to respect the wildlife involved in this encounter but also to ensure we all had a worthwhile time. I would definitely do this again!

Swim with dolphins definitely a great experience!

Jodie 2 February 2024

Best day out, Lots of laughs, gorgeous views and the dolphins were absolutely stunning i found myself completely mesmerised by them. The crew members were lovely and made it so much fun. 100% recommend it the experience, you won’t regret it 🙂

Wild dolphin watch

Amelia 24 January 2024

Wild dolphin cruise was cancled due to rough seas and bad weather as we were leaving Adelaide that same day red ballon thankfully refunded me no dramas Will book again with red ballon most def

Dolphin watching

Kym and Kris Booth 21 January 2024

A good level of mobility required as you have to sit on the deck. A good level of fitness is required for going underneath the vessel to swim and view the dolphins under water. A great day. Loved it.

Unforgettable, surreal experience

Callee 13 January 2024

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Dolphins were absolutely incredible!

Lots of dolphins!

Caroline 24 November 2023

The team were knowledgable, friendly and accomodating and we saw multiple pods of dolphins.