Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia
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Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia
By Captain Mike's - Sports Fishing and Whale Watching Tours
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₱3,655.27
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₱3,655.27
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Ages 0-99, max of 40 per group
Duration: 3h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
English
- Bottled water, soft drinks and rum punch
- Local marine expert
- Port pickup and drop-off
What's not included- Gratuities
- Hotel Pickup
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- We are able to pick up at the cruise ship docks.
- Captain Mike's, Vigie Marina Castries, St Lucia We are located at Vigie Marina, just before the Coal Pot Restaurant, and next to GFL Charles airport runway.
- Ports:
- Castries, St. Lucia
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- 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: 39149P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- 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 40 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- How much is Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia?
- Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia price starts from ₱3,571.82. Discover and book Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia on Tripadvisor
- What is the Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia cancellation policy?
- Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia?
- Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia is hosted by Captain Mike's - Sports Fishing and Whale Watching Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Captain Mike's - Sports Fishing and Whale Watching Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia on Tripadvisor
- How much time do I need for Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 3h 30m. Discover and book Whale and Dolphin Watching Cruise in St Lucia on Tripadvisor
- 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: 39149P2
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Josh W
00Great memories
Josh and the Captain were great, had a good day at sea followed by a 300lb Blue Marlin on the line for 1.5 hours. A…
SoonerDubai
00Did not get the time we paid for
We paid for all day and were brought back to the dock 30 minutes early. We caught one fish, and they rarely changed…
Adamtrishb
00Fun trip
We had a great day with Mario and Matthew. Unfortunately the fish were not biting as we wanted but they worked har…
lesliekA7835UD
00Avoid at all costs! You've been warned!
This tour is the worst fishing experience I have ever had in my 50 years of life and fishing many tours. You don't…
349youssefm
00Not great. Wouldn't go with them again
Captian on our boat (Mario) was a lovely guy. However his helper (Matthew) was so rude and unpleasant. I brought my…
Tammy D
00Captain Howard and Jesse did not Disappoint!
Captain and Jesse worked hard to give us a top notch fishing experience! A Blue Marlin was landed, with the coachi…
jessiep971
00Risso's dolphins
Purchased the excursion through Sandals. Arrived at a beautiful little harbor and boarded our boat. Staff were fr…
Jonathan P
00Caught a Mahi
Had a pretty good experience with Mario as our captain and Jessie as our deckmate. Pretty light on the action but…
I3100NUdavidl
00Awesome fishing
What can I say about this trip, except AWESOME. Capt Dwight and Lance, great lads very knowledgeable and highly ski…
Robert C
00Nice Boats but Uninspired Fishing
Boats are nice and well kept. But there is low motivation to actually get you on fish. Expect the "this is fishin…
agentsmith72
00Great service, but temper your expectations!
Service was top notch. Great communication with the office through TripAdvisor to confirm reservation, pickup/drop-…
Ian C
00Best sport fishing trip
Thought I’d write this whilst still fresh, just had a brilliant 4 hour trip on Rocky Buff, Capt Dereck , Mr Brown a…
alan m
00Total rip off and disappointment
It was completely a rip off supposed to go fishing you never go near a rod it was joke. There was supposed to be ma…
Q1967r22
00Absolutely disappointed
AVOID AVOID AVOID ..................Booked via nexus tours a group of 4 at a cost of £400 ,we were told a maximum o…
Destination781956
00Great Experience
Great experience!! The guides are pretty cool and the boat "Lucky Strike" was really nice. We caught 2 Mahi's and 3…
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davethedrummer1812
Poole, UK8 contributions
Jan 2023
A great trip, which took us from Castries down the west coast of St.Lucia to the waters off of the Pitons and back again.
The wildlife was a little slow to oblige, but our patience was rewarded when we were treated to a display from a large pod of short and long beaked common dolphins. Several plumes of spray from the blow hole of a sperm whale were spotted in the distance, as was the whale’s tail, before it plunged to the depths never to be seen again.
We saw Captain Mike at the start of the day but he didn’t join us for the passage. No matter, we were left in the very capable hands of his skipper and crew. The 1st mate/fish spotter had the eyes of an eagle and the balance of a gymnast; how he never fell over without holding onto the boat all morning I struggle to comprehend. There was a healthy supply of beverages, including the obligatory rum punch, as well as the provision of bananas and crisps.
With mammals spotted and the alcohol starting to take effect, the return journey was more relaxed. After a subtle increase in the volume of the onboard music we were treated to some highly accomplished dancing from one of the onboard hostesses, with some of the less inhibited punters unable to stop themselves from joining in.
All in all, a great morning afloat.
The wildlife was a little slow to oblige, but our patience was rewarded when we were treated to a display from a large pod of short and long beaked common dolphins. Several plumes of spray from the blow hole of a sperm whale were spotted in the distance, as was the whale’s tail, before it plunged to the depths never to be seen again.
We saw Captain Mike at the start of the day but he didn’t join us for the passage. No matter, we were left in the very capable hands of his skipper and crew. The 1st mate/fish spotter had the eyes of an eagle and the balance of a gymnast; how he never fell over without holding onto the boat all morning I struggle to comprehend. There was a healthy supply of beverages, including the obligatory rum punch, as well as the provision of bananas and crisps.
With mammals spotted and the alcohol starting to take effect, the return journey was more relaxed. After a subtle increase in the volume of the onboard music we were treated to some highly accomplished dancing from one of the onboard hostesses, with some of the less inhibited punters unable to stop themselves from joining in.
All in all, a great morning afloat.
Written 2 February 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Becky D
2 contributions
We had a fantastic time on the boat with the team of captain mikes! They were full of energy, really welcoming and friendly and so enthusiastic to see the wildlife. We were really fortunate to see all kinds of dolphins including spinner dolphins! There were so many and we got to spend a lot of time watching them ride our boats waves, coming close to the boy and showing off with jumps a little further out. We also got some beautiful views of the pitons from the sea.
Written 7 May 2022
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Global57363632865
Happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip with us and thanks again for booking with us
Written 9 May 2022
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Biffo
Bristol, UK5 contributions
Jan 2023
We had a great trip with Cap'n Mike. We didn't see any whales, but we saw 4 different species of dolphins, including spinners' the one's that leap out of the water and spin around. Often they were following the boat. We saw a lot of flying fish too. The trip lasted 3.5 hours so you get a good long time, and if you're nervous the liberal quantities of rum punch help no end. Snacks in the form of a banana and some pringles were kind of weird but what the hell. The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the loud music playing on the radio. Maybe it attracted the dolphins, who knows, but all in all a great trip.
Written 11 February 2023
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brist0lcelt
Portishead, UK174 contributions
Nov 2021
We had gone on a whale and dolphin watching excursion when in Funchal, Madeira only one month before we went on this tour and we thought we knew what to expect. In Funchal we were on a large, quiet catamaran, there were 6 other catamarans and other boats on the lookout for dolphins and a spotter on a high lookout post on each boat. We paid one third of the price of Captain Mike’s tour and we had dolphins swimming around our catamaran for the permitted 15 minutes. A wonderful experience.
The price we were paying on Captain Mike’s tour made us think that there would be a sophisticated spotting system, using other boats in the area. How wrong we were. We got on Free Willy, which is a noisy, old, fishing boat. A 90 degree ladder lashed to the boat was the way of getting up onto the top deck. It looked just as difficult to go down to the toilet area, so didn’t try. The water was quite choppy and there was clearly no proper system of spotting, with two young helpers looking over the side when they weren’t doing other duties. We weren’t surprised that the only wildlife we saw were some flying fish. We basically spent three hours on an expensive, noisy boat trip to and from the pitons.
I wouldn’t recommend this tour. Save your money.
The price we were paying on Captain Mike’s tour made us think that there would be a sophisticated spotting system, using other boats in the area. How wrong we were. We got on Free Willy, which is a noisy, old, fishing boat. A 90 degree ladder lashed to the boat was the way of getting up onto the top deck. It looked just as difficult to go down to the toilet area, so didn’t try. The water was quite choppy and there was clearly no proper system of spotting, with two young helpers looking over the side when they weren’t doing other duties. We weren’t surprised that the only wildlife we saw were some flying fish. We basically spent three hours on an expensive, noisy boat trip to and from the pitons.
I wouldn’t recommend this tour. Save your money.
Written 17 November 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Jonathon B
3 contributions
Incredible experience!!
Went with my gf and a there were few other couples and had a great time.
About 15ppl in total not including staff.
Van - Joseph - Capt Dave we’re great!
Saw a pile of dolphins and whales. 5 different species, the staff were going wild this was such a special time. Whales breaching and tail slapping, dolphins swimming 10-15ft from the boat. Incredible!!
Went with my gf and a there were few other couples and had a great time.
About 15ppl in total not including staff.
Van - Joseph - Capt Dave we’re great!
Saw a pile of dolphins and whales. 5 different species, the staff were going wild this was such a special time. Whales breaching and tail slapping, dolphins swimming 10-15ft from the boat. Incredible!!
Written 5 March 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Roam802374
3 contributions
Oct 2022
This was a great trip, it had been raining on land but out at sea was clear. The team were brilliant and we were warned that spotting anything was not guaranteed. Before we saw the dolphins it was already a fantastic trip, the crew were friendly and were ready with a Piton beer and the boat took us down to a view of the pitons.
We saw a fin but really thought that was it for the day but no!
a pod of 20+ dolphins started chasing the boat and jumping through the wake! Amazing
We saw a fin but really thought that was it for the day but no!
a pod of 20+ dolphins started chasing the boat and jumping through the wake! Amazing
Written 17 October 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
SeasideCouple21
Scarborough107 contributions
We were docking at St Lucia on a cruise and did the Dolphin and Whale watching on Free Willy as a group of 8. The trip didn't have the best start, it was rough sea and it rained heavily, to the point you couldn't see much. The staff were very attentive bringing us soft drinks or rum punch. We were starting to wonder if we would ever see anything. Suddenly the rain the stopped, and we saw two splashes. The captain turned towards the splashes, and suddenly loads of Dolphins were jumping all around us. About twenty minutes later we then saw pilot whales, which hadn't been spotted for two months according to the guides. Among the group of pilot whales was a mother and a calf. The dolphins made reappearances as well as the pilot whales. A fantastic tour, it didn't have the best start but it turned amazing! Definately would recommend.
Written 27 February 2020
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Marc H
3 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
We had our experience on Thursday 24th November. The staff were very friendly and have a lot of knowledge of not just the marine life but the island as well! We were lucky that we saw some flying fish, common dolphins and sperm whales. It’s not guaranteed you will see anything but that’s nature and you can’t force the animals to come out. In my opinion, even if you didn’t see dolphins or whales the whole experience is worth it for everything else you experience on the trip especially for the price. I forgot to mention they also give you refreshments whilst on board as well which is nice. The trip lasted around three and a half hours for us from the moment we left until we docked back up.
Written 27 November 2022
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Linda C
london70 contributions
Feb 2023
Last year I left a review "best trip yet"
This year we did the trip again but were thinking we had had our share of luck.
The weather was lovely and we started out going out to sea.
Nothing happened for a while but then we were told they had seen something which would come on the port side.
The staff were excited and I was amazed when I saw what I thought were killer whales. The most I saw surface at any one time was 3 but there were more.
We managed to stay with them for about 15 mins I guess and it was only afterwards when I spoke to the crew we realised how lucky we were.
It was the first time they had seen Killers too!!
My 86 year old Mum has always wanted to see them so that's something off her bucket list.
Then on the way back we also saw a pod of pilot whales.
Altogether amazing!!
This year we did the trip again but were thinking we had had our share of luck.
The weather was lovely and we started out going out to sea.
Nothing happened for a while but then we were told they had seen something which would come on the port side.
The staff were excited and I was amazed when I saw what I thought were killer whales. The most I saw surface at any one time was 3 but there were more.
We managed to stay with them for about 15 mins I guess and it was only afterwards when I spoke to the crew we realised how lucky we were.
It was the first time they had seen Killers too!!
My 86 year old Mum has always wanted to see them so that's something off her bucket list.
Then on the way back we also saw a pod of pilot whales.
Altogether amazing!!
Written 19 February 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Elizabeth G
Denver, United States4 contributions
Jul 2021
Captain Mike's was an amazing tour! There were about 10 individuals on the boat with us, as well as three crew members. The boat was nice, though the crew was even better! They were attentive to our needs and incredibly informative. We saw frazer and bottlenose dolphins as well as a stunning view of the Pitons! I would highly recommend this tour!
Written 25 July 2021
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Global57363632865
We are happy that we made your day and you got a chance to see a few dolphins. Thanks for choosing us
Written 28 July 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
laura l
Toledo, OH238 contributions
Is there a “season” or “certain” months where there are better chances to see more whale sightings (Like Hawaii is November thru April). We will be there in April. Antigua says their waters are over-fished so they don’t have a large population of either? Thank you!
