Dolphin watching from Puerto de Mogán, with a swim stop

The trip leaves from the south breakwater of Puerto de Mogán, the harbour at the western end of the south coast, where GetYourGuide's map puts the start and other sellers of the same trip give Calle Explanada del Castillete as the meeting point. The boat is the Keeper Uno, a 12-metre Fairline Phantom 38 motor yacht licensed for 10 passengers, with a shaded flybridge, a sundeck, two cabins and a toilet with a shower on board, according to its charter listing. Its stern carries the name of the company that runs it, Mogan Sailing Tours, and the Canary Islands government lists it on its register of whale and dolphin watching boats, based at Puerto de Mogán.

The first part of the four hours is the search. The boat runs along the south-west coast, under cliffs and past beaches with no road to them, looking for the dolphins that feed in these waters. The listing names bottlenose, Atlantic spotted, rough-toothed and striped dolphins and pilot whales, and says whales and sea turtles are seen on some trips, depending on the season. This stretch of sea is the Franja Marina de Mogán, a Special Area of Conservation since 2011: Spain's environment ministry describes its 29,993 hectares as a feeding and resting ground for bottlenose, spotted and common dolphins and for loggerhead and green turtles.

Then the boat anchors at a cove on the south-west coast for the swim. The listing includes snorkelling gear and a paddle board, and the yacht has a swim ladder at the stern. Lunch is served on board: the listing names Spanish omelette, potatoes with mojo, pasta salad and cheese, with soft drinks, beer and water.

Every boat here works under the Canary Islands' whale watching decree of 2000: no closer than 60 metres to the animals, no faster than 4 knots within 500 metres, no more than 30 minutes within 100 metres, and no chasing, circling or cutting across their path. The listing is plain that the animals are wild and sightings are not guaranteed.

The dolphin trips GetYourGuide sells most on Gran Canaria are larger boats from Puerto Rico. The best seller on GetYourGuide on 6 November 2026, the Catamaran Dolphin Watch Cruise with Snorkeling from Puerto Rico, was rated 4.4 from about 6,300 reviews, from 38 euros, for 3.5 hours with glass panels below deck, a swim stop, a slide, soft drinks and optional pickup. The Puerto Rico Dolphin Watching Cruise, with a glass bottom, was rated 4.3 from about 2,800 reviews, from 40 euros, for 2.5 hours, and the Dolphin and Whale Watching Cruise 4.2 from about 3,300 reviews, from 38 euros, for 2.5 hours, with a free return trip if no animals are seen. This trip, at 89 euros, was the best-rated of those four that day, at 4.7 from about 290 reviews, and the only one that caps the boat at ten guests and includes lunch and a paddle board. The closest small-boat rival, the Dolphin Watching Eco Boat Tour in Small Group, was rated 4.6 from 52 reviews, from 85 euros, for 3 hours.

Book this one for a small boat, a long morning on the water and a proper swim, especially if you are staying in Puerto de Mogán, 7 minutes from the harbour. Book the Puerto Rico catamaran for the lowest price, hotel pickup and glass panels for children who would rather look than swim. The same Keeper Uno trip is listed by other resellers from 80 euros for adults and 65 for children aged 1 to 12, with cancellation 48 hours ahead rather than GetYourGuide's 24. From the same harbour, our pages on the Mogán submarine and on the kayak trip to the sea caves suit families who want something shorter or more active.