Avoid crowds on our quiet, fast, 32 foot, Coast Guard inspected vessel. We only allow 16 guests on the boat, and every seat has a great view of the animals.
The west coast of Oahu offers a unique advantage for finding a variety of marine mammals. Our lifeguard certified crew of marine biologists and naturalists with decades of experience will try to find as much as possible during your tour. Our team is honest, ethical, and genuinely eager to make the best out of your 3 hour tour.
We offer a dolphin sighting guarantee! If dolphins are not seen on your tour, we invite you to try again for free.
Snorkeling is included on all of our tours (as long as weather permits) to search for sea turtles, fish, and a variety of other marine species. During the winter months (January to March), humpback whales are seen on the Waianae Coast as well!
Posted By : W8152YDjessicaa
Absolutely exceptional experience! We were up close and personal with turtles, whales, dolphins, and eagle rays! You can tell that the crew really loves what they do and they worked hard to ensure we made the best of our time out on the water. It was a truly magical trip, highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-01-08 14:29:19 
Posted By : Y7406JCalexanderv
An absolutely wonderful and exiting experience. Mandy picked us up from our hotel on Waikiki and already on the trip to the harbor we got a lot of input about the island and what were about to experience. The morning on the large boat with only 15 people was superb. We saw dolphins from the boat and with us in the water. We even had the dolphins surfing with the boat. Wales near and far and at the end we were snorkeling with turtles. Mandy and her crew made us feel ohana and one could feel the respect and joy they have for the wildlife of Hawaii. We will definitely be back on our next trip to the islands.
A big mahaloh to Mandy for the North shore shrimp truck tip ... we very much enjoyed it.
Alexander & Angela
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Posted On : 2024-01-08 10:39:06
Posted By : alanjV1689IK
Amazing trip and there be whales! Great crew and fun smaller inflatable boat. Slightly difficult getting a late Uber back to Waikiki but it all worked out, just plan accordingly ?
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Posted On : 2024-01-06 20:11:49
Posted By : elizabethw633
Our van driver, Liza, was super friendly and the van was nice and comfortable. We loved the tour and learning, seeing and swimming with the dolphins. Hoping we would see some whales but did not see any on our trip.
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Posted On : 2024-01-01 11:32:01
Posted By : Compass08624517205
We had Jenna as our captain and Ashley as our guide. It was amazing!! They did an awesome job finding whales, dolphins and turtles. We had a great time snorkeling with the dolphins and turtles. We even saw a whale shark - what a treat! Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-12-31 16:15:34
Posted By : 306libbir
I love going out with Dolphin Excursions. The crew is great and I love that their boat is smaller so you don’t go out with 40+ people. We always see dolphins and in the winter they guarantee you’ll see whales!
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Posted On : 2023-12-30 14:17:10
Posted By : eleanorn883
So amazing! Only 13 people were on our tour so we got places fast and the experience was so chill. We saw so many dolphin pods 2 minutes into leaving the dock and then we went south and saw a mother humpback whale with its baby! We saw the mom breach which was incredible. We snorkeled closer to shore and saw huge sea turtles. Didn’t get to snorkel with the dolphins because of the swell but the experience was just so incredible. Pickup and drop off was so smooth. I will 100% go again and recommend this to everyone!
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Posted On : 2023-12-29 14:29:51
Posted By : EricS6742
By far the best dolphin/whale tour on island. Staff is phenomenal. You can tell immediately that they love their jobs. Tour was amazing. We saw numerous dolphins species and were blessed with three humpback whales. I would go again in a heartbeat.
Thank you Dolphin Excursions for the once in a lifetime experience.
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Posted On : 2023-12-18 20:57:48
Posted By : CJWheelan
Great experience! Super easy from start to finish. First off, I had to cancel 3/4 of our reservation last minute, which they were super ok with and refunded me immediately. So already 5 stars and the tour hadn't even started.
For the actual tour, they pick you up and drop you off right at your hotel. That is great. So easy. They give you a packed and customizable lunch to eat at any time on the boat. Amazing. On our tour we started off by seeing spinner dolphins almost immediately. Then we left to go see a humpback whale and her newborn calf (sick). Right after that a pod of dolphins arrived and we hopped in with them. That was amazing. We swam with dolphins later on as well. We saw tons of dolphins swimming around our boat and in the wake - amazing. The whole time the crew was experienced and clearly had a love and respect for the ocean and marine life.
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Posted On : 2023-12-14 22:41:26
Posted By : staceyjk
This tour is amazing!!! I have gone on it several times and each time it is awesome and provides new and different experiences. Captain Jenna and Captain Lex are outstanding - they know so much about the area, ocean, marine life -- and they are just so patient and kind with all of their guests. I cannot express what a positive company this is - from the minute you walk in the office to get your gear to the amazing water adventure, snorkeling opportunities, expertise by the Jenna and Lex and in the water experiences. I highly recommend Dolphin Excursions to tourists and locals. Incredible!!!
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Posted On : 2023-12-12 16:34:32
