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Dolphin Seafaris - Boat tours in Lagos: Benagil Caves Tour & Dolphin Watching

4.7

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Ildamaria Ricardo

07:51 06 Oct 24

A beautiful hope, of ship not ocean, cute as caves 🙂

Bruna Duarte

11:23 03 Oct 24

We went to see the dolphins, it was so much fun!The guides are extremely helpful and nice. Definitely recommend

Michael Tischendorf

14:11 29 Sep 24

phillip stavrou

10:00 28 Sep 24

Christoph Tiedeken

17:46 26 Sep 24

5 stars for a really good dolphin tour 🤩The tour was really fun. The weather was fine and for the first hour we only drove in one direction: out to sea 🌊🚤The trip on the fast boat alone was worth it 😁But then we discovered isolated small groups of dolphins of 2-4 animals. After a short time we counted around 25-30 animals that kept moving back and forth so that dolphins could be seen on all sides of the boat.The tour guides gave us plenty of time to film and take photos.After more than 100 minutes we went back.The tour was in English and the captain and guide did everything for a perfect trip 👍🏼🌊😎Thank you!

Mairav Tolani

10:58 24 Sep 24

We went to see the Benagil Caves. The speed boat ride there and back was fun and the tour guides showed us the caves which were beautiful. However, they could explain the history of the caves better.

Lynn Brett

09:15 24 Sep 24

A great trip to benazil. Thrilling ride and the caves and grottoes were amazing. Many thanks to Henrique and Gonzalo.

Joona Järviö

21:27 23 Sep 24

Nice ride to see bengali (benagil) cave.

Dara Korne

14:59 23 Sep 24

Amazing captain and tour guide! They had funny personalities and the trip was so beautiful! They took the time to explain the historic background and also the different places we saw! Definitely recommend

Joanne McHarg

07:17 22 Sep 24

Had a fantastic trip. We were lucky to see a large pod of dolphins including babies. Sam and Bruno where great guides.

Tim S.

09:26 21 Sep 24

The grotto tour was great. Gonçalo and Joe showed us the unique cliffs and caves and kept us in a good mood and always had a funny story about the formations and Lagos' past.

Pam Armstrong

20:01 20 Sep 24

The caves were top of our list of places we wanted to see while visiting the Algarve. The tour exceeded our expectations by seeing so many caves on one trip, after seeing Benagil Cave, and so awesome that the “Tornado” boat was small enough to be able to enter tight areas Enrique and Eduardo were experts at navigating through tight spaces with other boats around. They were personable and knowledgeable about the area. Thank you for our best day in Lagos.

Martin Kent

07:56 20 Sep 24

Excellent experience- knowledgeable staff who made the trip interesting and fun- they knew where to go to see plenty of dolphins thoroughly enjoyed the trip

Eric Corsten

10:07 19 Sep 24

Very enthusiastic guides, explanations in English were good and clear.Great experience to take the speedboat across the water and discover the beautiful places.A day after our tour I saw these guides on another tour. They were moving to the music, which tells me that they are truly enthusiastic and passionate gentlemen.A truly great experience!

Tati Flores

09:46 19 Sep 24

m g

22:31 17 Sep 24

The tour to the Benagil Caves lasts approximately 2 hours. Other caves and beaches on the coast are also part of the tour. Since all the providers go out together, it is quite crowded there (other boats, paddlers, SuPs...), so I found the tour very touristy. You only have a short time to take a photo and then you go straight on so that the next 2-3 boats can go into the caves.My tip: It's better to take a tour of the Ponta da Piedade. There is less going on here and we liked it much better. We booked a tour with Lagosboattours with Pedro and found the tour much nicer than this one.

ANG

17:53 16 Sep 24

Excellent TourVery safe Caption & entertaining tour guide.Tide was high, and we had super fun in the boat 🚢.Doing 2 separate tours one for Caves & another for dolphins 🐬.

Rebecca Thorn

17:33 14 Sep 24

We recently went on a benagil caves boat trip with Seafaris and would highly recommend. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable, giving us lots of insights into Lagos. The company also provided us with lightweight jackets which were very welcome on a windy morning!

KM Hogewoning

19:07 08 Sep 24

Beautiful tour, beautiful dolphins seen, wonderful tour, really fun to be on.👍top boat with crew 👍👍👍👍👍

Joe Black

14:26 29 May 24

Fantastic, very fast boat which was really quiet when we got to the dolphins, local guides and they really seemed to care and respect the animals. We where with the dolphins within 20mins stayed 30mins then went for a Coast tour.

Denis Teixeira

12:11 21 May 24

Had an amazing groto trip with Sam and Joe.

이상필

15:37 19 May 24

The staff was friendly, and the boat didn't make me sick as much as I expected. I usually compare it to a banana boat, but it wasn't as bad as a banana boat.They gave us plenty of time to take pictures inside Benajil Cave, and the company tried to show us dolphins at the end of the tour, but we couldn't see them because they didn't come out to the sea.

Iris Z

14:46 14 May 24

Excellent boat experience.

Dina Gray

16:20 07 May 24

Had a great time. Samwell was a great captain and Joe explained history and use of all the caves. We walked up and booked a one hour private tour. Thought it was worth it.

Brandon Collins

18:17 05 May 24

Wonderful experience on a boat. If you can’t get out to Benagil and kayak, or you are only going to do one activity in Lagos, this is a fun crew and a nice boat ride to see some of the wonderful coastal cliffs and caves.

Ed Kent

20:06 02 Feb 24

Dolphins, yep. We spent 15 minutes or so just floating and watching them play around the boat.Benagil Cave, yep. The captain maneuvered us into it and two other caves as well.Views of the coastline/cliffs, yep. All the way back.Friendly, professional & knowledgeable staff. Felt safe on the boat, but be sure to dress appropriately for the season you're going and being on an open speedboat on the ocean.The value for this trip is amazing!

Bechir OH

22:18 30 Dec 23

Although not the perfect time to do such activity, the tour was good and the WhatsApp and feedback from the team was very quick. The boat was very quick hence high wind level: take a jacket with you or ask them they’ll definitely give you one with please.Why not 5 stars? A miscommunication perhaps but we thought that we’ve been told that the boat has coverage from sun and wind which was not the case.We were lucky to see some dolphins and visit the caves, the staff onboard and off board are top notch!

NICOLA

15:48 25 Sep 23

AMAZING EXPERIENCE! Went on the boat trip really not expecting to actually see dolphins but extremely happy to have witnessed such beautiful animals. Really informative leaders who know where in the ocean to find the dolphins. The dolphins came really close to the boat while gliding through the water. Just a fabulous time. The cliffs and caves were stunning too. Absolutely worth going on this trip. Thank you to all the crew members.

A message from the owners

Hello and welcome to Seafaris, our family business, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Several years ago, we visited the Algarve for the very first time. We instantly fell in love with its special charm and chose to spend two weeks in the old town of Lagos.

Because of our love of the sea, we headed straight for the Marina, where we soon spotted the unique and magnificent Tornado RIB and immediately took a trip out to see the Dolphins.

It was an impressive and amazing experience which we will never forget.

Some years later the Dolphin Seafaris company came up for sale – and we decided to buy it.

Every year our professional team takes tens of thousands of people safely out to see the amazing marine life in its natural habitat, and to experience the stunning Algarve coastline with its spectacular rock formations.

We do hope you decide to join us on one of our trips!

Peter and Dorothy

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