6 options for boat & catamaran tours in Tenerife — real operator prices, routes and guest reviews, all in one place.
A whale-and-dolphin trip off south-west Tenerife runs from €28 to €62 per person. The cheapest is the two-hour Masca Express from Los Gigantes; the most complete is the 4.5-hour Freebird One cruise.
Every fare is per person with taxes in; children pay less on all six.
The six, cheapest first:
Three hours off Los Gigantes on the operator's own wooden boat: whale-watching guide, paella lunch, wine, beer and soft drinks on board. €40 per adult, children 2–11 €25. Transport not included.
The shorter Flipper Uno departure from Los Gigantes: two hours with a whale-watching guide and drinks on board, no lunch. €33 per adult, children 2–11 €23. Transport not included.
Flipper Uno's faster second boat: two hours from Los Gigantes with a stop to swim in Masca, Barranco Seco or Juan López bay. €28 per adult, children 2–11 €18, infants free.
Two hours on the Freebird One catamaran from Puerto Colón with a cetacean guide, beer, soft drinks and water. €30 per person. No hotel transfer on this fare; sunbeds, photos and ice cream are paid extras.
Three hours on the Freebird One catamaran: cetacean guide, a swim stop, a sandwich, beer, soft drinks and water — and free hotel pick-up and drop-off. €47 per person, taxes included.
The long Freebird One trip: from Puerto Colón up to the Los Gigantes cliffs and Masca bay, whale watching on the way, a hot lunch, beer, soft drinks, water and sangria, free hotel transfer. €62 per person.
| Tour | Duration | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flipper Uno — 3-hour whale & dolphin trip with paella lunch | 3h | up to 91 guests | €40 per person |
| Flipper Uno — 2-hour whale & dolphin trip | 2h | up to 91 guests | €33 per person |
| Masca Express — 2-hour whale & dolphin trip with swim stop | 2h | — | €28 per person |
| 2-hour Costa Adeje whale & dolphin catamaran trip — Freebird | 2h | — | €30 per person |
| 3-hour Costa Adeje whale watching with swim stop — Freebird | 3h | — | €47 per person |
| 4.5-hour Masca & Los Gigantes cruise with lunch — Freebird | 4h 30min | — | €62 per person |
Operators: Flipper Uno (Agua Azul Tenerife S.L.) · Freebird Catamarans (Freebird One)
What an amazing day! We spent about three hours sailing with Flipper Unno… You get the chance to see pilot whales and dolphins, there's plenty of food and drinks on board
It was a fantastic trip, we are happy to have chosen the boat “rapido” for 12 people only. Our captain Luca was great
We went on the rapid small boat it was awesome… Lucas our driver/guide was fantastic
The lady in the booth explained everything to us and mentioned that there is no guarantee of seeing the animals due to the weather
All six departures leave from the same stretch of coast, but from two harbours that give you two different days. Los Gigantes sits directly under the cliffs, so the scenery starts the moment you cast off; the three Flipper Uno boats go from there. Puerto Colón in Costa Adeje is inside the hotel belt, which is why the Freebird One fares are the ones with hotel transfers attached — from Los Gigantes you get yourself to the marina.
Pilot whales and dolphins are resident in this channel all year, so this is not a seasonal product. But an encounter is not a guarantee. Flipper Uno prints “sightings guaranteed (depending on sea conditions)” on its own page, and its ticket staff tell guests plainly that the weather can take the animals away. Neither of the two operators says what happens to your money when the captain cancels for sea conditions, so agree that before you pay.
The differences are mostly about what happens in the middle of the trip. Flipper Uno's three hours serve a paella with chicken, vegetables and fruit, plus red wine, beer, soft drinks and water for the whole excursion. Masca Express and Freebird's three hours stop to swim instead. The two-hour fares do neither — they are the short, cheap look at the animals.
| Trip | Harbour | Price | Duration | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masca Express | Los Gigantes | €28 · child €18 | 2 h | Swim stop |
| Freebird One, 2 h | Puerto Colón | €30 · child 4–11 half | 2 h | Guide, beer and soft drinks; no transfer |
| Flipper Uno, 2 h | Los Gigantes | €33 · child €23 | 2 h | Guide and drinks |
| Flipper Uno, 3 h | Los Gigantes | €40 · child €25 | 3 h | Paella lunch, wine, beer |
| Freebird One, 3 h | Puerto Colón | €47 · child 4–11 half | 3 h | Swim stop, sandwich, free transfer |
| Masca & Los Gigantes cruise | Puerto Colón | €62 · child 4–11 half | 4 h 30 | Hot lunch, sangria, free transfer |
Prices are the operators' own, taxes included; confirm the final figure when you book. On the Freebird fares the extras are named on the page: sunbeds €10 on the two-hour and €15 on the three-hour, each for two people and not pre-bookable, professional photos €10 and ice creams €3.
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