Flipper Uno — 3-hour whale & dolphin trip with paella lunch
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.
Tenerife, Spain · 3h · up to 91 guests · €40 per person, tax included · EN · ES
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
What is this tour like?
Flipper Uno is a boat the company built itself — African and Brazilian mulberry wood, four carpenter brothers from Alcalá, 18 months of work, launched at Playa de San Juan in July 1996. It has been running out of the Los Gigantes marina ever since, and today Agua Azul Tenerife S.L. holds 4.6 on Google from 2,306 reviews (3 September 2026).
The 3-hour trip is the full format: an official whale-watching guide on board, a paella lunch (chicken, vegetables, fruit) and drinks for the whole excursion — red wine, beer, soft drinks or water. The price is per person, tax included: €40 adult, €25 child 2–11, infants free. The fare is called “departure without transport” on the operator's page, so you get yourself to the marina. Pilot whales and dolphins live in this stretch of water, and the operator promises sightings “depending on sea conditions” — in plain terms, the sea decides.
What are the highlights?
- Operator-owned wooden boat, built by the company and launched in 1996
- Paella lunch plus wine, beer and soft drinks for the whole trip
- Official whale-watching guide on board
- Departure from Los Gigantes, below the cliffs
- Children 2–11 €25, infants free
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- 0:00Boarding at Los Gigantes marina
Check in at the ticket office (local 25) and board the Flipper Uno.
- ~0:15Out along the cliffs, watching for cetaceans
The guide explains what lives here and where to look. Drinks are served throughout.
- mid-tripPaella lunch on board
Paella with chicken, vegetables and fruit; red wine, beer, soft drinks or water.
- ~3:00Back to Los Gigantes
Return to the marina about three hours after departure.
What's included in the price?
- Sightings of cetaceans guaranteed (depending on sea conditions)
- With official whale watching guide — in your own language
- Drinks included
- Lunch included in the 3-hour tour (a paella with chicken, vegetables and fruit)
- During the whole excursion, drinks are included: red wine, beer, soft drinks or water
What's not included?
- Transport (this is the “departure without transport” fare)
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Flipper Uno ticket office, Puerto deportivo de Los Gigantes, Calle Poblado Marinero, local 25, 38683 Los Gigantes, Santiago del Teide (28.246021, -16.842295).
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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What do guests say?
“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”
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