Masca Express — 2-hour whale & dolphin trip with swim stop
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.
Tenerife, Spain · 2h · €28 per person, taxes 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?
Masca Express is one of three boats Agua Azul Tenerife S.L. runs from the Los Gigantes marina (4.6 on Google, 2,306 reviews as of 3 September 2026). The format is two hours: out under the cliffs looking for pilot whales and dolphins, then a swim stop in one of the bays — Masca, Barranco Seco or Juan López, whichever the sea allows that day.
The price is per person, taxes included: €28 adult, €18 child 2–11, infants free. The product page lists two things as included — the sightings (“depending on sea conditions”, the operator's own qualifier) and the swim stop — and does not list anything as excluded, so ask about drinks or transfer if you need them. The €40 and €33 Flipper Uno trips are the ones with drinks and lunch; this one is the cheaper, shorter, wetter option.
What are the highlights?
- Swim stop in Masca, Barranco Seco or Juan López bay
- Two hours under the Los Gigantes cliffs
- Cheapest of the operator's whale trips: €28 adult, €18 child
- Boat owner, not a reseller — three boats from the same marina
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- 0:00Boarding at Los Gigantes
Ticket office at Calle Poblado Marinero, local 25.
- ~0:15Cetacean watching along the cliffs
Pilot whales and dolphins live here; the sea decides what you see.
- ~1:15Swim stop
Masca, Barranco Seco or Juan López bay, depending on conditions.
- ~2:00Return
Back at the marina about two hours after departure.
What's included in the price?
- Sightings of cetaceans guaranteed (depending on sea conditions)
- Swim stop in one of the bays (Masca, Barranco Seco or Juan López)
What's not included?
- The operator's page does not state what is excluded — confirm extras before booking
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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