Swimming with Dolphins
Black Cat Cruises
60 Rankers Reviews
53 Face-to-Face
15 Marine Animals
11 Dolphin Watching
12 Akaroa
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With Black Cat Cruises you will enjoy a once in a lifetime experience, supported by experienced local crew with world class facilities. Our experience and dedication to our local environment delivers a New Zealand must do activity here in Akaroa.
It’s the ultimate dolphin experience as you will be swimming with the endangered Hector’s Dolphin, the world’s rarest and smallest oceanic dolphin.
Hector’s dolphins are protected in Akaroa Harbour by a marine mammal sanctuary and our dolphin cruise gives you the chance to see and swim with these beautiful marine mammals close up in the wild in their natural habitat.
Hector’s dolphins are endemic to New Zealand, meaning that you will not find them anywhere else in the world, and Akaroa is the only place you can take a trip out to swim with them.
An encounter with a Hector’s dolphin in the wild is truly a once in a lifetime experience.
Black Cat Cruises donate a portion of all ticket sales back to the education and research of the endangered Hector’s dolphin, and we offer a fantastic dolphin guarantee policy due to our high swim success rate. This is possibly why Black Cat Cruises dolphin swim experience is listed in the Lonely Planet guide as on of the ‘Top 10 Marine Mammal Experiences in The World’!
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Claire
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing!
Alix
Ranking: 10/10
It was a small boat, we were only there with 10. We saw and swam with a lot of dolphins, IN-CRE-DI-BLE!!
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Isabel
Ranking: 4/10
A bit disappointing. The view under the water was really bad, so it was hard to see the dolphins. Not many dolphins at all.
Ivan Dupont
Ranking: 7/10
The water is really cold, but we swam with dolphins so we forgot the cold really fast!!
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Stefano
Ranking: 8/10
Very nice place, cordial and well prepared staff. Little bit expensive $150, for what it is. If you want to stay and really enjoy the dolphins, just rent a kayak.
Lena
Ranking: 7/10
Take the morning tour, it is a higher chance to see the dolphins.
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Julian Zeissler
Ranking: 7/10
It was nice to swim with the dolphins but we searched a long time for them. The tour guide did not do any good photos.
Annika Marz
Ranking: 7/10
Did not find that many dolphins, but it was good. The only bad things was $140.
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Marie Toulemonde
Ranking: 8/10
Dolphin watching and swimming cruise in Akaroa - beautiful place! Unfortunately the dolphin did not decide to swim with us but the company gave us a refund. Nice!
Max Backelandt
Ranking: 7/10
Nice trip with amazing landscape. Quite expensive.
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Lena Hanhart
Ranking: 7/10
Awesome experience, the hot chocolate after the swim was really a good idea. The only thing I don't like is that they put 'fake' dolphins in the picture.
Barbara
Ranking: 10/10
It was beautiful!!
Mark and Eefie
Ranking: 9/10
Go swim with the dolphins! Friendly staff who try to make the most of the trip. Hot chocolate on board! Hot showers afterwards!