Every boat, counted · 23 Sep 2026Whale Watching in Tenerife: All the Boats, Counted
Whale watching in Tenerife in numbers
72 boats run whale watching trips in Tenerife. 54 sell seats by the person, from €26.40 to €129 (middle price €55.50); 15 are priced for the whole boat, from €300 to €935. 23 last up to two hours and 49 last three hours or more.
Of the 72, 44 include food, 59 stop for a swim or snorkel, 15 include hotel pickup, seven mention a toilet on board, three sail at sunset and two are adults-only. Together they have 90,153 reviews on GetYourGuide, with a review-weighted average of ★ 4.65. Five are too new to have reviews.
What the money buys
What the extra money buys in Tenerife: 17 trips cost up to €40 per person, typically for 2 hours, and one of them includes food and 14 a swim stop; 27 trips cost €40 to €70 per person, typically for 3 hours, and 24 of them include food and 21 a swim stop; ten trips cost over €70 per person, typically for 3 hours, and seven of them include food and eight a swim stop. The whales are the same on every boat — the price pays for time on the water, food, a smaller group and comfort.
The cheapest trip with a hundred reviews or more is Whale & Dolphin-Watching Cruise with Swim at €26.40 (★ 4.6 from 543 reviews). Per hour on the water, the best value among the established boats is Los Gigantes Whale-Watching Cruise with Lunch, about €11 an hour. Prices are from-prices checked on 23 Sep 2026; the calendar shows the price for your date.
The best-rated boats on the island
The best-rated boats on the island with at least a hundred reviews: Los Gigantes Whale Watching Cruise by Sailboat — ★ 4.9 from 2,265 reviews, 3 hours from Los Gigantes, €75, with whale-watching cruise and time to swim and snorkel; Whales and Snorkelling Tour on a Luxury Yacht — ★ 4.9 from 512 reviews, 3 hours from Las Galletas, €95, with yacht tour and snacks; Whale-Watching Sailboat Cruise — ★ 4.9 from 266 reviews, 3–4 hours from Los Gigantes, €79, with snorkelling masks; Puerto Colon: Dolphin and Whale Watching Speedboat Tour — ★ 4.9 from 134 reviews, 2–3 hours from Costa Adeje, €50, with speedboat cruise and snorkeling gear; Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks — ★ 4.8 from 2,213 reviews, 3 hours from Costa Adeje, €63, with dolphin and whale-watching boat tour and snorkelling equipment.
At the other end, four established boats rate below ★ 4.5: Los Gigantes Whale-Watching Cruise with Lunch (★ 4.4 from 711 reviews), Whale and Dolphin Cruise with Food and Pick-up (★ 4.2 from 1,788 reviews) and Masca and Los Gigantes Whale-Watching Cruise (★ 4.4 from 413 reviews). We list them because they are bookable, not because we recommend them.
The kinds of boat
By kind of boat on the island: 28 motor boats (from €27.81 per person, typically 3 hours), 14 sailboats (from €55 per person, typically 3 hours), twelve motor yachts (from €40 per person, typically 3 hours), ten catamarans (from €28 per person, typically 3 hours), three speedboats (from €28 per person, typically 2 hours), two eco-yachts (from €29.90 per person, typically 90 minutes), one pirate boat (from €33 per person, typically 2 hours), one glass-bottom boat (from €33 per person, typically 2 hours) and one wooden boat (from €26.40 per person, typically 2 hours). The boat decides the ride more than the port: two hulls and the eco-yachts roll least, sailboats heel and go quiet under sail, speedboats are quickest and firmest. The boat-type guide explains each one.
Where the boats leave from
Where they leave from: 36 from Costa Adeje (about 25 minutes to deep water), 13 from Las Galletas (about 35 minutes to deep water), twelve from Los Cristianos (about 25 minutes to deep water) and nine from Los Gigantes (about 18 minutes to deep water), and two with a meeting point given only after booking. The port decides the run to the whales and how you get there; the whales themselves are the same off the whole south-west coast.
Which boat to book
Which boat to book in Tenerife, by what matters to you: if you want the shortest trip, Puerto Colon: Dolphin and Whale Watching Speedboat Tour (€50, ★ 4.9 from 134 reviews); if you want lunch on board, Marine-Life Tour with Transfer, Buffet and Drinks (€63, ★ 4.8 from 2,213 reviews); if you want a swim after the whales, Los Gigantes Whale Watching Cruise by Sailboat (€75, ★ 4.9 from 2,265 reviews); if you have no car, Whales and Snorkelling Tour on a Luxury Yacht (€95, ★ 4.9 from 512 reviews); if you want the boat to yourselves, South Island Boat Trip and Sea Excursion (€350 per boat, ★ 5.0 from 29 reviews). Each pick is the best-rated boat that meets the condition, among those with enough reviews to trust the score.
What travellers mention most
We read the most recent reviews of each boat on the island — 244 in all, written between 9 Oct 2020 and 23 Sep 2026, averaging ★ 4.9. 122 mention whales, 74 mention dolphins, 25 mention turtles, 131 mention the crew or the guide, 30 mention the food or drinks, 50 mention the swim, 8 mention seasickness and 3 mention waiting or a late start. Seasickness comes up in eight of them — worth taking seriously if you are prone to it; the steadiest boats are the eco-yachts and the catamarans. This is a sample of the latest reviews, not the whole record; the rating next to each boat covers every review.
How this site compares the boats
How we compare: every number here comes from the GetYourGuide listings as we read them on 23 Sep 2026 — price, duration, what is included, the rating and the number of reviews — and from public sources we name next to the figure. We rank by rating only among boats with a hundred reviews or more, because a ★ 5.0 from three reviews says little. Where a listing does not state something, we say so instead of guessing. We earn a commission on bookings; it is the same for every boat and does not decide the order.
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