Whale & dolphin watching in La Gomera
| country: | Canary Islands |
| location: | Canary Islands |
| departures: | Available daily from 01 Mar-13 Jun and 15 Jul-30 Nov |
| price: | From €650 (7 days) - €950 (14 days) excluding flights. One extra person sharing apartment €100 - €340. Special offer for groups of minimum 8 people and family friendly prices available |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
Fantastic holidays on La Gomera filled with adventurous boat trips. Encounter wild dolphins and whales, snorkel in shallow bays, enjoy swimming and bathing, fantastic colourful sunsets and the ocean itself. The excursions take place on an original canarian, transformed fishing boat with a maximum of 10 people. The boat contains plenty of areas to sit and lay. It is approved of all security measures, and it is easy to get into close contact with the marine mammals.
La Gomera is a versatile, wild and romantic island. Located 400km west of the African continent in the Atlantic Ocean it is, after El Hierro, the 2nd smallest of the Canary Islands with a surface area of 378 square kilometres. La Gomera is a nature lover's paradise and only few places in the world have a natural wealth like this island. The variety and contrast of the landscape are surprising! Besides the famous, always great "rainforest", it offers lots of hiking paths, further cultural outings, as well as bays and beaches for swimming and sun bathing. The free days can be filled with: beach visits, hiking trips, cycling. diving, meditating. Children are welcome!
Being together with dolphins and whales is always an exciting adventure. Each excursion is new and different. We never know if, where and when we will meet them. 20 different varieties of dolphins and whales have been spotted already. Each species moves and passes freely through this part of the Atlantic. No "pod" - as they are called - resides permanently on a specific spot.
Often we meet the following dolphins: Bottlenose dolphins or a small group of Rough-Toothed dolphins, the fast Striped or Common dolphins. Sometimes the boat is surrounded by Atlantic Spotted dolphins. We also meet Pilot whales and the rare Beaked whales. Sometimes we meet big whales such as Finback, Sei-, Spermwhales. We are never short of surprises in this area!
To get anywhere, one must head inland and invariably pass through the Garajonay National Park in the middle of the island (800-1000m over sea-level). Designated a world heritage side by UNESCO in 1986, the park is thankfully protected. It covers the highest mountain on the island, the Garajonay, and an area of more than 4000 hectares. It is home to some of the world's most ancient forest, with as many as 400 species of flora, including rare laurels.
Additional to the fixed yearly program we take group bookings of minimum 8 people any time of the year. The outlines of the program can be individually prepared. The number of boat trips can vary. Please inquire about costs for group bookings.
La Gomera is a versatile, wild and romantic island. Located 400km west of the African continent in the Atlantic Ocean it is, after El Hierro, the 2nd smallest of the Canary Islands with a surface area of 378 square kilometres. La Gomera is a nature lover's paradise and only few places in the world have a natural wealth like this island. The variety and contrast of the landscape are surprising! Besides the famous, always great "rainforest", it offers lots of hiking paths, further cultural outings, as well as bays and beaches for swimming and sun bathing. The free days can be filled with: beach visits, hiking trips, cycling. diving, meditating. Children are welcome!
Being together with dolphins and whales is always an exciting adventure. Each excursion is new and different. We never know if, where and when we will meet them. 20 different varieties of dolphins and whales have been spotted already. Each species moves and passes freely through this part of the Atlantic. No "pod" - as they are called - resides permanently on a specific spot.
Often we meet the following dolphins: Bottlenose dolphins or a small group of Rough-Toothed dolphins, the fast Striped or Common dolphins. Sometimes the boat is surrounded by Atlantic Spotted dolphins. We also meet Pilot whales and the rare Beaked whales. Sometimes we meet big whales such as Finback, Sei-, Spermwhales. We are never short of surprises in this area! To get anywhere, one must head inland and invariably pass through the Garajonay National Park in the middle of the island (800-1000m over sea-level). Designated a world heritage side by UNESCO in 1986, the park is thankfully protected. It covers the highest mountain on the island, the Garajonay, and an area of more than 4000 hectares. It is home to some of the world's most ancient forest, with as many as 400 species of flora, including rare laurels.
Additional to the fixed yearly program we take group bookings of minimum 8 people any time of the year. The outlines of the program can be individually prepared. The number of boat trips can vary. Please inquire about costs for group bookings.
travellers' tales
I think this holiday is a great opportunity to see dolphins and whales in their natural habitat, its wonderful just being in the open ocean with them, hearing them breathing and moving with the waves. (more)
how this holiday makes a difference
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Guests are accommodated in basic apartments owned by local people and are encouraged to use locally owned facilities such as restaurants and supermarkets.
To help achieve high standards in environmental care, all apartments have information folders (b/w-copies) which include useful info about responsible behaviour in relation to the dolphins and whales, problems relating to whale-watching (e.g. Tenerife), environmental care such as waste and water problems, the island, nature protection, drinking water, news and innovative projects on the Canary Islands. Spread the news!!
 The aim of M.e.e.r. e.V. is to have ecological whale watching as a sustainable use of cetaceans in the sense of responsible eco-tourism, an implementation of a marine protected area off La Gomera and an establishment of a whale watching information centre in Valle Gran Rey. M.e.e.r. e.V. is taking care of field research in this area and offers educational events and programmes. |
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