Small-group boat trip · Port Hercule
Pelagos Sanctuary Whale and Dolphin Watching from Monaco
- Duration
- 4.5 hours
- Schedule
- 09:00–13:30
- Departs from
- Port Hercule
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Leaving Port Hercule in the morning, the boat heads offshore into Pelagos, the marine mammal sanctuary shared by Monaco, France and Italy. With a guide on board, the crew looks for dolphins, pilot whales and on lucky days sperm or fin whales; sea turtles and seabirds may also be seen. The trip takes about four and a half hours with no swim stop. Approach rules are followed and animals are never chased; sightings are not guaranteed.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Port Hercule, Pelagos Sanctuary – open water off Monaco, Port Hercule
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Shared boat with skipper
- Guide commentary on marine mammals
Not included
- Food
- Drinks
- Seasickness tablets
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Port Hercule
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- May–September
- Prices
- Adult €65 · Child €45Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Sightings are not guaranteed.
- Trips need calm seas and are cancelled in a mistral or heavy swell.
- Boats keep their distance from animals and do not swim with or feed them.
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Reviews are left for the boats on this route after the trip and are moderated.