Spirit of the Sea
Basic Information
- Activity: Whale and dolphin watching
- Zone: Puerto Rico-Amadores
- City: Puerto Rico
- Schedule: Departures: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 10.00 and 13:30 h. Tuesdays: 10:00, 12:30 and 15:00 h. Thursdays and Saturdays: 10:00 and 12:30h.
- Price Adults: 25 €
- Price Children: 12,5 € (3-12 years)
- Pickup at Hotel: Yes. Surcharge 6 euros / person
- Don´t miss it out
- Spirit of the Sea
- Schedule and prices
- Getting there
- Marine and environmental protection
- Cetaceans
Go on board of "SPIRIT OF THE SEA" and have an unforgettable tour.
Admire the species of dolphins and whales that live in the Canaries.
Visit the local dolphins on board of a comfortable Catamaran that was built specifically for this proposal.
Enjoy a pleasant boats tour of 2 or 3 hours (depending on the day of the week).
Take part in the environmental engagement of Spirit of the Sea, to maintain the marine fauna.
Keep the image of these special creatures in your memory
Spirit of the Sea offers you a special guarantee. In case you do not see any dolphins or other sea mammals during the excursion, they will issue you a voucher for this tour which you may repeat at any time.
Recommendations to enjoy the excursion:
- Sunscreen, also for lips (sea breeze and sun)
- Medication against sea sickness (if applicable)
- Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunhat
- Sun Glasses
- Video Recorder and Cameras.
Enjoy the different species of dolphins and whales, only a few miles offshore in Canarias´ waters.
Watch the dolphins in their natural surroundings, jumping, hunting or just playing in the water trail of the Catamaran. You can observe these sea mammals from all angles and through the glass bottom of our boat.
The team of Spirit of the Sea has but special emphasis on the security, comfort and environment friendly construction and its objective: the observation of sea mammals. Both hulls of the catamaran are glass galleries from where you can fulfill your dream of seeing many whales and dolphins in their natural habitat.
The Spirit of the Sea also has an underwater camera and underwater hydrophones to hear the dolphins and whales as they communicate, and other technological devices that enable the location of cetaceans.
Choose the day you want to enjoy the excursion. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we will be on sea one hour longer. These days, Spirit of the Sea will stop in a bay where you can take a swim in the sea and feed the local fish.
DEPARTURE TIMES:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 and 13:30 h
Tuesday: 10:00, 12:30 and 15:00 h
Thursday and Saturday: 10:00 and 12:30 h
PRICES
Adults (12 years up): 25 euros
Children (3 to 12 years): 12.5 euros
A surcharge of 6 Euros will be applicable for pickup at your hotel
Spirit of the Sea has its base in the harbor of Puerto Rico (Puerto Base), in the Southwest of Gran Canaria
Bus line GLOBAL to Puerto de Rico
01 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogán
32 Playa del Inglés - Puerto de Mogán
33 Playa del Inglés - Puerto Rico - Puerto de Mogán
39 Parque Tropical - Puerto Rico
70 Palmitos Park - Puerto Rico
91 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Playa del Cura
Taxi - approximate prices
| San Agustin | Bahía Feliz | Playa del Ingles | Maspalomas | Meloneras | Sonneland | Puerto Mogán |
| 27 € | 29 € | 24 € | 22 € | 24 € | 22 € | 13 € |
Spirit of the sea takes great interest in protecting the whales and dolphins and therefore works hand in hand with different universities for conservation of the marine fauna. The Institute for Recovery of Marine fauna, marine biologists and veterinaries study the behavior of these creatures.
The Catamaran also serves as platform for investigation projects of students and doctors.
Spirit of the sea contributes to the rescue of injured animals, in danger of extinction.
Cetaceans come in many different sizes and shapes. From small dolphins of one meter up to the largest whale, that comes to over thirty meters and is the biggest animal on earth.
Many people still believe that just because they live in water, dolphins and whales are fish!!
But, if we take a good look, we can see many differences, here are some examples:
- They move their tails up and down unlike all fish which move their tails from side to side
- Their babies when born drink milk from their mothers, which is very important it makes them mammals, just like us.
- Its certain they eat, play, "talk", live and give birth under water, but like us, they have lungs and breath.
Dolphins live in very defined and structured social groups (pods).
They are very solidary creatures within their groups, they help the sick or young to the surface to breath and defend each other from possible danger.
