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- 🐬 Which are the best boat trips in Gran Canaria for families?
The best boat trips in Gran Canaria for families are dolphin-watching tours and the submarine experience. These excursions are safe, exciting and ideal for children and adults alike. Seeing dolphins in the wild or exploring the underwater world makes for an unforgettable family adventure during your holiday in Gran Canaria.
- 🚤 How can I join a boat trip in Gran Canaria from Maspalomas and other areas if there is no harbour?
Many popular tourist areas in the south of Gran Canaria — such as Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés, San Agustín, Bahía Feliz, Taurito and Tauro — do not have their own harbours.
To make it easy for you, we provide a pick-up service from these areas to the departure harbour. This allows you to enjoy your boat trip in Gran Canaria without worrying about transport.
- ⚓ Where do the boat trips in Gran Canaria from Puerto Rico depart from?
Most boat trips in Gran Canaria depart from Puerto Base harbour in Puerto Rico, which is the main starting point for dolphin-watching tours, catamaran cruises and other sea excursions in the south of the island.
- 🌊 Are there boat trips in Las Palmas city?
No, all boat trips in Gran Canaria depart from the south of the island.
If you are staying in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, you can easily reach Puerto Rico or Puerto de Mogán by car or by using the public bus services connecting the capital with the southern tourist areas.
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⛵ Best Boat Trips in Gran Canaria
Enjoy the sea and coastline with our selection of the best day boat trips in Gran Canaria. We offer a wide variety of boat tours and excursions, from sightseeing trips to spot dolphins, whales, and other cetaceans, ferries between Arguineguín, Puerto Rico, and Mogán, to catamaran tours along the coast, luxury boat rides, private boat hire with crew, sport fishing, party cruises, and even submarine excursions.
All trips depart from the southern area of Gran Canaria, and most include a pick-up service for added convenience.
⚠️ Important: Spaces are limited. We recommend booking in advance to secure your place.
Most popular boat excursions in August
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Dolphin Watching & Snorkelling Cruise
Guaranteed whale and dolphin sightings: if you don't see any cetaceans, you... -
Boat party
Enjoy the best boat party in Gran Canaria with DJs, musicians accompanying... -
Dolphin trip + sail along the coast + water activities
Free cancellation: up to 36 hours in advance. -
Ferry Puerto Rico - Puerto de Mogan
Enjoy a leisurely boat ride along the southeast coast of Gran Canaria,... -
Dolphin tour on big catamaran
Dolphin watching guaranteed: If no cetaceans are seen during the boat outing,...
Boat tours
Boat rental
4.6/5 - 152 reviews Rent a boat on Gran Canaria and enjoy an unforgettable day with family and friends. Choose between party boats, yachts, sailboats or fishing boats.
Quick Guide: Best Gran Canaria Boat Trips (2026)
Compare our top-rated day boat trips in Gran Canaria. Whether you are looking for a relaxing catamaran, dolphin watching, or a lively boat party, find the perfect excursion departing from the main southern harbors.
| Boat Trip | Duration | Main Features | Best For… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin & Whale Watching | 2 – 3 Hours | Glass bottom, marine life sightings | Families with kids |
| Luxury Catamaran Cruise | 4 Hours | Food, drinks, snorkeling & banana boat | Couples and relaxation |
| Gran Canaria Boat Party | 4 Hours | DJ, open bar, water sports | Groups of friends, stag/hen dos |
| Private Boat Hire | Flexible | Exclusive yacht or catamaran with skipper | Private events & intimate groups |
Best boat trips Gran Canaria: Harbors & Routes
Enjoy the best boat trips in Gran Canaria departing from the southern coast all year round. Choose the day boat trips Gran Canaria experience that best suits your expectations and book as far in advance as possible to guarantee a spot.
We only offer the best boat outings to ensure that you spend some of the best moments of your holidays. At OkGranCanaria, we have been offering an exquisite selection since 2008, using our personal experience on tours, our customers’ testimonials, and due to the organizing company’s experience, guarantee, and seriousness.
Dolphin and Cetacean Watching
Dolphin watching occurs in nearly 90% of our outings, and it’s normal to have to venture up to 12 miles off the coast to find them. We offer 3 dolphin-watching boat trip options:
1. Large catamaran trip. The catamaran is comfortable, and you can sit in armchairs. The size of the boat makes it move less in case of rough seas and makes it easier to find spots if you book at the last minute. The tour includes a sighting guarantee.
2. Medium catamaran trip. The catamaran has a glass bottom, which can be interesting for viewing fish and cetaceans in the area. Also, three days a week, the trip includes a stop along the coast before returning to port in case you want to swim in the sea. The tour includes a sighting guarantee.
3. Dolphin watching + water activities trip. The tour is carried out on the large catamaran. The first part of the tour is the usual dolphin watching, while the second part includes swimming in the sea, taking a banana boat ride, or going other water activities. It includes food and an open bar, and unlike the first two options, sightings are not guaranteed. That is, if you do not see cetaceans, you cannot go another day for free.
Fishing Tours
Whether you’re an experienced fisherman or it’s your first time fishing, we provide a fully equipped fishing boat captained by an expert crew to guarantee the highest number of catches possible.
Boat Parties
Fun is guaranteed with the best boat party in Gran Canaria. Get up, dance, drink, and swim in the sea with your partner and friends. This plan is undoubtedly the most requested for bachelor parties coming to Gran Canaria.
Boat rental
If you’re looking to hire a boat with a crew to enjoy a private event only for your group, we offer up to 10 boats ranging from yachts for 8 passengers to a catamaran for 240 passengers.
Ferries from Arguineguin and Puerto Rico to Puerto de Mogán
Ferries allow us to travel from the departure pier to the arrival pier, stopping at intermediate stops if we want. The ferry from Arguineguin to Mogan takes 70 minutes if we go directly, without stopping at the Anfi and Puerto Rico piers. The ferry from Puerto Rico to Mogan departs from the Puerto Base pier and reaches the Puerto de Mogán pier in just 30 minutes.
Catamaran tours
If you are only interested in catamaran tours in Gran Canaria due to their stability, spaciousness and comfort, check out the provided link where you will find filters for these types of boats. These boat rides are ideal for relaxing, sailing, touring the coast, swimming in the sea, and doing some water activities.
Submarine Dives
Dive 20 meters deep aboard a real submarine in Gran Canaria for a 40-minute immersion and explore the fauna and wrecks near Puerto de Mogán.
Departures from Puerto Rico
The bustling harbor of Puerto Rico is the main hub for marine adventures. Almost all of our boat trips Gran Canaria Puerto Rico depart from the Puerto Base pier. In fact, few of these departures offer a pickup service in Puerto Rico, so you’ll have to go to the boat on your own.
Boat trips with pick-ups in Playa del Ingles
Although the town does not have its own pier, finding boat trips in Gran Canaria Playa del Ingles is incredibly easy. All of our boat tours, except for the ferries, include convenient pickup points in Playa del Inglés.
Boat tours with pick-ups in Maspalomas
If you are looking for a boat trip Gran Canaria Maspalomas, you don’t need to worry about transportation. Our Maspalomas boat trips include a free shuttle service that will pick you up near your accommodation in Maspalomas or Meloneras, as this area does not have a departure pier.
Boat Tours from Mogan
The yellow submarine, ferries, and some boats depart from the Puerto de Mogan pier. Pay attention to the departure point when booking boat tours or check if they offer pickup service in Puerto de Mogan.
Other Boat Tours in the Canary Islands and Mallorca
If you’re traveling to other islands, check here the Lanzarote boat trips, boat trips in Mallorca and the boat trips in Fuerteventura.
Everything was wonderful, but a word of warning: the catamaran does roll about quite a bit. We got a proper close-up view of the dolphins. If you have strong sea legs, it’s a beautiful experience.
A must in Gran Canaria. We go to Gran Canaria every year and we always go on the Blue Bird Lines to Mogan at least once.
13 euros more or less, and half price for the children, was quite a fair price. The entire family loved it.
Excellent. It was worth renting the boat for a morning tour. The boat and the tour were fantastic.
Excellent. We loved the experience of going on Gran Canaria’s yellow submarine and seeing the fish and the sunken ship, but it went very fast for us.
A nice way to visit the coast and enjoy the sea
Exciting. I always wanted to see the bottom of the see but I didn’t dare go diving. With the submarine we went down to a depth of 20 metres and saw so many fish and a sunken ship. Dream fulfilled.
Incredible moment. We were surrounded by a big pod of two or three different species of dolphins, and we got to see a whale in the distance.
We didn’t catch anything. But thanks to Pedro and his crew, even though we didn’t catch anything, the day was still lovely. Would do it again.
Bad choice if you get sea sick but good organization. My wife got very dizzy when we went out to sea to see dolphins and she had a terrible time. Upon returning to the coast, they were able to take us by boat to Mogan Port where we waited until the tour finished and they could take us back to the hotel, so we missed 50% of the trip. Still, we appreciated that they took the trouble of taking us back to the port.