Welcome to the Dolphin Connection Experience
Swimming with Dolphins - Azores
We offer unique holidays swimming with wild dolphins in the Azores.
Join us on these exciting and memorable holidays. You can choose accommodation to suit your preference and we take care of all practical details, so you can just relax and enjoy this unique experience!
Our own experienced guides and marine biologists have specialist knowledge of the dolphins and whales of The Azores. We have been running swimming with dolphins Azores programmes for over 14 years following a unique ethical code of conduct. You will have many opportunities to see whales on the swim with dolphins program.
The dolphins are present throughout the year, with late July and August being the busiest time and best sea conditions. April to early July and September to October are still great times to visit, with cheaper holiday prices.
Whale Watching Holidays - Azores
We also offer whale watching holidays. These take place from April to October 2012 . The Azores is one of the best locations worldwide to see several species of whale : Sperm whales, Blue Whales, Fin whales and many more. You will also see the large pods of dolphins riding in the bow wave of the boat.
May and June is the time for the annual migrations of the big whales (fin, sei and blue whale). Also you can be fairly sure of sightings of sperm whales and many species of dolphin (Bottlenose, Atlantic Spotted, Striped, Risso's and Common) whenever you visit as these species are regularly encountered throughout the summer. As with our Dolphin Swimming holidays, late July and August tend to be busiest, with the shoulder season being quieter and cheaper, but still with reliable sightings of whales and dolphins. Click for more info.
Unforgettable experience
New YOU TUBE link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQLPNkvsD8E&feature=fvw
Swimming with dolphins in the Azores is an unforgettable experience of playfulness, grace and beauty. Our ethos is one of respect and sensitivity with the dolphins and we introduce our guests to this experience with expert care and guidance. Swimming with Dolphins
Fulfil the dream of swimming with these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.
Click the link to see dolphins blowing bubble rings on video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCf7SNUb-Q&feature=related
Other Locations
Egypt, The Red Sea > Our very exciting new location!! Having taken over the running of a very established and sucessful dolphin swim business, we offer both a 7 night holiday which offers day trips to swim with dolphins on the coral reef where the underwater scenery is spectacular. Also we offer a 7 night trip which includes a 2 night live-aboard safari so you get an opportunity to be with the dolphins for 3 days in a very protected, unspoilt offshore reef where the dolphins rest and play during the day after hunting at night.
Our resort is a fully certified PADI diving centre and offers diving programs which can be booked in advance
Latest News
NEW Blue Whale Tour in the Azores! Two date options: 19-26th May (this tour is now full) and 26th May - 2nd June 2012.
Your chance to come and see these Ocean Giants for yourself ! Also see BBC series Ocean Giants on i player
The sightings of Blue Whales in May in the Azores 2010 and 2011 have been so amazing we have decided to run a Special Blue Whale Tour in May 2012. We had sightings almost every day in May and on the back of this our expert guide Dylan Walker of Planet Whale will lead this Bluie Whale tour as the Azores in May is on the Blue Whale "map" Come join us if you want to see the biggest mammal on the planet!!
See Blue Whale Tour page
Best time to visit the Azores
The season from April to Oct in the Azores always has fantastic sightings. The sperme whales and 5 species of dolphins will be there through the season with oportunities to see Orca, beaked whales, bottlenose whale, Pilot whales and many more. The best time to see the Baleen whales( Blue , fin and sei ) is May and June , although they are sometimes sighted in the high summer months too.
President Obama against Iceland's whaling
Thank you Mr President.
After more than a quarter of a million protests were sent by supporters of WDCS . President Obama issued a strongly worded statement that fires a warning shot across Iceland’s bows if its fin whaling does not stop for good.
Although the President did not go as far as we had hoped by imposing trade sanctions on Iceland, he directed his administration to review its diplomatic relationship with Iceland, potentially including cancelling meetings with Icelandic officials and withdrawing funding for joint projects in the Arctic.
Iceland did not undertake any fin whaling this summer, blaming reduced markets in Japan following the tsunami in March, but it has given no indication that it intends to sop killing endangered fin whales.
If Iceland resumes fin whaling, President Obama has sought an immediate report from his officials. suggesting that the door remains open for punitive economic measures against Iceland by the US in the future.
Sperm whales and climate change- Co2 absorbed
Check out the link to read how the faeces of sperm whales can actually contribute to absorbtion of excess Co2
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_
Testimonials
***** I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever been on! do it and enrich your life! I returned home feeling more alive and inspired than ever before.
Dawn McClean, London
****"The Dolphin Connection team were great, the skippers had a lot of sensitivity to the animals and guided us to have some sensational encounters underwater and from the boats with so many dolphins and whales. I will be back!!" The company has a very responsible ethos and this this precious, unspoilt part of the world is being well preserved.
Howard Brown- Cheltenham
