Pilot whales and dolphins live year-round between southern Tenerife and La Gomera, one of the easiest places in Europe to see them. Here are the boat trips side by side, what they cost, which ones you can cancel for free and the hour-by-hour weather and wind.
Budget option → · Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje, Tenerife
Weather at 12:00 PM. Boat trips start from 09:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickViking ship, up to 113 peopleTiqets | €28 | 2 h | Pilot whales, dolphins, cliffs | Guide EN, ES | Free up to 24 h before | Los Cristianos harbour, excursion area |
| Eco-yachtGetYourGuide | €38 | 1 h 30 | Pilot whales and dolphins, swim stop | Guide EN, FR, ES, IT | Free up to 24 h before | Los Cristianos harbour, excursion area |
| Catamaran, max 64 peopleTiqets | €47 | 3 h | South coast, whales and dolphins, swim | Guide EN, ES | Non-refundable | Puerto Colón, Costa Adeje |
| SailboatTiqets | €58 | 3 h | Whales and dolphins | Not listed | Non-refundable | Puerto Colón, Costa Adeje |
Our pick: the Viking Ragnarok, from €28. Two hours out of Los Cristianos with a live guide in English, free cancellation up to 24 hours before, and a boat that is wheelchair accessible. It is the cheapest trip we compared.
2 h · 4.6 from 25 Tiqets reviews
1 h 30 · 4.7 from 19,832 GetYourGuide reviews
3 h · 4.6 from 119 Tiqets reviews
3 h · 4.5 from 15 Tiqets reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 8, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
There is no public boat for whale watching: the cheapest trip is the Viking boat, from €28.
Pilot whales and dolphins are seen all year: they are resident populations.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° | 2 |
| Feb | 23° | 2 |
| Mar | 24° | 1 |
| Apr | 24° | 1 |
| MayBest | 25° | 0 |
| JunBest | 26° | 0 |
| JulBest | 28° | 0 |
| AugBest | 29° | 0 |
| SepBest | 28° | 1 |
| OctBest | 27° | 2 |
| Nov | 25° | 1 |
| Dec | 24° | 3 |
Tenerife South Airport 1991–2020 averages (AEMET): mean daily high and days with at least 1 mm of rain. Source: table on Wikipedia (“Tenerife”).
Fair
Fair: light rain, 24 to 25 °C, 1 mm, wind up to 28 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Partly cloudy | 25° | – | 18 km/h |
| 13:00 | Cloudy | 25° | – | 21 km/h |
| 14:00 | Light rain | 25° | 0.3 mm | 23 km/h |
| 15:00 | Light rain | 24° | 0.2 mm | 23 km/h |
| 16:00 | Light rain | 24° | 0.2 mm | 24 km/h |
| 17:00 | Light rain | 24° | 0.3 mm | 28 km/h |
Not ideal
Not ideal: light rain, 25 to 27 °C, 1.1 mm, wind up to 52 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Light rain | 25° | 0.1 mm | 52 km/h |
| 10:00 | Light rain | 25° | 0.4 mm | 50 km/h |
| 11:00 | Light rain | 26° | 0.1 mm | 49 km/h |
| 12:00 | Light rain | 26° | 0.2 mm | 52 km/h |
| 13:00 | Light rain | 25° | 0.3 mm | 50 km/h |
| 14:00 | Partly cloudy | 26° | – | 45 km/h |
| 15:00 | Mostly sunny | 27° | – | 39 km/h |
| 16:00 | Clear | 27° | – | 37 km/h |
| 17:00 | Clear | 27° | – | 35 km/h |
The best days for a boat trip are Friday, November 13, Saturday, November 14 and Monday, November 16. The rating only looks at rain and wind during tour hours.
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
It hardly ever rains in southern Tenerife: 0 to 3 days a month on average.
Los Cristianos is on the south coast, near Tenerife South Airport, and served by TITSA buses. Puerto Colón is in Costa Adeje, a few kilometres north-west.
The Viking boat costs from €28, the Travelin’ Lady from €38, the catamaran with lunch from €47 and the sailboat from €58.
The Viking boat and the Travelin’ Lady can be cancelled free up to 24 hours before; the catamaran and the sailboat on Tiqets are non-refundable.
Pilot whales and dolphins live here all year, but they are wild animals: no one can guarantee a sighting.
Trips run all year; from May to October the weather is warmer and more settled.
Fair: light rain, 24 to 25 °C, 1 mm, wind up to 28 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Perfect day: partly cloudy, 23 to 23 °C, no rain, wind up to 7 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Good: partly cloudy, 23 to 23 °C, 0.2 mm, wind up to 11 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
Viking Ragnarok: whales and dolphins on a Viking ship · from €28
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: November 8, 2026.