Plymouth Marine Safari

24/07/2024

Thanks to wildlife presenter and conservationist Chris Packham for voicing his views when discussing tourism on Good Morning Britain earlier today about swimming with captive dolphins.

Thousands of people visit marine parks each year – but at what cost to the dolphins? If you love dolphins (and whales) please do not add this activity to your ‘bucket list’.

https://marineconnection.org/captivity/

18/07/2024

Happy customers - whatever the weather - that’s our goal 🤩
The wildlife is out there come rain or shine. We do our best to find it but every day is completely different. No matter the sightings, we love meeting and networking with many likeminded people onboard our trips. A huge thanks to anyone who has joined us this year so far and we look forward to the next few weeks and meeting the rest of you! 🐬💙🦈

17/07/2024

🦈 Blue sharks in Plymouth?? See for yourself!!! 🦈

We met some epic people over the weekend, but Saturday in particular we had so much footage. This is only a tiny bit of it!

We are fully booked on our blue shark snorkel trips now until Monday 5th August. Also a few spaces remaining on Friday 9th August.

You must be a confident open water swimmer and aged 14 years and upwards. £115pp 7.30am - 4/4.30pm. Drop us an email to [email protected] if you would like to join on either Monday 5th August or Friday 9th August. WE ARE FULLY BOOKED FOR ALL WEEKENDS IN 2024 FOR THE SHARK SEASON but can add you to the cancellations list!

Anyone looking for a private charter on weekdays, if there is a group of you (maximum 10) please get in touch and we can see what we can do but still very limited with dates.

Special mention and thanks goes to our skipper at the weekend Kev Lavis as although he’s not in the footage, this wouldn’t have been possible without Kev. And as always to Ricky Matthews for the boat 🤩

We are looking forward to the next few days and meeting this weeks snorkellers!! 🦈💙

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18/01/2024

Just incase you missed these…
🦈 ALL DAY BLUE SHARK SNORKEL TRIPS 2024 🦈 £115pp:
🤿 Thursday 20th June 7.30-4.30
🤿 Friday 21st June 7.30-4.30
🤿 Sunday 23rd June 7.30-4.30
🤿 Friday 5th July 7.30-4.30
🤿 Saturday 6th July 7.30-4.30
🤿 Saturday 13th July 7.30-4.30
🤿 Sunday 14th July 7.30-4.30
🤿 Saturday 3rd August 7.30-4
🤿 Sunday 4th August 7.30-4
🤿 Monday 5th August 7.30-4
🤿 Friday 9th August 7.30-4

* ONLY for those who have previous snorkelling and open water experience, and are confident swimmers.

We have been inundated with emails since we put our dates out and are making our way through as best as we can! If you would like to book on to join us for a chance to snorkel with the blues this summer, drop us an email at [email protected]

In the meantime, enjoy these captures taken by our lovely customer on one of our trips last year! How amazing are these 🤩🦈

#2024

05/09/2023

Spaces still available for this Thursday 7th September 4.30-8.30pm, £55pp!!🐬 Saturday is now fully booked with a wait list.

Thursday is the last remaining sunset trip with availability this year, so please do email [email protected] to book your spaces. 🐬 ☀️

Fingers crossed for some great sunsets this week. Here’s one from the weekend! Photos captured by our guide Lauren Frape 🌅

04/09/2023

Was a pleasure to have you guys onboard Katie Mes Designs, thanks for sharing 🥰🌅🐬

We went with to see some dolphins on Saturday, and we got a fabby sunset too! So amazing and highly recommend 🌞

27/08/2023

UPDATE - Now only 1 space left ✨

Calling any experienced snorkellers / open water swimmers!! We have had a cancellation for this Wednesday 30th August for 3 spaces for our blue shark snorkel trip. 7.30-4.30(approx) leaving from Mount Batten. £95pp. Join us to have the opportunity to snorkel with the blues! Fully booked for the season otherwise Email [email protected] to book. First come first served. 🦈 🦈

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16/08/2023

A team of divers helps recover lost and abandoned fishing gear which can bring harm to sea life.

10/08/2023

Next week, it will be coming up to a year since we had pilot whales surrounding our boat for 2 days! Not only that, we also had the same experience with pilot whales just the year before in 2021 at around the same sort of time in August too. Will this be our third year lucky?! We have all of our fingers crossed as we all know these are not animals you see everyday in Plymouth! If you would like to join us for a trip out to sea to see what marine life we can find, we have the following availability left for next week :
🌅 Friday 18th August 5-9pm £55pp
🌅 Saturday 19th August 5-9pm £55pp

Can’t make those dates? We have limited availability remaining for our 4 hour safaris for the summer but still have spaces left have for:
🌞 Friday 25th August Morning Safari 8-12 £55pp
🌞 Friday 25th August Afternoon Safari 12.30-4.30 £55pp
🌅 Saturday 26th August Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30 1 space left £55pp
🌅 Thursday 31st August Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30
🌅 Friday 1st September Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30
🌅 Saturday 2nd September Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30

We also have our 8 HOUR ALL DAY OCEAN EXPLORER SAFARI TRIPS:
🌞 Friday 1st September 8-4 £90pp
🌞 Thursday 21st September 7.30-3.30 £90pp

Email us at [email protected] to book!

31/07/2023

🌊 NEW AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER DATES ADDED 🌊

With July being very hit and miss weather wise and some horrendous winds forcing us to cancel more trips than we would have liked, we have added some more trips over the next 2 months due to demand! We now have availability on the following dates:

4 HOUR MARINE SAFARI TRIPS £55pp:
🌅 Friday 4th August Sunset Safari 5.30-9.30 full
🌅 Friday 18th August Sunset Safari 5-9 full
🌅 Saturday 19th August Sunset Safari 5-9 full
🌅 Thursday 24th August Sunset Safari 5-9 5 spaces left
🌞 Friday 25th August Morning Safari 8-12 4 spaces left
🌞 Friday 25th August Afternoon Safari 12.30-4.30 3 spaces left
🌅 Saturday 26th August Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30 full
🌞 Tuesday 29th August Morning Safari 8-12 5 spaces left
🌞 Tuesday 29th August Afternoon Safari 12.30-4.30 7 spaces left
🌅 Thursday 31st August Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30 1 space left
🌅 Friday 1st September Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30 4 spaces left
🌅 Saturday 2nd September Sunset Safari 4.30-8.30 6 spaces left

8 HOUR ALL DAY OCEAN EXPLORER SAFARI TRIPS £90pp:
🌞 Friday 1st September 8-4 3 spaces left
🌞 Thursday 21st September 7.30-3.30 7 spaces left

9 HOUR BLUE SHARK SNORKEL TRIPS £95pp:
🦈 Thursday 24th August 7.30-4.30 1 space left
🦈 Wednesday 30th August 7.30-4.30 2 spaces left

More dates may be available upon request.
Prebooking is ESSENTIAL and bookings are made via our email address : [email protected]

For our safaris only, we:
✅ Are wheelchair accessible
✅ Take children from 3 years upwards
✅ Allow dogs onboard
✅ Have a working toilet onboard
✅ Have a wildlife guide / photographer onboard

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Come and make some memories with us in Plymouth! 😃🐬✨

18/07/2023

Come with us to visit the Eddystone lighthouse and listen to the tales of the lighthouses that stood before this one! The Eddystone reef has plenty of history behind it and if you come out on a trip with us… who knows - you might just learn something! 😁😉

Weather permitting, we aim to visit the Eddystone on most of our 4 hour marine safaris 🌊

📸 Taken by our guide

For all bookings email : [email protected]

13/07/2023

🌞 SUMMER HOLIDAYS AVAILABILITY 🌞

With the summer holidays fast approaching, we are now 75% booked for the rest of the holiday season! Want to make some memories out on the water this summer? We now have limited dates left with only the following trips still available for booking:

4 HOUR MARINE SAFARIS :
🌅 Sunday 23rd July Sunset Safari 5.30-9.30pm £55pp (8 spaces left)
🌅 Thursday 27th July Sunset Safari 5.30-9.30pm £55pp (2 spaces left)
🌅 Saturday 5th August Sunset Safari 5.30-9.30pm (1 space left)
🌅 Saturday 12th August Sunset Safari 5-9pm £55pp (2 spaces left)
🌅 Friday 18th August Sunset Safari 5-9pm £55pp (4 spaces left)
🌞 Friday 25th August Morning Safari 8am-12midday £55pp 10 spaces left (or whole boat available for private charter )
🌞 Friday 25th August Afternoon Safari 12.30-4.30pm £55pp (3 spaces left)
🌅 Saturday 26th August 4.30-8.30pm Sunset Safari £55pp (5 spaces left)

PLUS:
🌞 Friday 1st September 8-4 All Day Ocean Explorer Safari (blue fin tuna season) £90pp enthusiasts / naturalists / photographers (7 spaces left)

If you have a date that you would specifically like that you cannot see above, or are interested in private boat hire then please do drop us a message and we will see what we can do!

TO BOOK, EMAIL US AT :
📧 [email protected] 📧

📸 Photos captured by our wildlife guides and

05/07/2023

⭐️ UPDATE - Now Fully Booked for this weekend ⭐️

Here are some recent pictures taken by our wildlife guides / photographers and on our trips! There is so much wildlife out there to be found and it won’t be too long until the blue fin tuna start to show themselves too 🐟

Come and join us for a wonderful evening on the sea. Email : [email protected] to book 💙

Can’t make Friday? Here is our remaining availability for the summer. Any dates not below are fully booked:
🌊 Sunday 23rd July 5.30-9.30pm sunset £55pp
🌊 Thursday 27th July 5.30-9.30pm sunset £55pp
🌊 Saturday 5th August 5.30-9.30pm sunset £55pp
🌊 Saturday 12th August 8-12noon £55pp
🌊 Saturday 12th August 12.30-4.30pm
🌊 Saturday 12th August sunset 5-9pm £55pp
🌊 Friday 18th August 5-9pm sunset £55pp
🌊 Friday 25th August 8-12noon £55pp
🌊 Friday 25th August 12.30-4.30pm £55pp
🌊 Saturday 26th August 4.30-8.30pm sunset £55pp

SEPTEMBER DATES COMING SOON!

20/06/2023

UPDATE - now FILLED

🌟 🤿 We have had a rare cancellation for ONE space this coming SATURDAY 24th JUNE for our blue shark snorkel trip. 🌟 🤿 Heading out from Plymouth, 7.30am-4.30pm.
£95 and you will have to provide your own gear, covered head to toe in dark colours including a hood. Fully booked for the summer otherwise! Message to book! 🦈

08/06/2023

🌊 H A P P Y W O R L D O C E A N D A Y 🌊

We are celebrating world ocean day today by reminiscing on some of the amazing encounters out on the water that we have been lucky enough to have on our trips! We are so lucky to do what we do and never take a day out at sea for granted. Let this day be a reminder to you all that all of these individual animals you see here thrive from a healthy ocean, which we as humans are slowly destroying! It takes only one moment of your time to take your rubbish home with you from the beach, or walk that extra minute to find a bin. Little steps taken by every individual make all the difference to the wonderful marine life and ecosystems that we have in our world and here in Plymouth! Come and experience just how wonderful the ocean can be on one of our trips this summer 😍

📸 © All images taken from our trips by our wildlife guides and

07/06/2023

🐬 Just look at that little one jump! 🐬

It’s newborn season😍 A great time to come on a trip with us to try and spot some wildlife is right about now! We still have a few spaces remaining this Saturday 10th June for our 12.30-4.30 trip and also our 5.30-9.30 sunset trip and we are offering 10% off both trips.

We have already seen some short beaked common dolphin calves when we managed to get out at the weekend and they are super cute 🥰

Short beaked common dolphins give birth to one calf at a time, typically every two - three years, with the gestation period being around 10 - 11 months. When the calf is finally born it will exit the mother’s body tail first in order to prevent it from drowning. When the full body of the calf emerges, the mother or another female in the pod will help push the calf up to the surface for it to be able to take it’s first breath. Come and join us this summer to try and spot some little ones with us 🐬

📧 [email protected] for bookings

📸 Captured by our drone photographer Connor Benson

02/06/2023

🌞 It seems like summer has finally arrived along with the sunshine!! 🌞

To celebrate the lovely weather we are having that looks set to stay for next weekend, we are now running a June sale and offering 10% off ALL trips taking place in June to try and get as many of you out to sea as possible! 🤩

To book, please email us at [email protected] and quote code PMSJUNE! Limited spaces remaining, pre booking is essential, see you all soon! 😎

16/05/2023

Friday 12th May & Saturday 13th May sunset trip crews! 🌅

A huge thank you to each and every one of you that joined us for an evening trip this weekend, with a full boat on both nights! Although wildlife sightings were quieter than usual, we met some amazing people, had some great laughs and two beautiful sunsets were seen 🌅😍🥂

We can’t wait until the next ones! Our earliest availability for our next sunset trip will be for Saturday 10th June, 5.30-9.30, for any of you that may want to come onboard and have a scenic evening out with us! 5 spaces remaining, £55pp, email us at [email protected] for bookings. If you don’t fancy an evening trip, we also have spaces for Saturday 10th June 8am-12midday, or 12.30-4.30pm afternoon.

We hope to see some of you very soon! The Plymouth Marine Safari Team 🐬

📸 Courtesy of our drone man

25/04/2023

Spot the fins! 🐬🌅

Just 17 days to go until our first sunset safaris of the year are back on Friday 12th May and Saturday 13th May at 5-9pm! We have just 3 spaces left for Friday 12th, and 6 spaces left for Saturday 13th. We are also running 10% off on any of our wildlife watching trips throughout the season if booked by 5th May. To book, please email us at : [email protected] and use code PMS10 😍

Not long now until these beautiful views again… we can’t wait!! 🤩

21/04/2023

To celebrate the launch of our half day marine safaris returning extremely soon, we have decided to offer 10% off of all of our wildlife watching trips if you book with us by 5th May! We have plenty of dates available with many more upon request. If you can’t find the date you are looking for, just drop us an email to [email protected] and we will see what we can do! Use code PMS10 when booking 🐬😍 So who’s joining us?!

Ps. We have also released 2 brand new shark snorkel trip dates due to high demand, which will take place on Monday 21st August Sunday 27th August 🤿 🦈

*Unfortunately the code doesn’t apply to private charter bookings or shark snorkel trips

17/04/2023

Sometimes the early bird really does catch the worm 😍 glorious views from deck this morning with a minke whale popping up during sunrise! Can’t wait to get out there to see what other marine life is around. We currently still have a few spaces left on our next trips which are:
🌟 Friday 12th May 4hour marine safari 8am-12pm or 12.30-4.30pm
🌟 Saturday 13th May sunset safari 5.30-9.30pm all £55 per person.
Please email us at [email protected] to book, or if you can’t make those dates then take a look below for our 2023 4 hour trip schedule! 👇

Half Day 4 hour Marine Safari for £55pp:
🚤 Friday 12th May 8-12 and 12.30-4.30
🚤 Saturday 13th May 8-12 and 12.30-4.30
🚤 Saturday 10th June 8-12 and 12.30-4.30
🚤 Sunday 11th June 8-12 and 12.30-4.30
🚤 Thursday 27th July 8.30-12.30 and 1-5
🚤 Friday 28th July 8.30-12.30 and 1-5
🚤 Saturday 12th August 8-12 and 12.30-4.30
🚤 Friday 25th August 8-12 and 12.30-4.30
🚤 Sunday 27th August 9-1 and 1.30-5.30

Evening 4 hour Sunset Safari for £55pp:
🚤 Friday 12th May 5-9pm
🚤 Saturday 13th May 5-9pm
🚤 Saturday 10th June 5.30-9.30pm
🚤 Friday 7th July 5.30-9.30pm
🚤 Saturday 8th July 5.30-9.30pm
🚤 Saturday 5th August 5-9pm
🚤 Saturday 12th August 5-9pm
🚤 Friday 18th August 5-9pm
🚤 Saturday 26th August 4.30-8.30pm
🚤 Sunday 27th August 4.30-8.30pm
Plus more dates available upon request, with options for private boat hire for a group of up to 10!

03/04/2023

📸 🐬 CALLING ALL OCEAN ENTHUSIASTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS & NATURE LOVERS 📸 🐬

Come and join us on one of our all day 8 hour ocean explorer trips on May Day bank holiday weekend! 🤩 Leaving from Plymouth on both Sunday 30th April and Monday bank holiday 1st May. 9am-5pm, just £90pp.

Departing from Mount Batten, the day will consist of heading offshore in search of some fantastic wildlife as well as stopping to see some beautiful coastal views throughout the day.

To book, please email : 👉 [email protected]

Limited spaces available as we only take a maximum of 11 passengers for a small, personal experience 😊 Can’t make those dates? Message us for our latest schedule and availability for 2023! Come and make some memories with us! 🌊

12/03/2023

A little throwback this Sunday morning to when our skipper spotted this Sunfish last year from our boat a few miles offshore.

The ocean sunfish (also known as the mola mola) is the second largest bony fish in the world. They tend to visit UK seas during the summer months to feast on jellyfish but aren’t the most common of sightings! They are often spotted resting on their sides at the surface and we have actually had guests before mistake the fin for a shark. However when you get up close enough to one they are unmistakeable as they are so unique looking compared to other fish.

We are hoping to have some more sightings of Sunfish on our marine safari trips this year 😍🐟

Please email us at : [email protected] to join us on one of our trips this year 📧 🚤

10/03/2023

👏 Well done to all involved!

Two of the three rescues are "strong candidates" for release, a third is undergoing treatment.

04/03/2023

Ok …. So guess what we saw out and about on the water today on our vessel. Only a fin whale !!! 😳🐋 Plus of course the favourites - common dolphins 🤩🐬 Amazing day at sea today!

04/03/2023

Let’s talk Rissos dolphins!

Rissos dolphins are an unusual looking species of dolphin that we have encountered numerous times off of the coast of Plymouth. Here’s a capture of one from September taken from our vessel by our wildlife photographer .

For those of you who don’t know - although they are born dark grey, Rissos dolphins are well known for the scars on their body which they accumulate more and more as the years go on. The scars that they obtain are white in colour and so overtime the dolphin can become predominantly white in it’s appearance.

🌊 Why not join us on an all day 8 hour ocean explorer trip on Sunday 30th April to see if we can spot some! Departing at 9am and returning at 5pm for £90pp we still have a few spaces spare at the moment. To book, please email :
📧 [email protected] 📧

28/02/2023

Our different options of marine safari trips have something to offer everyone! The trips that we offer are as follows:

🐬 ALL DAY 8 HOUR OCEAN EXPLORER TRIP 🐬
Our all day ocean explorer trips are ideal for marine enthusiasts, keen photographers, researchers, or just anyone who loves the ocean and wants the best chances of spotting some amazing wildlife! As it is an all day trip we have a lot more time to go further off shore and to different areas along the coast that we wouldn’t be able to squeeze in on our 4 hour trips. These trips depart in the morning.

🦭 4 HOUR DAY TIME MARINE SAFARI TRIP 🦭
Our half day 4 hour marine safari trips are ideal for families, couples, individuals etc for those who want to explore just what Plymouth’s National Marine Park has to offer and beyond! The furthest that we usually go offshore on these trips is around 12-13 miles, where the Eddystone lighthouse is situated (weather permitting). We pass a couple of reefs along the way which are always good spots to keep a look out for some fins! We run these trips both in the morning and early afternoon.

🌅 4 HOUR SUNSET SAFARI TRIP 🌅
Our evening 4 hour sunset safari is the same as the above day time marine safari but just with an added bonus of a nice sunset (hopefully!) and the opportunity to see Plymouth Hoe at its prettiest at night on the way back in. These trips depart in the evening.

We also run the option of private charters for all of our trips, which is where you can hire the boat exclusively just for you and your group.

So - what are you waiting for?! Email us at [email protected] to get in touch today! 🌊🚤

📸 Photos taken by whilst on a trip collaboration with last year

19/02/2023

Take a look at this amazing photo of a Minke Whale in Plymouth Sound captured on one of our trips by our wildlife photographer guide 📸

On one of our last trips we had in the winter, we were lucky enough to have this minke whale hanging around with us who kept popping up throughout the day!

Minke whales are seen all year round in and around Plymouth Sound and are our most common whale that we tend to come across on our wildlife trips. They tend to feed on small schooling fish such as herring and mackerel and are recognised by their distinctive white marks on their pectoral fins.

However, last year we were also lucky enough to come across a fin whale, pilot whales and many more minke whales!! Fingers crossed for some more amazing whale sightings this year 🤩

To book a trip out with us this year, please message us on Facebook or Instagram, or drop us an email at 📧 [email protected] 📧