Swim with wild dusky dolphins in Kaikoura, widely rated the best place on Earth to do so. Resident super-pods, from several hundred to over a thousand acrobatic duskies, feed year-round along the deep Kaikoura Canyon just off the New Zealand coast. Small guided groups snorkel among them as they leap and spin, in cold, clear water beneath the Seaward Kaikoura mountains, best from spring to autumn.

Dolphin

Delphinidae

MarineMammals

Best Months

Fauneya maps 21 Dolphin spots worldwide, with monthly sighting probabilities and practical info for each location. Featuring Kaikōura (South Island, New Zealand), La Paz / Sea of Cortez (Baja California, Mexico), Ari & Male Atolls (Maldives), Kalpitiya (Northwest Sri Lanka), Rockingham & Bunbury (Western Australia).

  • March: 95%
  • April: 95%
  • January: 92%
  • February: 92%
  • June: 92%
  • July: 92%

21 Observation Spots Worldwide

Countries where you can see Dolphin