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Meet the Skipper.
Kit Thackeray is a novelist and former producer of wildlife
documentaries for the BBC among other networks. He has been at sea much of his life and
has operated boats commercially in the Algarve since 1993. In the summer months he skippers the Dizzy Dolphin,
trying to show as many visitors as possible the varied cetaceans that inhabit the coastal waters of the Algarve.
We hope that you can join us one of these days...
Frequently asked questions.
 Doughnuts!
- YES, it is safe for childeen and
disabled people.
- Dizzy dolphin carries 12 persons and is never
overloaded.
- Trips last up to 90 minutes and there are several
daily departures.
- YES, the boat goes fast - you’ll do one sea mile every two minutes!
Come along.
You can buy tickets from our stands either
in the Marina at Lagos or on the main pedestrian walkway along the edge
of the river.
Also, contact us for pre bookings or any doubt.
The boat and technical aspects.
Dizzy Dolphin is a 7.4 metre Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), and is the only licensed dolphin boat in the port using a state of the art motor running on lead free petrol. Although costs are twice those of diesel powered boats, the fuel is cleaner and more eco-friendly
| The crew have owned and operated large sailing yachts in Portugal for 15 years and know the waters well. Among the clients have been wheel chair passengers, young children and pregnant women. Most people who want to can Get out to see and meet the dolphins! |
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 Sometimes there are hundreds of common dolphins.
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 You can't get much closer than this... |
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Dizzy Dolphin operates on a Maritime Tourist license No 007 (!)
issued by the IPTM and a Cetacean watching license issued by the
ICNB, both Portuguese regulatory Institutes. The boat is
inspected every year and certified for commercial use. Insurance is
through AXA. The boat carries flares, smoke signals, life vests,
automatic life rafts, GPS, VHF radio with automatic distress call relay
to satellite, and two mobile phones. |
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