Rockingham Wild Encounters

Corner Val St & The Esplanade, Rockingham, Western Australia 6168, Australia

618 9591 1333

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relaxed dolphin as a crew member gets close

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Ranked #1 of 1 tours in Rockingham

42 Reviews

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Owner description: Experience the exhiliration of swimming with wild dolphins in their natural environment. Meet Logo, Boomerang or any other of over 200 bottlenose...... more » Owner description: Experience the exhiliration of swimming with wild dolphins in their natural environment. Meet Logo, Boomerang or any other of over 200 bottlenose dolphins that we have come to know as friends. You don't need to be an expert swimmer and we'll teach you how to snorkel. Just bring a sense of adventure and be ready for a wild encounter with one of the oceans most fascinating creatures. We have over 20 years experience and a better than 99% success rate.

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Gerri_Watts

London, United Kingdom

1 review

“Best day of a 6 week trip!”

Reviewed 9 May 2012

I managed to get my swim on my last day! Poor weather had cancelled an earlier trip. It was unbelievable to see these wild creatures simply coming to play and investigate. They are not fed or encouraged in any way, other than curiosity. Our crew were great fun and helpful and most professional in every way. We were so lucky... More

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Thanks so much for your awesome review on our Swim with Wild Dolphins Cruise. I'm glad we could get you out even after having to cancel a previous day due to weather. It can be tricky this time of year with the cold fronts starting to come through, but there will usually be a good few days of sunshine and... More

Queen-Chardonnay

Cairns

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6 reviews

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“Brilliant!!”

Reviewed 6 May 2012

Thoroughly enjoyed myself despite the water being cold and skies overcast. At the start I got the feeling I wasn't going to see a dolphin underwater - but as the crew said "don't get your expectations up" - but on the 3rd or 4th dip I finally had a great view of one of the dolphins spinning and checking us... More

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Thanks for your great review and recommendation! It sounds like after a slow start the dolphins really put on a great show. Some days do start slower than others and sometimes the crew have to gently remind our swimmers that we're visiting totally wild animals in their own environment so it's the dolphins who set the schedule- we just do... More

Joe M

Detroit, MI

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4 reviews

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“AWESOME!”

Reviewed 21 April 2012

This was one of the best tours i have ever done, my finacee and i enjoyed are honeymoon swimming with wild dolphins and i gotta say it was un-real almost speechless i couldnt get over how close the wild unfeed dolphins in there natural habitat got to me and my body it was absouletly breathtaking and def a must do... More

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Hi Joe. Thanks so much for the great review! Glad to hear you had a great day and we hope you enjoy the rest of your honeymoon. Cheers : ) More

Sophie R

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

1 review

“Absolutly an amazing experience”

Reviewed 17 April 2012

Can't believe how good this trip was, to get so close to a wild dolphin and on the dolphins own will. After 10 minutes on the boat a school of 15-20 dolphins were spotted I am so glad I took my underwater camera. Sometimes the were literally only a meter away. Great staff who love their job. Been in Australia... More

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Hi Sophie. Thanks for your great review and rating. Appreciate the excellent feedback on our crew. Will make sure that this is passed on to them : ) I hope you enjoy the rest of your holidays in Perth. PS. If you enjoyed the dolphins you may wish to consider doing one of our Penguin Island cruises that visit the... More

ferntreehugger

perth

1 review

“One of the most memorable experiences ever!”

Reviewed 14 April 2012

It was amazing being able to swim with these beautiful animals in the wild. Staff had complete respect for the dolphins and had allowed them to remain completely WILD, which I was very impressed with. I was amazed at how curious they were of us and how close they would come to check us out. Would recommend this to anyone! More

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Hi there. Thanks so much for the great rating and review. It's always nice to get such great feedback from a local! Thanks again and we hope you visit again soon! More

eblamey

London, United Kingdom

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4 reviews

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“A Must do!!”

Reviewed 9 April 2012

Frist trip after flying in from uk what .amazing experience .we were picked up early 6.30 am from hotel in Perth and taken to jetty in rockingham .will our driver was also a guide he got us on boat add gave us wet suits and masks and snorkels but ok to takes your own mask . Sailed out into bay... More

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Hi there. Thanks so much for your great review of our Swim with Wild Dolphins Cruise. Sounds like you had a great day : ) It's not unusual for us to work with a few different groups of dolphins on any given day. Being totally wild we can't force them to perform on cue so when they decide not to... More

sarah c

Perth, Australia

1 review

“Amazing experience, one that I would recommend to anyone!”

Reviewed 3 April 2012

Amazing experience, one that I would recommend to anyone. We jumped in the water within the first 5-10 minutes and saw heaps of dolphins swimming all around us (they were close enough to touch in many instances). And we got to hear their echo's. When we were on the boat, we were able to see the dolphins coming right up... More

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Hi Sarah. Thanks so much for the awesome review and also posting the pics. Looks like you had an awesome day! Will make sure the crew sees this great review. Thanks again and enjoy the rest of your holidays : ) More

Ray T

Perth, Western Australia

1 review

“Fantastic experience & brilliant crew”

Reviewed 31 March 2012

This was a birthday present to my lady. I was just going to stay on the sideline but she was a little nervous not being an ocean nymph so asked that I join in too. Soooo glad I did. This was a totally unforgettable experience. The crew were brilliant & the whole thing made that much more significant to see... More

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Hi Ray. Thanks so much for posting this great review. Appreciate your kind words regarding the crew and will make sure that they see your review- they love fan mail! I also appreciate your remarks about the magic of seeing the dolphins in the wild doing what they do naturally. Thanks again for the great review and hope you enjoyed... More

DaniC16

Perth, Australia

1 review

“Again Again Again”

Reviewed 29 March 2012

My sister and i took our mum to do this as it was her dream. we had such an amazing time, cant believe there is this amazing thing to do only 45mins from home...Definitely an experience i want to do again. The staff are so friendly and helpful and made the day so much fun...THANKS More

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Hi DaniC. Thanks for your great review on our Swim with Wild Dolphins. Always great to get such positive feedback from the locals! We hope to see you out here again soon : ) More

TinaL317

Perth, Australia

2 reviews

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“Swimming with dolphins is a great way to spend the day!”

Reviewed 19 March 2012

So, want to do something out of the ordinary and tick something off your "Bucket List"? Hop aboard. As a woman whose spent most of her life slaving away in corporate America, I dreamed of someday living someplace warm -- done that! And I always wanted to swim with dolphins -- done that now too! Tick, tick! So just drive... More

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Hi Tina and thank you for your fantastic review of our dolphin swim. Glad we could help tick off one of your 'must do's' on your bucket list. In regards to water clarity, we do try to work where the water is clearest on the day as different parts of the bay are more subject to water movements than others,... More