Lovina is famous for spotting the dolphins, some people also say chasing dolphins and sometimes (in high season) that might be true, but it also has something spectacular to watch these dolphins swim around in the open sea. Dolphins are intelligent animals and if they don’t like it they would swim a different route, the dolphins are often playing with the boats and swim from one side to the other having the boats follow them, but nowadays there is more awareness where the boats just wait until the dolphins come closer to the boat.
There are many dolphin captains in Lovina as it is a business, in general the boat can accommodate a maximum of 5 people. A few years ago they would say “Get out of bed early because at 5.30 am you have to be on the beach” nowadays that is still an option, although it can also be later around 7.30 am or 8 am where the first boats would come back and it would be less busy.
At 6 o’clock in the morning the sunrise can be described as spectacular, but it will also be busier with boats (especially in high season), and if you go later it can also happen that there are not that many boats and there are many dolphins, it is simply not predictable. The dolphin trip can be combined with a snorkel trip, life jackets, snorkel goggles and fins are available, just indicate in advance that they are needed.
Made Sire
We, from Rundung Bali Tours, work together with a few dolphin captains, one of them is Made Sire a very experienced dolphin captain who approaches the dolphins with respect and will not chase them. The boat from Made is located on the beach with Kutus Kutus Sunari Resort. Because there are now more options it is better to contact Made Sire directly on WA +62 877-6254-4521 and discuss what you want as there are several options. It is possible to be picked up by Made as he is also a driver.
Mang Nono Cruises
Mang Nono Cruise has been around since 2011, his full name is I Nyoman Budiartana and Nono is his nickname. Since a few months he has a new boat which is wider than the other boats and the boat is located on the beach in Anturan, please click here for the exact location.
Mang Nono offers several packages, private and shared with other people (from 2 up to 10 people).
Sunrise watching dolphin cost IDR 100.000 per person and takes 2 hours.
Sunrise watching dolphin + snorkeling at the coral reef cost IDR 150.000 per person and takes 2.5 hours.
Sunrise watching dolphin plus swim with dolphin cost IDR 200.000 per person and takes 3 hours.
Sunrise watching dolphins, swimming with dolphins, snorkeling at the coral reef cost IDR 300.000 per person and takes up to 4-5 hours.
The price for private packages as mentioned above + IDR 200.000 for the boat.
All packages include a small breakfast, we will serve you with coffee or tea and fresh fried banana. The shared trips depart at 6 am and it is requested to be at the location 15 minutes before.
For private packages it is basically up to you what time you want to leave, between 6 am the earliest and 9 am the latest. For the private packages there must a be a minimum of 2 people and can be a group of 10 people maximum, this is because the boat is wider than the other boats.
More information about the dolphin trips from Mang Nono can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok.
Snorkeling in Lovina
You can also do some snorkeling at the coral reef of Lovina, there are actually different locations where you can do this, the pictures below were taken with the coral reef in front of Adirama hotel.
Recently there have been projects along the north coast where they put structures on the seafloor where it is the idea that this will attract the fish.
The boat captain will exactly know where to go for some nice snorkeling locations.
How to book a dolphin trip?
You can contact Mang Nono directly via Whatsapp : +62 877-5798-1179, you can also book the dolphin trip via Rundung, he then can provide transport from your hotel to the location where the boat is, in case it is not provided.
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