Things to do in Ceredigion, Wales: The Best Dolphin & Whale Watching

Join us on a one and a half hour guided Bottlenose Dolphin Watching Boat Trip, leaving from the picturesque fishing village of New Quay, West Wales. Learn about the local history, geology and wildlife from our marine biologist guides and knowledgeable skippers. Trips run daily at 11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm, 3.30pm & 5.00pm. Experience the wonders of under the water as we lift a lobster pot, allowing you to see close up and handle all the creatures that we catch. Kids (and adults) can have a supervised experience at steering the vessel if the weather is suitable. Our vessel can only carry 12 passengers, so a personal experience is guaranteed. Our marine biologist guide will be with you the whole time to answer any questions you have, and fill you with facts on not just the dolphins, but the seals, the seabirds, the birds of prey, the jelly fish, the porpoise and anything else that happens to come along. Book early to avoid disappointment, as our trips have become very popular we fill up early. Call us on our mobile number, or email.

1 hour, 2 hour, 4 hour and 8 hour trips. Join us on a boat trip from New Quay as we survey the bottlenose dolphins of Cardigan Bay. Enjoy the seals, birds, dolphins and porpoises that visit this beautiful coastline of West Wales. Learn from our on-board researcher. Limited to only 12 passengers, there is plenty of room aboard our boats to move around and take photos. From £10 (child) £17.50 (adult)

Dolphin & Wildlife Watching Boat Trips departing from Cardigan using purpose built high powered RIBS to cover more ground in less time, increasing your chances of seeing all that Cardigan Bay has to offer. Trips ranging from 1 - 2 hours with something suitable for all ages & abilities. Dolphins, Seals, Sea Birds & Sea Caves make Cardigan Bay truly "A Bay To Remember".

The modern and professional team at Epic Fishing Trips offer exciting family fishy fun sea fishing trips for adventurers of all ages, aboard their clean, quiet and stable catamaran boat ‘Legend of New Quay’. She is a safe, clean and roomy fishing platform with seating for all, dry storage for belongings and a rain shelter for those wet days. They run two hour mackerel and two hour & four hour deep sea fishing trips daily, when sea conditions are favourable. Everybody gets a fishing rod and tackle, bait and loads of help all at no extra cost. They even do all the messy bits for you. Beginners and families are made very welcome and team epic will look after everyone aboard. Epic Fishing Trips are proudly independent and do not have a booking office or shop. Please call or email them to book an Epic Fishing Trip and a holiday adventure to remember. ** News Flash** In September 2019 Epic Fishing Trips were nominated as the best Tourism activity/experience in Mid Wales by MWTCymru.

Dolphin watching RIB rides, leaving from Aberaeron daily through the summer.

DOLPHIN SPOTTING BOAT TRIPS , New Quay, Ceredigion Wales are open April to October. We operate 7 days a week (weather permitting) and offer both ONE and TWO hour dolphin spotting boat trips from the historic pier in New Quay along our beautiful coastline in the Cardigan Bay special area of conservation. Our large stable, purpose built passenger boats abide by a strict marine code of conduct for protection of the local wildlife and are skippered by experienced boat masters. The guide on board will be keeping a look-out for the Bottlenose Dolphins which reside in the area whilst providing an informative talk on the wildlife and local history. On both trips you will travel past seal haul-out areas and sea bird nesting sites. Our 1 hour trips venture to the smuggler's cove of Cwmtydu. 2 hour trips venture further down the coastline to the peninsular of Ynys Lochtyn - a natural feeding grounds for dolphins. Boats are dog friendly. Groups of 50 adults can enjoy this experience together.