What are the chances of seeing a dolphin?

Most excursions claim a “90% chance of seeing wild dolphins”, but is this accurate? The good news is that the chance you'll see wild dolphins is probably quite a bit more than 90%. In fact, it's quite rare for travelers to not see a pod of Mauritian wild dolphins.



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While some dolphin species are quite common, like the aptly named common dolphin and the bottlenose dolphin, many types of dolphins around the world are quite rare to see, either because they live in unusual environments, have small population sizes, or both. 1 Here are 8 uncommon yet fascinating types of dolphins.

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Look For Splashes The first thing you should do when dolphin spotting is to scan the horizon for splashes. Keep your eyes open, scanning from left to right, then moving back to the right. Look for something new and check for any disturbances in the water.

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