Baltimore Sea Safari
Baltimore Sea Safari
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08:00 - 21:30
Monday
08:00 - 21:30
Tuesday
08:00 - 21:30
Wednesday
08:00 - 21:30
Thursday
08:00 - 21:30
Friday
08:00 - 21:30
Saturday
08:00 - 21:30
Sunday
08:00 - 21:30
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Baltimore Sea Safari is a family run boat trip business from Baltimore in West Cork, Ireland, providing coastal sightseeing tours, with whale, dolphin, porpoise, seal and wildlife watching. Our aim is to introduce our passengers to the outstanding beauty of the West Cork coastline, while looking out for the wildlife that may be in the area. The waters off Baltimore offer the perfect environment to see whales, dolphins, porpoise, basking shark, seals and a wide variety of seabirds. We operate in an area of exceptional unspoiled natural beauty within Carbery Hundred Isles, Roaringwater Bay (which is a designated Special Area of Conservation SAC) and the Ilen River, which are home to the most diverse range of sea and bird life to be seen anywhere in Ireland. During our boat trips we provide an informative commentary on the sights of interest, and on the fascinating history of the area and its wildlife. We visit seal colonies on all of our boat trips, and the shallow draft and high manoeuvrability of unique boat allows us to take passengers into sea caves previously used by smugglers and pirates. During all of our boat trips we collect data on the wildlife that we encounter, logging times, numbers, behaviour, positions and take photos for photo ID where ever possible. This data is shared with other agencies, groups and universities to help develop a better understanding of the whales, dolphins, porpoise, basking sharks, seals, ocean sunfish and other wildlife that frequent the waters around the West Cork coastline. We also have an onboard Hydrophone for listening to the sounds of the sea. Even though we have a good record for whale, dolphin and wildlife sightings, they are not guaranteed.
Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland
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2023
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holidayjems
Aberdeen, UK251 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Fabulous tour off Baltimore to see the coastal geology and wildlife. We saw short beaked dolphins, harbour porpoises, minke whale, sunfish and seals. :) The weather was perfect - sun shining and calm seas. Really great tour guide and enjoyable day
Written 9 September 2023
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holidayjems
Thank you for reviewing your Sea Safari boat trip with Baltimore Sea Safari. It is fantastic to hear that you enjoyed your time out with us and that you got to experience some great wildlife sightings.
Hopefully we will see you on a Baltimore Sea Safari boat trip again in the future.
Regards,
Mícheál
Written 24 October 2023
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shinners2919
Dublin, Ireland17 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Eve sea safari tour 1 hour
Perfect
Good value really interesting local knowledge got to see dolphins sealions and puffins
Good for adults and kids alike
Perfect
Good value really interesting local knowledge got to see dolphins sealions and puffins
Good for adults and kids alike
Written 20 July 2023
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shinners2919
Thank you for taking the time to review your Sea Safari boat trip with Baltimore Sea Safari. We are delighted that you enjoyed your time out with us and that you got to experience dolphins in their natural habitat.
Hopefully we will see you on a Baltimore Sea Safari boat trip again in the future.
Regards,
Mícheál
Written 24 October 2023
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Deirdre P
Kentstown154 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
Great Day Out. I took my teen children, and they smiled from start to finish. Oir guide was full of information, very professional and friendly. The boat is great fun as it speeds through the sea. There are plenty of animals, birds, and fish to see. We did not see the elusive Minke Whale this time. May be next time. We were out for nearly 3hrs. The Dolphins were their usual fun and friendly swlves.
Learned loads about the History of the area.
I would highly recommend this activity. Plenty of parking available.
Learned loads about the History of the area.
I would highly recommend this activity. Plenty of parking available.
Written 22 June 2023
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Deirdre P
Thanks for your kind review of your Baltimore Sea Safari boat trip. It is great to hear that you all enjoyed your trip out with us, and that you got to experience some of the wildlife that this coastline is famous for. Pity that the Minke whales were so elusive, but hopefully we will find them next time.
Mícheál
Written 24 October 2023
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Margot C
9 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Fantastic trip. Comfortable, fast RIB. Safety conscious, knowledgable and expert skipper who gave us loads of really interesting information about the local area’s history, geology and wildlife. And, best of all, we saw some minke whales, dolphins and seals. Highly recommend.
Written 29 April 2023
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margotc166
Thanks you for choosing our Baltimore Sea Safari boat trips and a big thank you for taking the time to review our boat trip. Its so great to hear that you enjoyed you boat trip so much and that you found much of what we do so appealing to you. its fantastic that you also got to experience great wildlife sightings on your trip.
Hopefully we may see you on another Baltimore Sea Safari trip sometime in the future.
Regards,
Mícheál
Written 7 May 2023
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Josie M
4 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
Seeing 4 humpback whales dolphins swan alongside us great experience, michael was a world of knowledge
Written 29 January 2023
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Josie M
Thanks for taking a boat trip with Baltimore Sea Safari, its fantastic that you got enjoy Humpback whales during your trip. there is nothing as great as watching Humpback whale swimming and feeding free in their natural habitat.
thanks for your kind review.
Mícheál
Written 29 January 2023
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24annie57
Portsmouth, UK20 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
We had a great morning with Micheal today. He gave us a lot of information about the local area and history. He showed us seals, harbour porpoise and dolphins as well as many sea birds and travelling around on a RIB was fun itself. I would thoroughly recommend this trip
Written 14 September 2022
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24annie57,
thanks for reviewing our Sea Safari boat trip. It is so special to receive such positive comments from people who travelled with us. We are so delighted that you got to experience and enjoy so much on our boat trip.
Mícheál
Written 29 January 2023
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Jojoc
Oxford, UK44 contributions
Aug 2022
What a great afternoon! Micheal gave us some really informative and interesting pieces of information as we travelled around the beautiful islands off Baltimore. We spotted Atlantic Grey seals, Common Seals and Harbour Porpoises during the trip. Our two sons (12 and 14) absolutely loved it too.
Written 23 August 2022
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Jojoc
Many thanks for reviewing Baltimore Sea Safari. As we run our boat trips, we always set out to deliver the best possible tour we can, with something that appeals to all on board our boats. Its great to hear that you all enjoyed you time out with us.
Hopefully we will see you on a Baltimore Sea Safari boat trip sometime again in the future.
Mícheál
Written 29 January 2023
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Jess_Co1234
Galway,Ireland61 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
We were really lucky and got on a sea safari due to a cancellation. Book in advance! Loved this tour and it was so much more than we were expecting. Learnt so much from Mícheal and would have been happy enough with that and see the dramatic coast line! We were fortunate enough to see lots of bird life, seals, dolphins, porpoises AND a minke whale! Cannot wait to go back again and would highly recommend to anyone visiting West Cork!
Written 20 August 2022
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Jess_Co1234
Thanks for taking the time to review your boat trip with Baltimore Sea Safari. We are delighted to hear that you had such a fantastic trip and that you got to enjoy so much of what the coastline near Baltimore in West Cork is famous for.
Hopefully we will see you on a boat trip with us again in the near future.
Regards,
Mícheál
Written 29 January 2023
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BernieP13
Castleblayney, Ireland79 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Excellent trip out with Baltimore sea safari. Hot busy day around the pier so I’d advise to arrive ahead of time to get parking! Bring something for the breeze as it can get chilly on the sea. Took our 4 kids with autism and despite the poor humour of one of them they all throughly enjoyed it, Micheal was patient throughout and was extremely knowledgable about the surrounding islands and wildlife. We saw dolphin, seals, jellyfish, tons of birds and even caught a few glimpses of a mink whale. Trip was 2.5 hrs which we found just long enough for our children. Boat was small but comfortable with seating and suited us perfectly not being over crowded. I’d highly recommend going with this crew. Thanks for a memorable excursion.
Written 11 August 2022
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868bernadettep
It was a pleasure having you guys on our boat trip, I was delighted to read that you all enjoyed your trip and that you got to experience so much of the the wildlife that we see off Baltimore.
Many thanks for the kind review of your trip.
Mícheál
Written 29 January 2023
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kingneight
England, UK19 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Dolphins , seals and amazing views.
Myself and my girlfriend booked onto the rib experience with Baltimore sea safari. Initially the trip was cancelled a day before the scheduled tour due to bad weather, however due to good communication from michael we were able to book onto the next day when the sea and weather conditions were calmer.
Micheal was an absolute legend and a man that clearly knows his history , heritage and environment.
For the 2 and a half hours we were on his vessel it was an absolute pleasure. The tour will take you around the coast line and into the sea. You will get a detailed tour and history lesson of the area. As well as seeing sights such as seals , jellyfish , birds , dolphins and porpoise. Unfortunately we didn’t see a whale but this is to be expected with the time of year and previous weather conditions. This is nature and life.
Michael spent ages hunting down species of wildlife to try and get us the best experience and views whilst out. This was without disturbing the natural environment of the wildlife.
On the tour we also went into a cave like area which was beautiful.
For €30 euros each this was an absolute steal and quite rightly Micheal was tipped for his time which I personally think was worth a lot more. 5 stars. Thank you Micheal.
Myself and my girlfriend booked onto the rib experience with Baltimore sea safari. Initially the trip was cancelled a day before the scheduled tour due to bad weather, however due to good communication from michael we were able to book onto the next day when the sea and weather conditions were calmer.
Micheal was an absolute legend and a man that clearly knows his history , heritage and environment.
For the 2 and a half hours we were on his vessel it was an absolute pleasure. The tour will take you around the coast line and into the sea. You will get a detailed tour and history lesson of the area. As well as seeing sights such as seals , jellyfish , birds , dolphins and porpoise. Unfortunately we didn’t see a whale but this is to be expected with the time of year and previous weather conditions. This is nature and life.
Michael spent ages hunting down species of wildlife to try and get us the best experience and views whilst out. This was without disturbing the natural environment of the wildlife.
On the tour we also went into a cave like area which was beautiful.
For €30 euros each this was an absolute steal and quite rightly Micheal was tipped for his time which I personally think was worth a lot more. 5 stars. Thank you Micheal.
Written 29 July 2022
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Kingneight
Thanks for your kind review of Baltimore Sea Safari. We were delighted that we were able to accommodate you on our rescheduled trip, and that you enjoyed your time out with us. Its always great to be able to introduce our passenger to some of the great wildlife that the coastline around Baltimore is famous for. Unfortunate that you didn't get to see any whales, but often in poor or sloppy weather is makes it harder to see whales as they surface, especially Minke whale. They have no visual blow and hover so low in the water that their presence can often be masked by sea swells.
It just means that you will have to come to us back again sometime, so we can go find whales for you.
Regards,
Mícheál
Written 29 January 2023
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Sarah D
2 contributions
Hello,
I was wondering would it you likely to see whales in the middle of October?
Baltimore Sea Safari
Baltimore, Ireland
Yes, in October, weather permitting, we would expect to see Minke whales, Fin whales, Common dolphin and Harbour Porpoise, along with Bluefin Tuna and seals.
Ewh5663
Alexandria, VA
Do you operate in late November? If so, what can we expect to see?
Baltimore Sea Safari
Baltimore, Ireland
We only operate late in November if the weather permits, if we get a prolongued period of bad weather in early November we may call an end to our season and remove our boats from the water.
Lorraine K
2 contributions
How much would this cost for 3 adults
Baltimore Sea Safari
Baltimore, Ireland
Our Sea Safari boat trips cost €25 per person.
Bonjour, je voudrais savoir si juillet est une bonne période pour voir les baleines?
Merci
Baltimore Sea Safari
Baltimore, Ireland
July is a good time to see Minke whale off Baltimore, we also see Common dolphin and ocean sunfish inshore during July. We visit seal colonies during all of our trips.
The wildlife we that we seek on our boat trips are free living wild animals, and sightings can never be guaranteed, but we have a very good sightings record and the boats locally operate a group sharing of sightings information so the chances of seeing any whales or dolphins that are in the area is very high.
Mícheál