Tour

Basking Shark & Dolphin Boat Safaris – Padstow (Cornwall)

Outside, 55 km from Dartmoorby Padstow Sea Life Safaris

Cornwall's resident inshore bottlenose dolphin pod regularly observed on Padstow Sea Life Safaris. Peak basking shark season June–September — Cornwall holds the most reliable basking shark aggregations in England. Sharks feed at surface on zooplankton enabling close-range photography from small boats. Also grey seals offshore. Gannet diving. Contact: 07754 822404. Combined with RSPB Hayle Estuary and Lizard Peninsula (chough) for complete south-west England wildlife photography trip.

Species

Basking Shark
Common Murre
Harbor Porpoise
Northern Gannet
ocean sunfish
Razorbill

Months

January, closed
February, closed
March, closed
April, open
May, open
June, open
July, open
August, open
September, open
October, open
November, closed
December, closed

Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct