One of my favorite TV series as a kid was Flipper with Jessica Alba. I watched every episode and dreamed about swimming with dolphins and live near the ocean. One year, when seeing a dolphin show at a nearby Zoo, I even thought about becoming a dolphin keeper.
There are many places in the world where you can swim with dolphins. Porpoise Bay (Whaka Aihe), on the Caitlin’s Coast on south New Zealand, is one of the better. Here lives the world’s smallest dolphins, the rare Hector Dolphin with their characteristic white and black markings. If I ever travel to Purpose Bay, I’m sure the memory would stay in my mind forever.
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are the dolphins there a native to the land? because in the philippines they have their own specie of dolphin. short and cute! oh how i wish i could swim with one!
Yes, I think they are.
Hope you get the opportunity to swim with dolphins some time!
Is it off porpoise bay, South Island, New Zealand where there is no need for a tour or boat to swim with the dolphins? -You can just swim out a hundred meters or so and they come to you? Does anyone know what time of day they’re most active in this area and similar info?
Thank you very much for any info,
Nick
@Nicholas I read about this in a Swedish travel magazine a couple of years ago. I haven’t been to Porpoise Bay myself and don’t know anyone else who’s been there. I’ll twitter about it right away and see if I hear from anyone who knows more.