What are the best trips for swimming with whales?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026
These 5 companies name a trip that includes swimming with whales on their own websites. Of them, Natural Habitat Adventures, Natural World Safaris and Southern Crossings have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and what the company's own page says about it.
What are the best trips for swimming with whales?
The 5 companies below name a trip that includes swimming with whales on their own websites; Natural Habitat Adventures, Natural World Safaris and Southern Crossings have the most Google reviews. Compare the trips on each card, with lengths and prices where the company gives them.
Cookson Adventures
- Best for
- Swim with orcas in Norway by superyacht
- Whale swim
- Plans private superyacht trips in the Norwegian fjords where guests can get in the water with orcas, heading out with whale researchers.
- Limits it publishes
- Typically works with a minimum spend of £150,000 per journey.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- cooksonadventures.com
EYOS Expeditions
- Best for
- Swim with sperm whales in Dominica
- Whale swim
- Runs Camp Dominica, a trip to swim with sperm whales in the Caribbean waters off Dominica.
- Website
- eyos-expeditions.com
Natural Habitat Adventures
- Best for
- 7-day Baja whale shark research trip
- Whale swim
- Runs Whales, Dolphins & Whale Sharks of Baja, a 7-day research trip in the Sea of Cortez from November to February where guests swim with whale sharks when conditions permit, from $6,938 (the page names no currency).
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 299 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- nathab.com
Natural World Safaris
- Best for
- Swim with humpbacks in the Cook Islands
- Whale swim
- Sells a trip to swim with humpback whales in the waters of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.
- Limits it publishes
- The person making a booking must be 18 years of age or older.
- Money protection
- For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- naturalworldsafaris.com
Southern Crossings
- Best for
- Dwarf minke whale liveaboards from Cairns
- Whale swim
- Offers 3, 4 and 7-night liveaboard dive trips from Cairns where guests can swim, snorkel or dive with dwarf minke whales, which visit the Ribbon Reefs from June to August.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 30 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- southern-crossings.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
2 of the 5 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Cookson Adventures: ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
- Natural World Safaris: For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
Which other companies on this page sell a trip that includes swimming with whales?
Natural Habitat Adventures has the most Google reviews of the 5; these 3 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Natural World Safaris: Swim with humpbacks in the Cook Islands
- Southern Crossings: Dwarf minke whale liveaboards from Cairns
- Cookson Adventures: Swim with orcas in Norway by superyacht
Who to contact first
Start with the 2 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Swimming with whales: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names the trip the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
2 of the 5 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Cookson Adventures and Natural World Safaris. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Natural Habitat Adventures, Natural World Safaris and Southern Crossings, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website sells a trip that includes swimming with whales. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 and 5 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.