Lanzarote: Sea Safari from Puerto Calero with Marine Biologist

4.75

(132 reviews)

What’s the experience like?

The first thing I noticed was the salt — not just in the air, but on my lips before we’d even left Puerto Calero. Our little group shuffled onto the Perla Blanca I, this trimaran that looked almost too neat to be real. Our guide Marta handed out waterproof jackets (which I stubbornly refused at first — big mistake) and introduced herself as a marine biologist. She had that calm voice people get when they’ve spent years listening to waves. There was this low hum from the engine and then, just like that, we were sliding out into open water.

I didn’t expect the coastline to look so raw up close — black cliffs, weird volcanic shapes, and these tiny beaches you’d never spot from land. Marta pointed out Playa de La Casa and told us about old fishing stories from her childhood. I tried to repeat “Bahía de Ávila” after her; she grinned and said my accent was “creative.” The sun kept ducking behind clouds and every time it came back out, the water turned this unreal blue-green. We slowed down near some rocky outcrops because someone thought they saw a dolphin fin — false alarm, but for a second everyone held their breath anyway.

There was this moment where everything got really quiet except for seabirds wheeling overhead and the slap of waves against the hull. Someone asked if we’d see flying fish or turtles (apparently it happens), but today it was just us and a couple of curious gulls. I ended up wearing that waterproof jacket after all — sea spray is colder than you think in Lanzarote’s wind. The ride only lasted about two hours but it felt longer in a good way. I still think about that view back toward Playa Quemada, how small everything looked from out there.