15 April 2025

Looking for fellow travelers for a special trip for rare Cetaceans in Gulf of Thailand – september 2025

Hello mammal watchers,

I am currently looking for 1 to 2 persons to share a special, dedicated short exploration trip in search of rare tropical Cetacean species : Indo-pacific humpback dolphins, Irrawaddy dolphins and Indo-pacific finless porpoises – in the Gulf of Thailand during the last days of September of 2025.

It is organised by Jirayu Ekkul and its agency Wild Encounter Thailand, who have very good reputation.

It is a special addition of a larger already-organised trip (which is already fully booked), so it might be not convenient due to its brevity and the place, depending of where you would come from. Nevertheless, if you want to add other parts to this one, other local species include several species of Tragulidae, Cervidae, Viverridae, etc. and a lot of tropical bats, birds and fishes ; there is a lot of diving spots around there ; and the Gulf is one of the best places in the world to observe Eden’s whales.

The tour includes domestic flights from and to Bangkok, accommodation and meals, all transfers, dedicated English speaking naturalist, two and a half full day at sea on private small boat. The price is 2000 to 2700 USD depending on how many people will take part. I can send more details if asked.

All the best,

Pierre

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Hello, I am Pierre, MD and former researcher in neuropsychiatrics and anthropology. I was raised in naturalism and I am interested in a lot of animals and in oceanology, amongst other things, but I have a special and very strong interest in Cetaceans which I have been studying and observing for almost 15 years all around the world.
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  • 20 April 2025
    maurice-tijm

    Hi if I remember correctly Wildencounter Thailand rarely encounters Indo-pacific humpbacked dolphin, are they more succesfull nowadays? I think the Bryde’s whale trips give good chances for Irrawaddy dolphin and on rare occassions Finless Porpoise. I visited the Khanom coast in South Thailand in 2016 to see Indo-pacific humpbacked dolphin. I did see them from our accomodation https://observation.org/observation/124167428/ and with a private tour with Khanom Fishing and Tours https://observation.org/observation/122250867/ and https://observation.org/observation/122252439/, this business was started by an owner who apparantely is locally active to preserve the species. Tell your guide to always keep a large distance from the dolphins. I did two Wild Encounter trips from the Bangkok area in June July 2016. First full day trip produced Irrawaddy Dolphin, second trip produced Irrawaddy Dolphin and after a very long day at sea at last a mother and calf Bryde’s Whale. Amazing species, all of them.

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