Niue
Swimming with Spinner Dolphins
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Price |
Accommodations |
World Discovery
Tours
888-876-4055, www.world
discovery
tours.com |
$2,295 (incl. airfare from U.S.) |
camping, tourist hotels |
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The Route: Eight days of quality time with spinner dolphins, which congregate in record numbers near this 100-square-mile south Pacific atoll. You’ll snorkel with the spinners daily, spot migrating humpback whales, hike the rainforest, and explore ocean caves.
When to go: August
Difficulty: Easy
Travel advisory: If you’re a woman and the spinners pay extra attention to you, see your ob-gyn when you get home. Dolphins can identify pregnancy as early as three weeks with their advanced sonar capabilities.
High/low points:
- Getting the ultimate gesture of affection from a dolphin: a friendly push on the butt that’ll send you sailing all the way out of the water.
- Being stuck in a steerage-class seat for 14 long hours on the nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Auckland.
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