Tamarin rhymes with dolphin and so the story goes...since ancient times, the resident pod of dolphins comes into its vast bay to take a break after a good nights hunt. As they are mammals, they cannot lie on the bottom of the sea and take a snooze, but have to come up for air once in a while. So they swim in a big lazy circle and are happy to welcome two-legged land creatures to share their wet realm. But alas the two-legged ones became too enamoured with their sea mammal friends and went overboard. An armada of floating devices, boats, catamarans, kayaks and swimmers follows the dolphins around in their sleeping space, trying to catch a glimpse of them and take a picture.
Dolphin watching has indeed become big on the island and we encourage everybody to have a look at those magnificent and highly intelligent denizens of the sea. Fortunately it is possible to book with eco friendly suppliers who respect the needs of the pod. Kayak tours that take place in the early mornings as well as sensible dolphin and sperm whale watching boat tours with nature guides and adequate information provided en route are leaving from Black River daily.
When the waves are up, the dolphins share their space with eager surfers, as Tamarin is also a legendary surf spot.