AK Wildlife Cruises Falmouth

AK Wildlife Cruises Falmouth Our 4 hour or longer wildlife cruises are a wonderful way to see this spectacular coastline where anything can be seen. Small parking fees apply at the marina.

Multi-award winning wildlife cruises and cutting-edge marine research 🧬
🥇Best Boat Trip in the UK (The Times)
🌊 26 years in operation
⛴️ Unrivalled experience and local knowledge
🐬 We are Wildlife Safe Masters
🐋 Finest sightings in the South West! Groups discounts of eight or more are available and prices for these dedicated wildlife cruises are available on request . Please email [email protected] for more information. From Easter through to October, two sailings a day.

4 hour morning trip.
3 hour afternoon trip. Prices for our different cruises can be found on our website. PRIVATE HIRE | WILDLIFE FILMING | DOCUMENTARIES | SUPPORT BOAT | SEABIRD AND CETACEAN SURVEYS

14/09/2026

PHenominal with a capital PH ..
Your undenyable patience justifiably rewarded . Congratulation Henry . Epic 🥰🤗🥰

flythrough | CormorantThis image is featured in one of our AK Wildlife 2027 calendars, which are available for preorder ...
14/09/2026

flythrough | Cormorant

This image is featured in one of our AK Wildlife 2027 calendars, which are available for preorder RIGHT NOW! Head to our highlights to find a link!

We're also considering making this photo a print so let us know if you're interested!

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Joe Barton FUJIFILM UK and Ireland

Wildlife on 9/9’s Seven Hour Cruise🐬🐬🐬Due to there being a bit of west in the winds this day, we started the trip by tra...
13/09/2026

Wildlife on 9/9’s Seven Hour Cruise

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Due to there being a bit of west in the winds this day, we started the trip by travelling far southwest, past the end of the Lizard Peninsula. But before we got out of the marina, a common sandpiper flew past us! These birds aren’t rare in Cornwall, but they are an uncommon site in the harbour. Once we had left the Fal Estuary we poked our head into the River Helford to look for the peregrine falcon, but unfortunately it wasn’t there. Several gannets and some Manx shearwaters flew past us, as well as some Sandwich terns, however there wasn’t much action close to shore this day.

Once we started to get farther offshore, we saw some splashing off in the distance, and quickly tried to figure out what was causing it. As we were looking at where the last splash was, a massive Atlantic bluefin tuna burst clear out of the water! Sadly this was the last we saw of it, and it was quite some distance from us, but it was a good sign that there was a lot of bait in the bay.

Now that we had cleared Lizard Point, we had properly started our offshore journey. However, probably due to two days of northerly winds blowing everything offshore, barely a single seabird was to be seen. The odd gannet or Manx shearwater flew past us, and we even had a glimpse of a European storm-petrel, but besides that it was exceptionally quiet for a good few hours.

After some time travelling east, we had a spurt of very frustrating one-off sightings. A sunfish poked its fin out, but then dived down and we never saw it again. A grey phalarope was seen off in the distance but got lost behind the waves. And to top it all off, some common dolphins breached right besides us, but then stayed down and disappeared.

However, our patience was greatly rewarded later in the day! When we were coming closer inshore, another group of common dolphins showed up, and they came up to our bow! There were only three individuals in this pod, but they were very energetic and really made up for the last couple hours of nothing. The closer we got to shore, more and more dolphins started popping up, and an absolutely massive gathering of birds off of the Roseland was coming into view!

Gannets were just pouring into the water, and gulls were squabbling at the surface. As we were approaching we started to pick up on some groups of shearwaters with the other birds too. In some rafts of them sat on the water we had several great shearwaters, and two sooty shearwaters! Some juvenile kittiwakes were in the mix too, making this a great mixed-species frenzy. More and more dolphins started popping out of the water and eventually we had eleven up at our bow! Some tuna could be seen under the birds too - so many species at once! This was an amazing end to the trip, and more than made up for the very quiet start.

If you would like to see some of the UK’s amazing marine life, please book a spot! We have some space left on our cruises over the next couple months and would love to have you along.

Thank you!

www.akwildlifecruises.co.uk
[email protected]

Wildlife — 7-Hour Trip, 12th September150+ Common dolphins10+ Balearic shearwaters40+ Great shearwaters25+ Sooty shearwa...
13/09/2026

Wildlife — 7-Hour Trip, 12th September

150+ Common dolphins
10+ Balearic shearwaters
40+ Great shearwaters
25+ Sooty shearwaters
2+ Great skua
+ Lots more…

Yesterday we had a fantastic 7-hour trip! The weather brought grey skies and southwesterly winds, so we began by heading out to the west. A couple of miles offshore, we were excited to spot a work-up of gannets on the horizon. Gannets feeding are often an important indicator of other species also being in the area, so we headed out to check it out.

When we arrived, we were delighted to see the tips of common dolphin fins cresting the waves!! We were soon surrounded by a large pod of dolphins, bow-riding and speeding around the boat, feeding with the diving gannets. Such a thrilling sight. The feeding began to calm down, and we headed a bit further offshore in the hopes of spotting some of our pelagic seabirds.

Not long after leaving the gannets behind, we began to spot small groups of Manx shearwaters crossing the bow, heading west. We decided to head further west, and we soon spotted some large rafts of sitting shearwaters. We carefully searched the shearwater raft, mostly made up of Manx shearwaters, in search of some of our rarer shearwater species. We were able to spot many larger great and sooty shearwaters amongst the birds and were even able to identify quite a few critically endangered Balearic shearwaters.

We headed in a bit closer to land in the hopes of spotting some grey seals! On our way into shore, we were excited to spot a great skua harassing some gulls for food. Once we got inland, we spotted a few hauled-out grey seals, resting on the rocks. Seals feel particularly vulnerable when hauled out, so we kept our distance and quietly observed them through our binoculars.

On our way back towards Falmouth, we once again headed offshore, where we spotted another work-up of birds. Mainly shearwaters this time, feeding. Amongst them were more common dolphins. This time, 5/6 pods of dolphins spread out all around us!!

Yesterday was such an incredible trip; we
had a huge number of amazing sightings. A big thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday.

We have had so many amazing sightings this season, so please book on and join our next adventure whilst we still have some spaces left!

Thanks 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

www.akwildlifecruises.co.uk
[email protected]

Yesterday we had an amazing 8 hour cruise! We started with a huge workup just offshore. The fish had been pushed up to t...
12/09/2026

Yesterday we had an amazing 8 hour cruise! We started with a huge workup just offshore. The fish had been pushed up to the surface by a huge group of common dolphins and tuna. We got some incredible views of the dolphin breaching and riding our bow between feeds. Throughout the cruise, we saw about 20 different groups of common dolphins comprising of hundreds of individuals total! We also caught glimpses of the tuna leaping through the water

We saw thousands of Manx Shearwater, as well as a good number of some of our rarer species of shearwater. Throughout our trip, we managed to find over 50 Great Shearwater, about 10 Sooty Shearwaters and 6 Balearic Shearwaters - a critically endangered species. 

After this workup, Captain Keith caught a glimpse of a juvenile Minke whale and we stayed in the area searching for another look. Unfourtunately, we didn't manage to spot it resurface and had to move on.

We then pushed further offshore. We managed to spot about 10 European storm petrels, most of which were sitting on the water! A truly tiny bird that is always a pleasure to see. Just after this, we saw an ocean sunfish, that breached out of the water twice, just next to our boat! 

As we were heading back inshore, we were astounded to see an osprey flying past! We were still about 3 miles offshore and caught it flying towards the Lizard. A truly incredible bird that we can only see for short periods each year as they migrate through - what a spot! We then managed to find more groups of dolphin and tuna in workups that were absolutely brimming full of birds. We were completely inundated, with shearwaters soaring all around our boat, dolphins popping up everywhere and gannets diving just metres away from us!

What an incredible trip! A huge thank you to all the guests that joined us and we hope to see you again soon!

We have a lot more space for the rest of this month, book now for a chance to see all our wonderful Cornish wildlife!

Book online: https://www.akwildlifecruises.co.uk/

Email: [email protected]

Or call: 07553 606838

Can you spot the tuna jumping out of the water?

Sooty Shearwater

Common dolphin

Common dolphin

Shearwater raft

Wildlife Sightings — 10th September 🐬The weather today brought grey skies and some moderate southwesterly winds. To try ...
10/09/2026

Wildlife Sightings — 10th September 🐬

The weather today brought grey skies and some moderate southwesterly winds. To try and get some shelter from the wind, as we left the harbour, we struck a course west towards Lizard Point. Crossing Falmouth Bay, we came across a small flight of 3 Sandwich terns, migratory visitors that are always a great sight.

As we passed Rosemullion Point and neared the mouth of the Helford Estuary, we spotted a large group of birds up in the air, working an area a few miles offshore. Birds often have a clearer view of what’s going on under the water, and so many birds feeding together is an excellent sign for our cetaceans. So we throttled up to check it out.

We arrived to feeding birds, there were gannets up scanning and diving. We also spotted some large rafts of shearwaters sitting on the water. Mostly Manx shearwaters, but also some rarer sooty and great shearwaters amongst them.
A few dark fin tips of common dolphins popped up among the birds as they rushed in to join us on our bow. We were treated to an incredible display by the charismatic yellow and grey dolphins, who were feeding and breaching all around us. We were even lucky enough to see the sharp fins of bluefin tuna piercing the waves. It was a full feeding frenzy!!!

After a magical half an hour spent amongst the dolphins, it was time to begin our return to the shelter of the harbour, still buzzing about our exciting encounters.
So many incredible sightings this season. So please book on and join our next adventure whilst we still have some spaces left!

Thanks 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

www.akwildlifecruises.co.uk
[email protected]

Wildlife on 8/9’s Four Hour Cruise🦭🦭🦭We started the trip by heading far east, towards the Dodman, in hopes of some cetac...
10/09/2026

Wildlife on 8/9’s Four Hour Cruise

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We started the trip by heading far east, towards the Dodman, in hopes of some cetacean action offshore. It was pretty quiet heading up, although we did pass several gannets and some Manx shearwaters!

As we were nearing the Dodman, we spotted a fairly large group of gannets gathering, and quickly rushed over to inspect it. Not long after we approached, we spotted some little harbour porpoises below them! This was a big pod, and so they were much more confident than usual, being in larger numbers. They came very close to the bow, and were breaking the surface quite a lot! They were hunting however, and so would disappear for some time, and then resurface in a completely different area! We watched these porpoises until they swam off, and then looped back around to head west back home.

On our way back, we approached Gull Rock, a small island off of the Nare Head. This is a good spot to look for seals, as they love to use this island to rest after hunting. Not long after arriving, a male seal popped its head out of the water! It was on the shyer side, but we still got a good look before it headed back down. Before it did though, two turnstones flew over it and landed just behind it! Turnstones seem to love Gull Rock, as this was not the first time we had seen them here. We left the seal, and just as we cleared the Nare Head, a kestrel flew over the top of it!

After leaving Gull Rock and the Nare Head, we carried on our way until we reached the Roseland, where we continued the search for more seals. Lucky for us, there were loads out there today! In nearly every gully we passed, a seal was bottling! There were mostly males, but we did spot a couple females too.

Eventually we reached the end of the Roseland, and returned to harbour in the Fal Estuary. For just four hours, this day was packed full!

If you would like to see some of the UK’s amazing marine life, please book a spot! We have some space left on our cruises over the next couple months and would love to have you along.

Thank you!

www.akwildlifecruises.co.uk
[email protected]

Some Grey Phalarope images, taken on an 8 hour cruise by one of our long standing customers, John O'Sullivan. Congratula...
09/09/2026

Some Grey Phalarope images, taken on an 8 hour cruise by one of our long standing customers, John O'Sullivan. Congratulations on the amazing images John and we're so glad you enjoyed our trip! We look forward to welcoming you back on board again soon.

Our 2027 calendars will be available for preorder very, very soon - keep your eyes peeled for that!

Come join us on a cruise soon and see what wildlife we can find!
Book online: https://www.akwildlifecruises.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Or call: 07553 606838

seeing double | Common dolphinThis image is featured in one of our AK Wildlife 2027 calendars! These will be available f...
09/09/2026

seeing double | Common dolphin

This image is featured in one of our AK Wildlife 2027 calendars! These will be available for preorder soon, so keep an eye out!

We're also considering making this photo a print so let us know if you're interested!

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Joe Barton FUJIFILM UK and Ireland

🌊 Yesterday we had a double header - a 4 hour cruise in the morning followed by a 3 hour trip in the afternoon. We had s...
08/09/2026

🌊 Yesterday we had a double header - a 4 hour cruise in the morning followed by a 3 hour trip in the afternoon. We had some fabulous conditions for spotting wildlife, and certainly made the most of it!

🐬 On the 4 hour we headed straight out of the bay in search of cetaceans. Near the beginning of our cruise, we found a maternal pod of common dolphins! This group was hunting, and it was incredible to see the adults and young hunting just off of our boat! We also were lucky enough to get some of them bow riding for a few minutes, something you can never get tired of watching! We then scanned our reef systems in search of more fins. Our patience was rewarded with an incredible group of Risso's dolphin! It's been a little while since we've been able to find our Risso's as they tend to move further offshore later in the summer when their cephlapod prey head back out into deeper waters. We had an amazing encounter with about 7 individuals including numerous breaches, with dolphins jumping just off of our bow! We're so lucky to be able to see these beautiful creatures just off our doorstep and we hope to find them again this season!

🐬 In our 3 hour cruise, we headed straight back out into the area where we found our Risso's in hope of catching up with them again. Unfourtunately, they had vanished as quickly as they arrived so we moved on in search of other species. We were able to find a different pod of common dolphins, also hunting. We watched this group for about 20 minutes before letting them move away. Amazingly, we ran into another pod just minutes after leaving them. This group were super active, jumping about in the waves chasing their food. On our way inshore, we spotted a few of our common coastal birds as well as a lesser black backed gull and a kestrel! What a great way to round off an already astonishing cruise.

🔥 What a great day of trips, thank you to everyone who joined us!

✨️ There are many animals around at the moment, come join us to see what we can find! There is lots of space for cruises in September - book now to save a space!
Book online: https://www.akwildlifecruises.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Or call: 07553 606838

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