03/06/2026
Dolphin Delight Retreat - What a delight it was!
We were delighted to host Tania Bownes and her Annual Dolphin Retreat once again in Ponta do Ouro. Ten brave and dedicated participants, accompanied by Tania and frequent visitor Joselyn, travelled from Cape Town via Maputo. The group spent the past week engaged in a variety of enriching and enjoyable activities, and magical may lived up to her title - with mostly calm sea, clean waters and clear skies. Absolute bliss!
In addition to Tania’s specialised guided workshops, the participants undertook four sunrise dolphin boat tours. Three of these excursions provided particularly intimate encounters with the resident Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus).
Notable observations included mature mother Blossom accompanied by her calf, which now displays numerous new lesions, most likely resulting from a recent shark encounter. First-time mother Jagger is also sporting a prominent new injury consistent with a shark-inflicted wound along her flank.
The final encounter took place in deeper, exceptionally clear blue waters, where a small group of dolphins — comprising mothers - Jagger and Silva, their juveniles (now going on 3), and adolescents, including Zero, Billy and Bob — engaged in social interactions both among themselves and with our watchers.
Truly wonderful moments spent in the company of beautiful souls, both on land and sea! Thank you Tania and our Singing Sweet-hearts! See you next year.
