Beautiful Fish Lovina
Beautiful Fish Lovina
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Scuba & SnorkellingBoat ToursDolphin & Whale Watching
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Beautiful Fish Lovina is THE local travel agency of Lovina, run by Made Rudita. Made is known for its unforgettable boat trips to spot dolphins, but he also offers various other tours that he composes: reliable, sustainable, with respect for nature and culture, adapted to the needs of you as a traveler.
Lovina Beach, Indonesia
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Awards
Travellers' Choice
2023

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1237cat
UK52 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019 • Family
Made collected our party of 8 from our villa by boat at 7.30am. We sped out to where there were dolphins and found the first within about 15 minutes. There were still quite a few boats out but not nearly as many as there would have been at 6am. We saw many many groups of dolphins and all 8 of us got to spend time on the trapeze snorkelling. It was lovely to hear the sound they made clearly under the water. It felt like you were really swimming with them. Made's boat may not be traditional, but it is great for this trip as it can seat many right up on the prow and is easy to move around in. He dropped us back on the beach by the villa at around 11am. It is definitely not one of the cheaper boats but worth doing as by the end there were just a couple of boats left and it was very special. I think he also looks out for the dolphins and is careful to keep his distance.
Written 11 July 2019
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NicSJul2014
Melbourne, Australia8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Family
The only boat you want to see the dolphins with is Beautiful Fish with Made. Having twin engines gets you out there quicker and the dolphins love playing with the boat because it’s faster than the others. You also get to swim with the dolphins which is amazing. For an unforgettable experience go with Beautiful Fish Lovina.
Written 26 June 2019
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Thomas M
Rotterdam, The Netherlands138 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Couples
What they say in other comments is true. MaDe from beautiful fish takes the time and is out there well after all the other boats have left. The original time we would spend out there was two hours, but as we were enjoying ourselves, we have spend four hours easily. And with result. The dolphins swam next to the boat. And there were so many! Great experience. Although Beautiful Fish is a little more expensive, he delivers way more. The boat has good quality too!!
Written 25 June 2019
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JMK
Tanjung Benoa, Indonesia65 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Family
We’re a family of 5 with kids ahed 7, 11 and 12. Great trip in probably the most suitable boat for dolphin spotting in Lovina. Twin motors so Made (the owner) will get home even if he has engine trouble. Yes it might cost a little more but, for me, the fact that the boat has two engines meant it was worth it. We set off last but got to the action quickly.
It’s a big boat
with space for 3 or maybe more to dangle their feet over the front of the boat. Life vests available if necessary.
The boat has a ‘trapese’ on each side at the front to hold on to when you get in the water with the dolphins. Snorkels and masks provided- my 11 year old and I had no trouble riding along with the dolphins and watching them underwater. Magic!
We did not get the impression that our boat was trying to run over the dolphins. On the contrary, Made seems to treat them with respect and likes to get away from the main crowd to where the dolphins are calmer.
It was easy to arrange too. I found the Beautiful Fish website by searching on the net, then WhatsApp’d Made, and we had it arranged in no time.
Well worth it!!
Written 21 June 2019
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Modestas K
Kaunas, Lithuania14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Couples
We went to see the dolphins later in the morning as recommended by our driver Pudu. At first we had some doubts regarding the late time, since everyone is going very early in the morning and we have had an experience in Maldives when we were looking for dolphins in hours and not seeing any of them. But we saw a lot of dolphins, like several groups of 20 or 30 dolphins, they were swimming near the boat and it was not so many ships competing for the dolphins. Awesome experience! Highly recommend!
Written 1 June 2019
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Kumar
Bengaluru, India539 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Family
Well ... Made is such a nice person that it’s easy to book the tour with him and he is punctual to pick you in his nice comfortable car and the you hop on to his well maintained boat. This time it was his new boat.

There are 2 differences between Made’s and the others Dolphin tour. The rest leave early by 6 and they do not venture far away from Lovina. The other boats are also the regular slow ones versus the speed boat of Made. With the speed boat, you get to leave only by 7am after a nice coffee at your resort. But then you get to go far away and also sight many schools of Dolphin not just the few around the Lovina area.

The amount of time we were able to spend with the dolphins far away from the shore was just awesome. Apart from us there were only 2 to 3 other regular boats. We spent more than an hour just hanging around the sea watching many dolphins swimming, splashing and singing around - and that too so close just right under your legs. I was sitting on the front end of the boat with my legs almost touching the water when the boat goes up and down and that was a great way to watch hundreds of dolphins...

And we were dropped at the hotel’s private beach in Made’s boat. That was cool. Lovina Dolphin - don’t look for any other option for a comfortable dolphin tour.

Thank you Made for making the day so memorable.
Written 11 May 2019
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TrethS
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Couples
Left around 7:30am in Made's new boat. Really nice and comfortable morning boat ride out (this was really nice in itself). Unfortunately still quite a few other boats on the water at this time (although many were heading back to shore) I wonder if leaving around 8:30am would be better.

There is indeed a sense of 'chasing' the dolphins when a pod is spotted however this calms right down as fewer boats are left on the water. Made seems to understand that chasing the dolphins isnt nice and prefers to wait. He will also spend longer on the water to ensure you get to see these amazing creatures.

For us this was such an unforgettable experience, we saw many dolphins (50-100 I reckon) swimming together and they even appeared to like swimming by Made's boat as they stuck around! If you would like to see these beautiful creatures in the wild without stressing them out I would recommend going with Made and leaving later in the morning (when the crowds have left). For us this was 100% worth the extra money (300,000 vs 100,000)!
Written 5 April 2019
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Nadidlab
San Francisco, CA6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2018 • Family
This is the dolphin tour to take! Made has the best and fastest boat. He also goes later than the crowds so you don’t have to fight with 50 other boats. You are literally only one of 2 or 3 boats out there max. Plus you get maximum time with the dolphins since you are traveling on a faster boat.
Made took his time and followed the dolphins so that they could swim right by us.
It was an awesome day being able to see 200 plus dolphins all at once, swimming, spinning, and jumping in their natural habitat! So many baby dolphins too!
You won’t regret going with Made! He’s the best! He’s a one man shop and does it all. He also picked us up via car and dropped us off via boat at our villa. Great service!
Written 2 January 2019
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Clibano
Gothenburg, Sweden104 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Couples
I can really recommend this dolphin tour. We went out a bit later than the others (around 8am instead of 6am) so most of the other boats had already gone back home. Which made the experience nice, being one of few looking for dolphins. And there was so many! Never seen that many dolphins in one time and they were close to the boat as well. We even got to swim from the boat and look at the dolphins underwater. It was a bit more expensive than the others, think the other charged 100k and this tour was 300k per person, but worth it!
Written 26 December 2018
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SuzandGee
Adelaide, Australia131 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Couples
What a great way to start you day!

Firstly, you have read the T/A reviews for Beautiful Fish Lovina and wonder can the experience really be that good? Well I did but am I pleased I booked with Made.

Secondly, he is easy to hook up with through WhatsApp. In a matter of minutes we had confirmed a booking for the following day with a 6.50am pick up.

Made was on time and soon we were at his boat.

There are comments made in some reviews which to my mind are unreasonable. At 300kIDR each I wasn't put off by the price. I have no idea what 'the local fisherman' charge but we are satisfied we got value for our money. Also comments regarding running over the dolphins is absolute rubbish!

Made has been making these tours for almost 30 years and is very mindful/respectful of the dolphins, aware of their importance to the local community. The increasing population and the many youngsters within the pod is clearly evidence of this attitude generally. I was also pleased that there was no evidence of the pollution of the dolphin habitat.

We left shore at about 7.15am and found the dolphins well off the power station at about 7.45am. Regardless of our individual expectations we were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of dolphins. Not only were we having an amazing experience but you could tell that Made was also engaged!

On our journey away from the coast we would have passed about 20 fishing boats with tourists making there way back to shore. There were about 10 boats as well as ours watching the dolphins. Over the next hour most left and eventually we were alone with anotner group.

I understand that in July/August the grounds might become congested but on this morning there was no evidence of 'cowboy' behaviour whatsoever.

Just after 9.00am we decided we'd had an amazing experience and as we were past overload suggested to Made that we'd head back. I'm sure he was disappointed and would have been happy to have stayed longer, including swimming and snorkelling.

We left with many happy snaps that will forever be one of our best experiences.

Thank you Made for a brilliant morning!!
Written 21 December 2018
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