Fort Young · 2028 season
Dates & prices for 2028
Thirty weeks across 2028, six guests on each. The season has just opened, so every week is still wide open — and weeks typically fill two to four months ahead. January and February are bookable online now; the rest of the season opens for booking shortly.
$8,250
USD per person, double occupancy, for the week
$2,000
USD deposit confirms your place
4 to run
Minimum guests before a week is confirmed — six is the maximum
3 in water
At a time, rotating, under Dominica’s whale permit
What the price covers
One booking, the whole week
The boat, the room and the permit are not separate things to arrange. They are the trip.
6 sea daysOut on the boat searching, six full days of the week
7 nights at Fort YoungA sea-facing Fort Ocean Room with a balcony
The sperm whale permitDominica’s in-water permit, without which none of this is legal
Vessel, captain & guideIncluding the accredited whale guide who gets in with you
Breakfast dailyEvery morning at the hotel before the boat
Six guests maximumOne group on the boat, three in the water at a time
Not included: flights, airport transfers, lunches and dinners, drinks, travel insurance, tips and snorkelling gear (bring your own). Transport options are set out in the prep guide we send once you have booked.
The 2028 calendar
Pick your week
Our season runs November to May — the whales are resident, so no week is better than another for finding them. Every trip is seven nights with six days on the water.
Every week needs four guests to run.
We take a maximum of six and we need a minimum of four booked before a week is confirmed. If a week has not reached four by 45 days before departure, we cancel it and you are refunded in full — so you are never left paying for a trip that does not sail. Each week below tells you exactly where it stands.
Weeks tend to book up two to four months ahead. Booking early gives you the pick of the dates, and it is what gets a week to four guests and confirmed — so an early booking helps your own trip go ahead.
Confirmed to run — four or more guests already booked. This week is going ahead.
Needs N more to run — still short of four. You can book now; it is confirmed once the fourth guest joins.
January 2028
all 5 weeks open
1 – 8 January 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
8 – 15 January 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
15 – 22 January 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
22 – 29 January 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
29 January – 5 February 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
February 2028
all 4 weeks open
5 – 12 February 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
12 – 19 February 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
19 – 26 February 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
26 February – 4 March 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Needs 4 more to run
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
March 2028
4 weeks · dates released soon
4 – 11 March 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
11 – 18 March 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
18 – 25 March 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
25 March – 1 April 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
April 2028
5 weeks · dates released soon
1 – 8 April 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
8 – 15 April 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
15 – 22 April 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
22 – 29 April 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
29 April – 6 May 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
May 2028
4 weeks · dates released soon
6 – 13 May 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
13 – 20 May 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
20 – 27 May 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
27 May – 3 June 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
November 2028
3 weeks · dates released soon
11 – 18 November 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
18 – 25 November 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
25 November – 2 December 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
December 2028
5 weeks · dates released soon
2 – 9 December 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
9 – 16 December 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
16 – 23 December 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
23 – 30 December 2028
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
30 December 2028 – 6 January 2029
7 nights · 6 sea days · max 6 guests
6 spaces available Online booking opens soon
$8,250 USDper person, double occupancy
Not sure which week? It genuinely does not matter for the whales — they live here year round. Pick the dates that suit your travel, or send us a message and we will tell you what is still open.
Payment & terms
In plain English
- Deposit
- $2,000 USD at booking, paid online, confirms your place on that week.
- Balance
- The full balance is due 120 days before departure.
- Single supplement
- Prices are per person on double occupancy. A room to yourself is $1,350 USD for 2028, added on the last page of checkout. Extra hotel nights are $385 USD per night, added the same way.
- Cancellation
- 120 days or more before the trip: 20% of the trip cost, plus the deposit. Less than 120 days: 100% cancellation fee. Take travel insurance that covers cancellation, and take it when you book.
- Minimum numbers
- A week runs with a minimum of four guests and never takes more than six. If a week has not reached four 45 days before departure we cancel it and refund you in full.
Six seats a week. Book online.
Pick your dates above, or ask us first if something needs working out.