Prices & dates · Fort Young 2026

Three weeks left before the new year

Our 2026 season is nearly done. Three weeks remain, each taking six guests, and all three depart inside the next few months. Availability below is live — if it shows spaces, those spaces are real.

3 weeks
Still open in 2026, and that is the lot
6 guests
Per week, maximum. Minimum of four for a week to run
$6,850
USD from, per person, double occupancy
Nov – May
Our season. Closed June to the end of October
Read this first

These dates are close in

Everything on this page departs within 120 days, which changes how you pay for it.

The full balance is due at booking, not a deposit.

Normally a $2,000 USD deposit holds your place and the balance falls due 120 days before departure. Every week left in 2026 is already inside that window, so these bookings are paid in full at the time of booking.

Cancellation terms still apply. Inside 120 days, a cancellation carries a 100% fee — so take travel insurance, and take it the day you book.

A cancelled week is refunded in full. If we cancel because a week does not reach four guests, you get everything back.
What is left

December 2026 availability

Six guests a week, three in the water at a time, rotating. Prices are per person on double occupancy.

December 2026

3 weeks · 6 spaces between them

Dec 5 – Dec 12, 2026
7 nights · 6 sea days

Ocean Oasis

Only 2 spaces leftConfirmed to run
$6,850 USDper person, double occupancy
Dec 19 – Dec 26, 2026
7 nights · 6 sea days

Fort Young

Only 1 space leftConfirmed to run
$6,850 USDper person, double occupancy
Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
7 nights · 6 sea days · over New Year

Fort Young

3 spaces leftNeeds 1 more to run
$6,850 USDper person, double occupancy
A week needs four guests to run.

Six is the maximum and four is the minimum. If a week has not reached four guests by 45 days before departure, we cancel it and refund everyone in full. That is why each week above says whether it is already confirmed.

Confirmed to run — four or more guests are already booked. This week is going ahead.

Needs more to run — not yet at four. Book it and you may be the one who confirms it.

Dec 26 – Jan 2 is the only week not yet confirmed. Its 45-day deadline falls on 11 November 2026.

One of these three is not at Fort Young. The week of Dec 5 – 12 runs out of the Ocean Oasis hotel instead. Same boat, same crew, same six guests — different base. The other two are at Fort Young as usual.
What the price covers

Included in every week

6 sea daysOut looking for sperm whales, weather allowing

7 nights accommodationAt the hotel listed on your week

Sperm whale permitDominica’s in-water permit, which is what makes this legal

BreakfastBreakfast only — lunches and dinners are not included

Vessel, captain and guideThe whole boat is yours for the six days

Six guests, not moreThree in the water at a time, rotating, under the permit

Not included: flights, airport transfers, lunches and dinners, drinks, travel insurance, tips, and the single supplement if you want a room to yourself. Transport options from the airport are in the prep guide we send once you have booked.

Before you book

The terms, in plain English

Payment
Because every week here departs within 120 days, the full balance is due at booking. The usual $2,000 USD deposit does not apply to these dates.
Cancellation
120 days or more before the trip: 20% of the trip cost, plus the deposit. Less than 120 days: 100% cancellation fee — which is every week on this page. Take travel insurance that covers cancellation.
If we cancel
A week that does not reach four guests is cancelled 45 days before departure and refunded in full.
Single supplement
If you want a room to yourself, the supplement is added on the last page of checkout.
Children
Guests under 16 cannot join a scheduled group week. Families travelling with younger children charter the whole week instead — message us and we will set it up.
Booking
All bookings are made online, through this site. We cannot hold a place by email, and there is no waiting list.
Further ahead

The 2027 season is open

January to April 2027, week by week

If December does not work, the next season is already on sale with live availability on every week. Tours tend to book up two to four months in advance, and those bookings still take the usual $2,000 USD deposit.

Six spaces left in all of 2026

Two on the Ocean Oasis week, one before Christmas, three over New Year. After that the next sperm whales are in January.