10.09.2018- Mammals without borders
Both our boats had to cover a vast search area during our tours in order to find cetaceans today. Amidst our usual quest on Monday mornings to find dolphins we could snorkel with, we had the pleasure of encountering Sperm…
09.09.2018 – The net
On this Sunday, our two boats had the pleasure to observe Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in a variety of activities. The dolphins socialized with each other, mated with each other, sought contact with the boat, made short sprints in…
08.09.2018 – Rise for climate
Since last Sunday we were fortunate to observe Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) again and again. Even today, our guests were allowed to admire the largest of the toothed whales. Spread across the sea, these wondrous giants drifted. From the spotter we…
07.09.2018 – Magic Moments
There is always this one special moment during a whale and dolphin watching tour. It´s the moment when the animals finally come into sight. There are lots of waves all around us but beneath some of them there are some…
05.09.2018 – Sperm whale festival
What is the fascination about whale and dolphin watching? Why do we go out every day looking out for marine mammals? What do our guests expect from a trip? Clearly, we all love the animals. Their intelligence and sociality are…
04.09.2018 – Search and find
Out on the ocean every day is different. It is good to know which species have been around the last few days but even this knowledge will not enable any certain outlook as things can change very fast. So, before…
02.09.2018 – “Bom domingo”
You know it’s a good Sunday if you kick off your morning with a whale sighting! Our Stenella sped out of the marina today in pursuit of a Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) our spotter managed to locate out on the…
01.09.2018 – Dolphin’s ocean kiss
Mariana, a little Portuguese girl on our morning tour said a very poetic sentence! The dolphins rode in the bow wave of the boat and she was delighted when a few splashes of sea water, displayed by the dolphins, hit…
31.08.2018 – Dolphin co-occurrences
Today we found an interesting situation out on the ocean: there were Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) closely accompanied by Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Occasionally, we find different combinations of cetacean species hanging out in close vicinity to each…
30.08.2018 – Late summer classics
Summer is a great time for whale-watching in Madeira for several reasons. The first obvious one is that weather conditions are more favorable, making it much easier for our team to locate and observe cetaceans (and many other animals) out…