12.07.2018 – Closer
Everyone who embarks on a whale-watching tour is eager to have close encounters with the animals. The guests this morning had a wonderful sighting involving Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as well as a brush with a small group of Atlantic…
11.07.2018 – Giants of the depth
A ride on our zodiac “Stenella” is always refreshing, the nice airstream over the waves, a bit of spray here, a little jump in the swell there. It has been especially refreshing today. We got the information form our spotter…
10.07.2018 – A fluke-dream
These wonderful morning tours on the Ribeira Brava … oh, it makes you swarm! Our small and big guests today were delighted with our wonderful sightings of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). Because I wanted to…
09.07.2018- Descent into the deep
Many deep-diving species have been observed in the waters around the Madeiran archipelago, including the Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), the Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) and, the deepest diving mammals to our knowledge, the Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). Visual…
08.07.2018 – BIRTHday
Who drives out with us, of course have booked! And this means contact to our amazing booking team, whether by email (Marion and Claudia), or by phone (Marion, Claudia and Ricardo) or directly in the shop (Luisa, Marlene and Ricardo)….
07.07.2018 – Peeling
On our Stenella tour we observed a large group of Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The animals were really in a good mood to accompany us. These type of dolphin loves speed, then they are in their element. Again and…
06.07.2018 – Three times spots
Today we had three times the spot-pleasure on our 12 o’clock tour. While in two situations, the main group swam in about 200m distance through the sea, one to two subgroups enjoyed our company.Someanimals jumped impatienly towards us and enjoyed…
05.07.2018 – One Day in a Baby Dolphins life
During all tours of the day we were lucky enough to see five different cetacean species either around our zodiac “Stenella” or in the vicinity of our traditional fishing vessel, the Ribeira Brava. We had Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic…
04.07.2018 – Highspeed in the Ocean
It was twenty past three, the sun was shining, the ocean was clam. There were just some little waves and a light breeze. It was a good day, a good day for whale watching! That’s also what the Atlantic spotted…
03.07.2017 – The feeling is mutual
Our philosophy here at Lobosonda incorporates a careful and respectful approach towards cetaceans in their natural habitat in order to facilitate a passive encounter with them. This gives the animals being observed the opportunity to approach us, rather than us…