03.03.2020 – Deeper
Both our boats went out on a calm ocean and our crew had the pleasure of meeting a variety of species including Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and Blainville’s beaked whales…
19.02.2020 – May the odds be in your favour
We never give guarantees for sightings during our whale-watching tours because we don’t making promises we cannot necessarily keep. This is especially true for our snorkelling tours in the winter since it’s especially challenging to find the two species of…
18.02.2020 – The dolphin effect
Dolphins aren’t known as flagship species for nothing! Their charisma and curious nature remains relatively unchallenged within the animal kingdom making them ideal ambassadors for the love and protection of our oceans. As our traditional boat set off on a…
17.02.2020 – A delightful variety
Madeira’s geographic location in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s deep waters are responsible for the impressive variety of marine life occurring in the archipelago’s waters. Apart from the 27 confirmed species of whales and dolphins gliding through our waters, we…
27.01.2020 – Blue nursery
What a trip! After having the pleasure of observing different behaviours amongst an enormous and dispersed school of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) our spotter managed to locate a large spout further west. As we entered the area we saw…
20.01.2020 – Priorities
As a whale watching company, our challenge is to make our guests witnesses of the beauty of our oceans by providing them with lovely sightings involving the cetaceans that occur around the archipelago. Our priority, however, is keeping the well-being…
18.01.2020 – The cheeky and the sneaky
The conditions were surprisingly summery today as we set off on our Stenella. Our spotter soon found a compact group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). The careful approach of our captain bore fruit; many of the animals carefully approached our…
08.01.2020 – Social mysteries
Our Stenella had an absolutely beautiful trip out on the Atlantic today. We met three different species of toothed whales that are fascinating for a variety of reasons and all manifest a very different relationship the archipelago’s waters.The Atlantic spotted…
07.01.2020 – Grey zone
One of the many beautiful things about the variety of life surrounding the island of Madeira is the fact that all the different organisms that can be encountered here nurture a different relationship to the archipelago’s waters. In the last…
26.12.2019 – Winter, like Summer
Winter, like summer, it’s always nice to go out with us. Even today, with summery temperatures, we were drawn out to sea. The Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) that we first met are called our ‘winter’ dolphins because they prefer cooler…