13.06.2018 – White perls in the blue sea
How can a day be more beautiful as visiting dolphins in their environment? There is not better way to enjoy a day during Holidays! Our todays guests from the morning and afternoon surely agree, there are not many things which…
11.06.2018 – Whalecome Jan
First we would like to say “Whalecame” to our new summer guide Jan. He will actively help us during the summer season, he will be with you on board and you also will read one or the other of his…
05.06.2018 – In a super curious mood
What an outstanding, fantastic trip! What should I start to talk about? We had great guests on board and together we enjoyed what nature gave us. Our first aim were supposed to be two Tropical whales. During our pleasurable ride…
04.06.2018 – The dark dolphins
Our trip this morning included a lovely sighting involving a large Tropical whale (Balaenoptera edeni) and her calf, as well as a school of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). The dolphins swam very close to our vessel for some time,…
02.06.2018 – Summer spectacle
Our French group got incredibly lucky this afternoon on our traditional boat. The Atlantic surprised us with no less than 4 different cetacean species sightings, three of which occurred practically at the same time. The trip began with a rather…
01.06.2018 – Oceanic nursery
The 1st of June marks the beginning of our summer season here at Lobosonda and also happens to be International children’s day. It seems both occasions were celebrated on the Atlantic today. Oceanic islands like Madeira act as ideal temporary…
31.05.2018 – Sexy
Today we had a very relaxed morning on the ocean. Small shoals of fish here and there were on demand by Cory’s Shearwaters. It seemed that the Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) already had filled up their stomachs since they left…
30.05.2018 – Curious characters
The Atlantic was brimming with Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) today, a species always makes remarkable company. The large group was dispersed over a wide area and consisted of the standard subgroups, with several animals interacting with our boat whilst…
25.05.2018 – Cetacean congregation
Toothed whales (Odontoceti) are social animals and everyone who has had the pleasure of enjoying an encounter with a member of this diverse family of marine mammals knows this. Every odontocete species has its own typical group size which is…
22.05.2018 – Wind and wave
Today we had a choppy trip with a small school of Common dolphins ( Delphinus delphis) enjoying the waves (fluctus). We had quite a ride between the waves and it was not easy for our guests to observe the animals….