11.03.2019 – Hotspots
Our crew and guests kicked off this week with a very relaxed morning aboard our traditional boat, the Ribeira Brava. Our spotter guided us to a sighting involving coastal-type Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) travelling east off the coast of Ponta…
08.03.2019 – Cultured choosers
First things first; a very happy women’s day from our team to all the ladies out there! Today, on international women’s day, we remind ourselves of the importance of gender equality and how we can further facilitate this in today’s…
05.03.2019 – Birds, birds and more birds
I always tell our guests that we try to keep a sharp lookout for birds circling an area when looking for cetaceans, a little trick that is especially useful for our crew on choppy days like today. The Stenella set…
01.03.2019 – Shiny start
Things went fairly back to normal for us today at Lobosonda as we kicked off the month of March with our freshly-painted Ribeira Brava back on salty water. Our „old gal“ went through hours of maintenance at the hands of…
20.02.2019 – Dreaming dolphins
The Atlantic had us beaming with joy today as our team managed to encounter a total of four dephinid species. In the morning we encountered the interactive Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and the more evasive Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)….
13.02.2019 – The Other side
As a whale-watching company that operates from Calheta, Lobosonda generally aims for cetacean sightings occurring in the Southwestern waters of Madeira. Occasionally however, particularly at this time of the year, weather conditions may force us to step out of our…
08.02.2018 – Airborne encounters
The guests on board the Stenella were in for a real treat today, enjoying encounters with three different species of cetaceans. The trip began with a handful of large, oceanic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming in close vicinity to a…
07.02.2019 – Daring to be different
Our guests enjoyed sightings with two separate groups of our beautiful winter dolphins, the Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) today. These cetaceans are easily recognised by the yellow hourglass pattern decorating their flanks, which can easily be admired since they…
06.02.2019 – Magnificent morning
We had the pleasure of having a trip with calm, warm weather conditions today and enjoyed sightings with three very different species of toothed whales (Odontoceti) along with some other charismatic inhabitants of the generous Atlantic Ocean. Our spotter Carlos…
26.01.2019 – Cause & Effect
We had a wonderful trip this morning with a small group of guests who were lucky enough to see Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephla macrorhynchus). As the apex predators in most…