08.01.2018 – STENELLA back on track!!!
Boats like everything else that is used constantly are more likely from time to time to be susceptible to give us some unexpected surprises. With some minor repairs during the weekend accompanied by one of the first storms in the…
02.01.2018 – May you be successful
Today we started the New Year with Bottlenose dolphins and Striped dolphins. We wish all our guests a happy & healthy year 2018. May you take your own dreams in your hands and may you be successful! by Fatima KutzschbachSightings…
29.12.2017 – Saving a tiny little bit of the world
We had another calm day on the ocean with amazing sightings. The Pilot whales had all time of the world and floated relaxed at the surface. Right in the middle of the group a single Bottlenose dolphin. Furthermore we met…
27.12.2017 – Tapas
Our trip today was chaotic and exciting with animals everywhere!!! But we saw them only briefly before we went to the next exciting sighting. One of our guests named the spectacle Tapas, everywhere little sightings snacks. Our very active group…
21.10.2017 – Animals united
Our spotter is ALWAYS performing a sublime job, but today he exceled himself. Our early birds were able to enjoy Bottlenose dolphins, Pilot whales, Striped dolphins, Risso dolphins and Sperm whales! They saw this in only two hours! During the…
09.10.2017- So many animals, so little time
The thing about whale-watching is that every single tour is different; a new challenge, a new opportunity. Even within a handful of hours, the sightings can be completely different and this was once again evident today. On the Stenella this…
03.10.2017 – For whales and dolphins the ocean is not blue
Since some days now, Madeira is blessed with a cloudless sky and a glorious blue ocean. So the colour blue surrounds us with all its nuances. Who would think, that there might be marine living beings which are not able…
02.10.2017- Whalecome October!
We started the new season here at Lobosonda with some truly magnificent experiences out at sea. My guests on the Stenella this morning enjoyed a large group of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins surrounding our boat, with at least 40 animals gliding…
27.09.2017 – Let yourself be surprised
If I give my little introduction to our guests, I mention as well, how good it is that we can’t control nature and the animals and for that reason everything what happens out there, every encounter, all interactions are a…
26.09.2017 – Rare guests travelling through
Today we were very lucky and had – besides the other three species – again rare guests to observe. We have not seen for quite a while, Risso’s dolphins!! Those remarkable animals with a high dorsal fin, have a round…