09.03.2020 – Seismic surprise
Our tour today took place under beautiful sunny conditions and our traditional boat managed to track down a group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). While the Bottlenose were travelling east, the Sperm whales were more…
26.02.2020 – Midway
The dynamic landscape of Madeira is one of the characteristics that make this island unique in it’s own right. The high and mighty cliff of Cabo Girão stands out as the central peak along the Southern coast of the island…
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…
15.02.2020- Ocean inertia for all
Having a glassy ocean surface while a set of waves passed under the boat gave a kind of levitating sensation onboard the STENELLA. As predicted by the weather forecast, we had practically no wind and the peak of swell started…
12.02.2020 – Watercolours
Our beautiful traditional boat, the Ribeira Brava, finally returned from a month of maintenance on the dry dock at Câmara do Lobos and set out this morning with an excited group of lovely guests. The charm of our wooden boat…
31.01.2020 – Do you come here often?
The last day of January had a special feel to it. The air around the ocean was misty making the horizon practically invisible and it almost seemed like the vast Atlantic Ocean was merging with the sky. The eternal stretch…
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…
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…
09.01.2020 – Light sleeper
The ocean welcomed us with rainbows in the sky as we sped out aboard our zodiac this morning. Our sightings included bow-riding Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), a small shy Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), a By-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella) and several Yellow-legged…
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…