07.07.2019 – Emerging diversity
A summery Sunday is definitely well-spent on board our zodiac, the Stenella. On both tours our guests could enjoy encounters with Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). While the Bottlenose dolphins…
02.07.2019 – Bonus round
Today was a day of dolphins, and a diverse one at that. We usually like to make sure our guests know that observing dolphins in the wild can mean many different things. The experience depends on the animals, and in…
29.06.2019 – A la carte
When you go out to dinner on a warm summer evening in Madeira, and you order a delicious grilled squid or one of the many local seafood specialities a la carte, Life seems quite easy. But for the animals we…
15.06.2019 – Sea rescue and other enchanting moments
A gentle morning, a calm sea, very nice guests and incredible sightings made today’s trip something very special! While the Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were already in sight, Daniel, our skipper, first took care of a very special kind of…
03.06.2019 – Three friends
In the morning our guests experienced a most beautiful sighting of relaxed Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in bluest water color blue. Later we went quite far out, hoping to observe Beaked whales. We made it to the area of the…
27.05.2019 – Winter dolphins in summer mood
Today we had two nice tours at sea. In the morning, the Ribeira Brava went out into the blue to observe a few Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and admire Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in detail. The bottlenose dolphins came again…
21.05.2019 – Golden brown
Our guests aboard the Stenella this morning managed to enjoy lovely sightings with a very surface-active group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). I was the guide on board the Ribeira Brava today during a rather challenging tour regarding our sightings….
07.05.2019 – Águas vivas
The Spring season often surprises us with fantastic sightings out on the Atlantic Ocean with a variety of cetacean species but also many other ocean inhabitants. Our day began with a dispersed group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) peacefully…
01.05.2019- Spring cleaning
Lobosonda kicked off this bank holiday with a truly rewarding Spring Beach Cleanup which took place on the beautiful beach of Madalena do Mar. This was our company’s second cleanup and was organised in collaboration with Zerowaste Madeira as part…
26.04.2019 – Short & sweet
This morning both our boats enjoyed sightings with two very different but equally beautiful species of dolphin; the shy Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the curious Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), that were also sighted during the afternoon trip. All…