May 9, 2026
Today was a Dolphin Bonanza, with four different species encountered during the day – one group was even lucky enough to see them all! Risso’s dolphins […]
May 7, 2026
The day started with a Madeira resident, the Tropical whale (Balaenoptera edeni), also known as the Bryde’s whale. Madeira is the best place to see this […]
May 2, 2026
After a short search, one of our guests spotted a dorsal fin slicing through the water, leading us to a small group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops […]
April 30, 2026
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) visiting Madeira!The largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth—reaching up to 30 meters in length and weighing as much as […]
April 28, 2026
Common dolphins are actually the most abundant dolphin species in the world, with about six million individuals across all oceans. Since the 1990s, there have been […]
April 25, 2026
Today it turned out to be the grand finale of a week of multiple Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sightings per trip. It seemed like they were […]
April 23, 2026
More Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus)! It’s truly unbelievable what’s happening just off the doorstep of Calheta right now. While spotting even a single one is usually […]
April 20, 2026
What a day – Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) were just piling up, just 3 miles from the coast of Calheta. We encountered around four of them. […]
April 16, 2026
For baleen whales (Mysticete’s) like humpback, minke, fin, and blue whales, one of the most surprising ways to tell their age is by looking inside their […]