April 9, 2024

03.04.2024 – Island weather

Island weather changes quickly. Yesterday we tried very hard to make it possible for our guests to go out. But the rain put a spanner in […]
April 7, 2024

01.04.2024 – Lucky

Madeira has been battered by a lot of rain and heavy swell for a long time now. But today we were finally able to go out […]
April 4, 2024

BWB – From steep to flat

Two extremes lie close together on Madeira’s coast. Capo Girao is well known to travelers to Madeira. Impressive and majestic, Capo Girao rises 580 meters into the […]
January 25, 2024

BWB – Race against time

The Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is a solo traveler in the vastness of the ocean. They travel through the sea in search of food. But to […]
January 23, 2024

BWB – Far to the west

Lighthouses are not only pretty to look at and make perfect photo objects, they also serve as important navigation signs, especially at night, warning of shallows […]
January 14, 2024

08.01.2024 – Find and be found

Some days the decision as to whether we can go out is made first on site. Our spotter, standing in an elevated position, can get an […]
January 12, 2024

06.01.2024 – Waves and dolphins

Today we went quickly out to sea. Our spotter found Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off the harbor and we wanted to make sure our guests were […]
January 6, 2024

30.12.2023 – Happy endings

The last tours of the year took place today for our guests from Lobosonda. We were treated to beautiful, close encounters with Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), […]
January 3, 2024

28.12.2023 – Stand-in captains

The sea didn’t offer us easy conditions today. The Ribeira Brava set off in search of our inshore Bottlenose dolphins. After our spotter found dolphins in […]