April 8, 2019

27.03.2019 – A swimming statistic

Our traditional boat set out onto a rather choppy ocean this afternoon, which didn’t make finding cetaceans easy for our team. Our search area extended to […]
April 5, 2019

26.03.2019 – Ambassador

Apart from witnessing a dispersed group of curious Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), our guests aboard this mornings Stenella trip also witnessed a sadly sobering reality […]
April 4, 2019

25.03.2019 – Triple pursuit

The marine mammals of Madeira kicked off the week with spectacular hunting events, that were all admired from the deck of our traditional boat, the Ribeira […]
April 3, 2019

23.03.2019 – Nose-dives & Belly-flops

Our sightings today were a concuction of the two pioneer species in human-dolphin interaction; the Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). […]
April 2, 2019

22.03.2019 – Putting everything into boxes

During our first hour sailing out onboard the RIBEIRA BRAVA and while contemplating some marine birds and the Madeira coastline behind us, one of our guests […]
April 1, 2019

21.03.2019 – Souvenir

Our zodiac is back on the water after a brief maintenance on drydock and the Atlantic ocean gave her a fantastic welcome back. Our team managed […]
March 29, 2019

20.03.2019 – The cherry on the cake

I honestly did not expect the Atlantic ocean to be so generous to us today and the surprises that were in store were beyond magical! On […]
March 28, 2019

19.03.2019 – Beyond the plateau

Oceanic islands like Madeira serve as a useful pitstop for all kinds of marine mammals migrating through the oceans waters. The island’s dramatic landscape is mirrored […]
March 27, 2019

18.03.2019 – And so we meet again

Our guests aboard the Ribeira Brava were thrilled to see some Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) moving alongside a herd of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off […]