September 22, 2018

13.09.2018 – One off the bucket list

After our crew and guests on our traditional saw Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the morning and the impressive Cuvier’s beaked […]
September 20, 2018

11.09.2018 – Off the beaten track

This morning we searched far and wide for Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) to snorkel with and found a small school of curious Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops […]
September 9, 2018

31.08.2018 – Dolphin co-occurrences

Today we found an interesting situation out on the ocean: there were Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) closely accompanied by Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Occasionally, […]
September 7, 2018

29.08.2018 – Superlative divers

Which cetacean specie can dive down to the greatest depth? – The award for the deepest and longest dive among all whale and dolphin species goes […]
September 6, 2018

28.08.2018 -Mysterious whales

Today we were lucky enough to observe two of the twenty Beaked whales that were around. These whales are considered very shy and thus difficult to […]
September 4, 2018

26.08.2018 – Free to choose

It wasn’t easy to find animals today but one species never fails to charm our guests during our tours. The Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) are […]
September 2, 2018

24.08.2018 – Gentle giants

They travel over intercontinental distances through the oceans, have very deep voices, filter their food out of the water and sometimes hang out around Madeira: rorqual […]
September 1, 2018

23.08.2018 – Magic hour

Whale-watching trips in the evening during the summer months belong to my favorite tours. Apart from the fact that they are a relaxing contrast to the […]
August 31, 2018

22.08.2018 – Kids of the Ocean

Today during the afternoon excursions with our zodiac “Stenella” we encountered pods of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in close proximity […]