December 23, 2025
Today we finally went out again. But our guests needed to have their sea legs, as the sea was still quite choppy. Unperturbed, Short-finned pilot whales […]
December 17, 2025
Sometimes there are days where we go out on the ocean, enjoy the views and the thrill of the trip, but sadly see no cetaceans. It’s […]
December 12, 2025
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are known to be selective about who they hang out with. Pod members are carefully selected individuals, based on factors that we […]
December 11, 2025
Today on our tour, I was asked twice about swimming with dolphins. For a snorkeler, it is certainly something special and touching to encounter these animals […]
December 7, 2025
Today on our trip we encountered the negative side of fishing. We headed out to the ocean as our Spotter spotted some Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) […]
December 5, 2025
In the morning, the sea off Calheta was full of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). Our guests were able to observe one of these large toothed whales […]
December 4, 2025
What a treat we were in for this morning on the Atlantic Ocean. Apart from having the pleasure of enjoying observations of two of Madeira’s most […]
December 3, 2025
Today we only had one trip for the day. It was a beautiful trip with our traditional fishing vessel Ribeira Brava. The weather was pleasant, the […]
December 2, 2025
Today we encountered our most common mixed sightings: Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). There are ample reasons why these species would […]