January 26, 2023

20.01.2023 – It takes a village

Our guests enjoyed a lovely sighting of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) aboard our traditional boat this morning! These peaceful toothed whales move in stable matriarchal […]
January 25, 2023

19.01.2023 – Sub-sub-group

Dolphins only tend to move in small groups when they feel safe in an area. Large group aggregations provide safety to all individuals and smaller dolphins, […]
January 24, 2023

18.01.2023 – Three in one

Both our boats left Calheta marina for our midday tour to find animals on a rather choppy ocean today. Conditions didn’t make things easy for our […]
January 23, 2023

16.01.2023 – Eye candy

Both our boats ventured out onto a windy ocean at midday and a beautiful sighting awaited us. A pod of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) was […]
January 20, 2023

13.01.2023 – A long way

It’s not always easy on the sea. Not always our guests can enjoy large pods of dolphins. But the spotter and the crew on board always […]
January 19, 2023

12.01.2023 – Overlaps

Today we went far, far out on the Ribeira Brava to see two interactive Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). A feat by our spotter Drumond, who […]
January 18, 2023

11.01.2023 – One mammal at a time

The guests aboard our Ribeira Brava had the pleasure of meeting two of Madeira’s most important predators; the Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and the Bottlenose […]
January 17, 2023

10.01.2023 – Domino effect

This morning, our guests really enjoyed the Atlantic Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). Our little sea friends were in large numbers and extremely interactive. There were […]
January 16, 2023

09.01.2023 – On the horizon 

We actually never know what awaits us out on the ocean but, lately, the Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) have been showing some predictable behaviour. Our […]