March 4, 2019

20.02.2019 – Dreaming dolphins

The Atlantic had us beaming with joy today as our team managed to encounter a total of four dephinid species. In the morning we encountered the […]
March 1, 2019

19.02.2019 – Visibility matters

A placid ocean is always ideal for Whale-Watching trips as it makes finding the animals much easier for both our spotter and our crew on the […]
February 27, 2019

16.02.2019 – Winds of change

After some days of strong Southeastern winds, the weather finally settled around the waters of Calheta today just in time for World Whale Day! The holiday […]
February 22, 2019

13.02.2019 – The Other side

As a whale-watching company that operates from Calheta, Lobosonda generally aims for cetacean sightings occurring in the Southwestern waters of Madeira. Occasionally however, particularly at this […]
February 20, 2019

09.02.2019 – Two species, one nursery

The Atlantic was rather choppy this morning, which made locating the compact herd of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) abit of a challenge. Through the diligent […]
February 18, 2019

08.02.2018 – Airborne encounters

The guests on board the Stenella were in for a real treat today, enjoying encounters with three different species of cetaceans. The trip began with a […]
February 15, 2019

07.02.2019 – Daring to be different

Our guests enjoyed sightings with two separate groups of our beautiful winter dolphins, the Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) today. These cetaceans are easily recognised by […]
February 13, 2019

06.02.2019 – Magnificent morning

We had the pleasure of having a trip with calm, warm weather conditions today and enjoyed sightings with three very different species of toothed whales (Odontoceti) […]
February 11, 2019

04.02.2019 – Recharging at the surface

In spite of their incredible agility, their remarkable intelligence and skillful coordination, hunting still demands high energy expenditure in cetaceans. So, like us, they also need […]