July 13, 2018

05.07.2018 – One Day in a Baby Dolphins life

During all tours of the day we were lucky enough to see five different cetacean species either around our zodiac “Stenella” or in the vicinity of […]
July 12, 2018

04.07.2018 – Highspeed in the Ocean

It was twenty past three, the sun was shining, the ocean was clam. There were just some little waves and a light breeze. It was a […]
July 11, 2018

03.07.2017 – The feeling is mutual

Our philosophy here at Lobosonda incorporates a careful and respectful approach towards cetaceans in their natural habitat in order to facilitate a passive encounter with them. […]
July 10, 2018

02.07.2018 – Dolphin diversity

Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) were the species of cetaceans encountered out at sea on this busy […]
July 8, 2018

30.06.2018 – Dolphin-Day

This Saturday was a true dolphin-day, we saw them on all our trips. Despite of a bit of swell in the morning and early afternoon we […]
July 7, 2018

29.06.2018 – “White horses”

Yesterday our formidable zodiac, the Stenella, finally returned to the marina of Calheta from the dry dock where it was undergoing maintenance. So this morning, we […]
April 24, 2018

05.04.2018 – Placid ocean

After experiencing the potential force of the Atlantic Ocean during the severe storms two weeks ago the weather here on the island is gradually approaching summer […]
April 23, 2018

04.04.2018 – Behold the Bottlenose

Energetic, charismatic, smart, sophisticated… the list goes on and on. The numerous adjectives used to describe the unique, dynamic behavior of the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) […]
April 22, 2018

03.04.2018 – Day of the double leaps

This morning we met a huge school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), traveling in more or less 200m ocean depths very close to the shore line […]