June 17, 2025

10.06.2025 – Rough winds

Today was a tough day out at sea. The first Stenella tour got lucky with an Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) encounter in the morning. The […]
June 16, 2025

09.06.2025 – Babysitting and other similarities

Today there was a combination of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on most tours. These two species seem to enjoy each […]
June 14, 2025

07.06.2025 – Doughnuts are fun

It has been a quiet day with only bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) about. The quite large group encountered in the morning was especially fun and interactive. […]
June 13, 2025

06.06.2025 – Safe to protect

We are now seeing them again, the cutest little dolphins there are, because the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) now have miniature offspring. Of course, the […]
June 11, 2025

04.06.2025 – Musical fish: the Pipefish

Today on our trip we had a special sighting floating in the ocean. It was not a cetacean species, instead a tiny little fish. I speak […]
June 10, 2025

03.06.2025 – Sperm whales and stowaways

For most of today’s tours we just passed by our dolphins, the Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in search of Sperm […]
June 9, 2025

02.06.2025 – The ghost of Madeira

Today we had a beautiful sighting of the Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus). This dolphin species which we see occasionally in our waters is shy and does […]
June 8, 2025

31.05.2025 – Unforgettable and special

Off Madeira’s coast, it is said that it is possible to see 26 species, i.e. one third of all possible marine mammal species. Of this third, […]
June 7, 2025

30.05.2025 – The glory of the unknown

We always tell our guests that, despite our crews experience, it’s realistically impossible to know what to expect on every tour. Sightings can vary incredibly throughout […]