March 29, 2025

24.03.2025 – Floating Treasures

Today we had some floating surprises on the surface of the ocean. On our first trip our skipper Daniel spotted a dead fish floating on the […]
March 28, 2025

22.03.2025 – Specialities

Today was Stenella day. We were finally able to go out to sea again. Even though it got a bit more turbulent towards the middle of […]
February 10, 2025

05.02.2025 – Dolphin hunter

What a beautiful sighting was waiting for us this morning. Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were hunting. Sometimes, when our winter dolphins jumped elegantly out of […]
January 13, 2025

09.01.2025 – Moon and sea

The full moon has a fascinating connection with the sea and its waves. Gravity plays a role here. The moon’s gravitational pull influences the tides, the […]
January 11, 2025

06.01.2025 – The sweeties

After a long, extended search, our guests of Stenella had the pleasure of observing the cute little Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). They were very agile […]
January 1, 2025

27.12.2024 – Finally

We were finally able to get back out to sea. In the morning we soon had Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) travelling east together with Short-finned pilot […]
December 24, 2024

24.12.2024 – Christmas Eve

Despite a long search, we had no encounters with our friends in the sea today. The spotters co-operate with each other on days like this to […]
October 5, 2024

27.09.2024 – High sea feeling

In the midst of high waves, the Risso dolphins (Grampus griseus) were quite hidden today. Unfortunately, they were not easy to see. It was definitely a […]
October 4, 2024

26.09.2024 – If squids could fly…

The harbour of Calheta from which we start our tours has an excellent position. Madeira’s prevailing winds hit the island from the northeast. With the wind […]