June 3, 2024

27.05.2024 – Gratitude

It’s always exciting to see what there is to see on every tour. The coincidence factor is definitely always there. The animals have to be in […]
June 2, 2024

25.05.2024 – Out Of The Deep Dark Blue

Whale-watching in Madeira can be totally unpredictable. The outstanding (and somewhat terrifying) 2000 m of Atlantic Ocean below your feet can bring things that may even […]
June 1, 2024

24.05.2024 – Exploring the vast blue

Every day is different out on the ocean. Even though the sea conditions were ideal today, our spotter on land had difficulties to find us animals […]
May 30, 2024

23.05.2024 – Into the deep blue

The morning was extremely species-rich. We saw three different species of dolphins, such as the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and […]
May 28, 2024

21.05.2024 – Blackfish and their smaller cousins

One of our company’s philosophies is not to guarantee nature, and instead to take the sightings as they come. I am fairly new to Lobosonda and […]
May 27, 2024

20.05.2024 – Welcome 2

Today was our second guide Peter’s first day at work. And he got off to a very good beginning. Three different species, a perfect start. So […]
May 26, 2024

18.05.2024 – A day in a dolphin’s life: Eat, pray, love.

Throughout the day we encountered three different species of dolphins. It is marvellous to observe these wild animals in their natural habitat in in all kinds […]
May 25, 2024

17.05.2024 – Welcome

There was a real star in the morning. Portuguese man-o-war (Physalia physalis) are beautiful. They are also dangerous. You have to look at them with respect. […]
May 24, 2024

16.05.204 – Various sightings

Today we saw various marine mammal species. In the morning we encountered Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and a Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), which was travelling very […]