August 26, 2025

18.08.2025 – An interesting question

As we often mention, today’s tours were very different. At midday, it was very difficult to find animals. In the evening, however, the animals found us […]
August 23, 2025

15.08.2025 – Rainbow spout

Today was Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) day. Even though it took a while on some tours to spot one, all of us had the privilege of […]
August 22, 2025

14.08.2025 – The tale of the dolphins

Today we could appreciate several of our beautiful dolphin species. In the morning three different dolphin species were spotted, which ranged from our small, but active […]
August 21, 2025

13.08.2025 – Yay whales!

We had lovely encounters all day long. It started with Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that were around until the rest of […]
August 20, 2025

12.08.2025 – Optimisation

While our experience at sea does not change the fact that our sightings depend on a healthy portion of luck, our team does not leave everything […]
August 19, 2025

11.08.2025 – Backstroke

It was not an easy day for the spotter today. The fine yellow dust was still in the air, making visibility very difficult. But from midday […]
August 17, 2025

09.08.2025 – It’s officially a rain day

Another day with heaps of dolphins. Throughout the day we saw the Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis), Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus). In the […]
August 16, 2025

08.08.2025 – Marine meeting point

Madeira’s geological location and conditions make it an excellent marine restaurant and a marine meeting place for a wide variety of marine mammals. Steeply sloping coasts […]
August 13, 2025

05.08.2025 – Gold nuggets

The ocean surrounding our island are teeming with life during the summer months. Stronger stratification of the water column decreases access to nutrients for deep sea […]