June 30, 2024

24.06.2024 – Dolphins in reptile costumes

Numerous different dolphin species were seen during our tours today, amongst them our charming Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), the swift Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and ever […]
June 29, 2024

22.06.2024 – Blainville’s Back

Beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) are a select rarity, often only seen off of Madeira and the Azores. These animals are highly acoustically sensitive and generally show […]
June 28, 2024

21.06.2024 – Unsuccessful escape into the air

The adaptations of our oceans inhabitants to their environment are quite marvellous, don’t you think? And don’t get me started to marvel about whales’ and dolphins’ […]
June 27, 2024

20.06.2024 – Everything Where Its Supposed To Be

We’re slowly reaching that point in the season where my head is swimming. New facts, new language, new people and ever new sightings. If my routine […]
June 25, 2024

19.06.2024 – Who booked the rollercoaster ride?

Business as usual, our guests will be briefed prior to every trip about what to expect and which precautions to take during the trips out on […]
June 22, 2024

17.06.2024 – Feeding frenzy

We started with a slight breeze in the morning, which turned into a proper wind in the afternoon, enough to decide to cancel our last afternoon […]
June 20, 2024

15.06.2024 – Change of Plan

Did you know that when loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) leave their nesting sites for the open water, they can more than double their dive time? At […]
June 19, 2024

14.06.2024 – Ode to Pilot whales

I want to dedicate today to my favourite cetacean species, Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Short-finned pilot whales, to be more specific, were the stars of two […]
June 18, 2024

13.02.2024 – Lucky Day ?

Today it’s been a day of Odontocetes. Every tour saw some form of toothed whale from tiny Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) to the giant Sperm […]