January 9, 2021
2020 was a difficult year for everyone and our team was set on spending the last hours of it in the marvellous company of cetaceans at […]
January 8, 2021
In today’s waves a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfed happily and, as so often, we also met Short-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in their […]
January 6, 2021
Patience truly is a virtue when it comes to whale-watching…. and our guests aboard the Stenella this morning definitely deserve the gold medal when it comes […]
December 28, 2020
The ocean seemed almost desert-like this morning before our spotter discovered a small, shy group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) cruising close to the shore that […]
December 26, 2020
The waters around the Madeira archipelago are visited by a surprisingly long list of cetaceans, with scientific institutions already confirming up to 29 different species! With […]
December 18, 2020
It’s hard to sum up the behaviour of whales and dolphins in a few words since they all have very different life cycles and social lives. […]
December 16, 2020
Mankind has always been fascinated by the other particularly intelligent members of the animal kingdom and, although we are gradually beginning to understand how sophisticated other […]
December 14, 2020
We were more than excited to finally go on a tour on our Stenella again and, after being deprived from cetacean encounters on our zodiac for […]
December 10, 2020
Before setting out on a whale-watching tour, our trips often feel like an empty canvas ready to be painted by the elements and creatures out on […]