December 21, 2018
We had sightings of two very charismatic cetacean species today, both of which can be encountered throughout the year in Madeiras waters; the Short-finned pilot whales […]
December 20, 2018
This morning our traditional boat found itself gliding on a flat ocean with the suns rays warming its deck, so much so that the majority of […]
December 19, 2018
The toothed whale family (Odontoceti) members show a variety of hydrodynamic body shapes which determine how they surface to breathe. This is partially why swim behavior […]
December 18, 2018
The placid ocean and summery conditions this morning easened our teams search for the cetaceans roaming the Southwestern waters of the island today. Our spotter managed […]
December 13, 2018
Nothing is more rewarding than ending a long search of cetaceans with a group of curious animals. After scanning a vast search area under somewhat challenging […]
December 12, 2018
The last month of the year has begun and what better way to welcome the festive season than with a curious group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops […]
December 11, 2018
This morning everything was in a flow! Just out of the harbor and we had already two interested Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) riding in Ribeira Brava‘s bow wave. After […]
December 10, 2018
During todays afternoon tour, our spotter directed us to a mixed group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) who were travelling […]
December 3, 2018
We had trips in the morning aboard both of our boats today, with the crew and guests aboard the Stenella being the luckier ones and scoring […]