November 7, 2018

20.10.2018 – From Bottlenose to Bottlenose

What a journey! I had a small group of guests on board our traditional boat this morning, that were obviously set on observing cetaceans in the […]
November 6, 2018

19.10.2018 – The Pilot whales of Madeira

During our cruises today, we were able to observe Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Those two species are both large delphinids. […]
November 4, 2018

17.10.2018 – The appetite of the Sperm whales

Today we went out two times with “Stenella” and managed to see plenty of cetaceans around our zodiac in the morning as well as in the […]
October 28, 2018

12.10.2018 – Beauties of the ocean

The Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is potentially the most beautiful creature we can find in the waters surrounding Madeira. This specie is also known as Blue-white […]
October 25, 2018

10.10.2018 – Autumn is coming

The days are getting shorter, night temperatures go down and heavy rainfalls increase. We observe these clear signs on land but also see the changes on […]
October 23, 2018

09.10.2018 – Two very special Pilot whales

After a stormy, rainy Monday we were curious about what we would expect out at sea. A wild sea, in which water masses are moved, of […]
October 20, 2018

06.10.2018 – A solitary long-distance flyer

On Saturday we had the opportunity to go out to sea but there was already, on Sunday and especially on Monday, wind and a lot of […]
October 19, 2018

05.10.2018 – Tunas and more

We never know what we might find out on the ocean before starting a tour. Clearly, our aim is to observe cetaceans but sometimes also other […]
October 17, 2018

04.10.2018 – Let yourself be surprised …

On our tours we often deal with different species that can behave very differently towards us. Today, there were two marine mammal species, which usually show […]