June 10, 2024

03.06.2024 – Out of the blue

Madeira attracts many of its visitors with an overload of sunshine. In fact, sunshine doesn’t necessarily mean perfect ocean conditions – today was determined by winds […]
June 7, 2024

31.05.2024 – Waiting for Whales

Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) are a species that can completely captivate a whale-watching boat. Madeira is one of the best places to see these strange-looking […]
June 5, 2024

29.05.2024 – Coincidence ?

Cetaceans make their own rules. Despite our highly competent crew and the diversity of cetaceans in these pelagic waters, the whales dive deep, the dolphins travel […]
June 4, 2024

28.05.2024 – Dolphin Kindergarten

Another day out in the blue awaited us with many surprises! The morning started with plenty of different dolphin species of all sizes. Besides our resident […]
June 3, 2024

27.05.2024 – Gratitude

It’s always exciting to see what there is to see on every tour. The coincidence factor is definitely always there. The animals have to be in […]
June 1, 2024

24.05.2024 – Exploring the vast blue

Every day is different out on the ocean. Even though the sea conditions were ideal today, our spotter on land had difficulties to find us animals […]
May 30, 2024

23.05.2024 – Into the deep blue

The morning was extremely species-rich. We saw three different species of dolphins, such as the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and […]
May 29, 2024

22.05.2024 – Time for Turtles

I’ve just arrived here in sunny Calheta. Having spent the last few years in the colder waters of the North Atlantic. I’m excited to see species […]
May 28, 2024

21.05.2024 – Blackfish and their smaller cousins

One of our company’s philosophies is not to guarantee nature, and instead to take the sightings as they come. I am fairly new to Lobosonda and […]