July 10, 2021

03.07.2021 – On the horizon

Our team is always checking the horizon; whether it’s during, before or after a tour, our experience at sea leaves an almost constant anticipation of cetaceans […]
July 9, 2021

02.07.2021 – Representing STENELLA

Our zodiac, the STENELLA, may be off the water but her namesakes sure aren’t! The beautiful crystal clear waters i front of Madeira’s southwest coastline were […]
July 6, 2021

30.06.2021 – Twice Birthday!?

In the morning, our guests had a very nice encounter with a group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which moved full of energy towards Funchal. The […]
July 5, 2021

29.06.2021 – Students are learning from a dolphin

Today we had many spotters and captains on board. A school class from Madeira came out to sea with us. Together we looked out and found […]
July 4, 2021

28.06.2021 – Big, blue space of possibilities

The beauty about encounters with wild marine mammals is that there are always the unexpected. No two days are alike at sea. Everything is always different, […]
July 3, 2021

26.06.2021 – Three out of four, plus one!

There was a successful score on our morning tour … three out of four, plus one! On our sighting passport, we have a small section of […]
July 2, 2021

25.06.2021 – Spots in the blue

Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), which we met on our morning tour today, are agile, fast swimmers. Their appearance changes over the course of their lives. […]
July 1, 2021

24.06.2021 – Whirlpool

Today we encountered two seasonal marine mammal species that can be found here off Madeira’s coast. We refer to our elegant Short-beaked Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) […]
June 30, 2021

23.06.2021 – Honorable representatives

Dolphins are great ambassadors for our oceans and are great flagship species when it comes to raising general appreciation for marine life. Mankind has been fascinated […]