August 19, 2018

10.08.2018 – Whale he blows!

It was a few minutes past seven this evening when we changed our course to the East and back towards the island. We were onboard Stenella, […]
August 17, 2018

08.08.2018 – Summer dolphins

Probably the most playful specie of all cetaceans around Madeira are the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). We encountered those lovely ocean dwellers during all trips […]
August 5, 2018

28.07.2018- Sea detective

In the afternoon we had a nice group of Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Some animals swam close to the boat. A little further away, a small group with a tiny calf […]
August 3, 2018

26.07.2018- Nature/Nurture

What an eventful day! Apart from the wonderful sightings that included Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and […]
July 31, 2018

23.07.2018 – Be gentle not cruel

When we see Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) which are typically reserved, we’re not that surprised … they’re just like that. There are exceptions and we had them […]
July 27, 2018

19.07.2018 – A cetacean combination

Eventful is definitely a word to sum up our tours today. The team on our snorkeling tour were successful in their search for Atlantic spotted dolphins […]
July 21, 2018

13.07.2018 – The opposite of misfortune

Friday the 13th is commonly associated with bad luck and misfortune according to superstitions but the sightings on todays tours proved precisely the opposite. I had the […]
July 17, 2018

09.07.2018- Descent into the deep

Many deep-diving species have been observed in the waters around the Madeiran archipelago, including the Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), the Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) and, […]
July 14, 2018

06.07.2018 – Three times spots

Today we had three times the spot-pleasure on our 12 o’clock tour. While in two situations, the main group swam in about 200m distance through the […]