July 31, 2018
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
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
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
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
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 […]
July 13, 2018
During all tours of the day we were lucky enough to see five different cetacean species either around our zodiac “Stenella” or in the vicinity of […]
July 5, 2018
Today we had the pleasure of taking the young children of the kindergarten “Infantário Universo dos Traquinas” on board our traditional boat. The grandson of our […]
June 29, 2018
Today we saw on both trips Short-Finned Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). These type of Pilot whales prefer warmer waters and they are found between 50th degree north […]
June 28, 2018
Some dolphin species seem to enjoy surfing in the bow wave of our boat and give a great show with lots of activity all around. Today […]