September 1, 2018

23.08.2018 – Magic hour

Whale-watching trips in the evening during the summer months belong to my favorite tours. Apart from the fact that they are a relaxing contrast to the […]
August 29, 2018

20.08.2018 – Precious moment

Today we had to deal with the shy ones … Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), which were not very interactive with the boats and Blainville Beaked whales […]
August 26, 2018

17.08.2018 – What a trip!

The afternoon trip with Stenella today has been one of those tours during which it all seems to be so easy… We went off the marina, […]
August 25, 2018

16.08.2018 – Little pilot

At the beginning of the summer sightings of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) were surprisingly scarce. In the last days, however, we’ve experienced quite the opposite […]
August 21, 2018

12.08.2018 – Hydrodynamic “humanoids”

Today we were able to enjoy some typical summer sightings with a variety of representatives of the Delphinid family including Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleolba), Bottlenose dolphins […]
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 16, 2018

07.08.2018 – Teeth and baleens

There have been four trips with our two boats, the traditional fishing vessel “Ribeira Brava” and the zodiac “Stenella” today. Summed over the day we were […]
August 11, 2018

02.08.2018 – Strength in numbers

Today our tours included several dolphin sightings with Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Short beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)and Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella […]
August 9, 2018

01.08.2018 – Underwater Encounters

Snorkeling with wild dolphins in the open Atlantic Ocean can be a very inspirational experience. It is a special perspective to encounter these fascinating marine mammals […]