December 17, 2025

11.12.2025 – Little Bird

Sometimes there are days where we go out on the ocean, enjoy the views and the thrill of the trip, but sadly see no cetaceans. It’s […]
December 7, 2025

01.12.2025 – The dark side of fishing

Today on our trip we encountered the negative side of fishing. We headed out to the ocean as our Spotter spotted some Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) […]
November 12, 2025

04.11.2025 – Flight delay?

On our wonderful morning tour we had the big ones, Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and the small ones, Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), approaching us curiously. […]
November 1, 2025

BWB – Spotters friends

Our spotters actually work alone. There are places along the coast of Madeira that are very well suited to overlooking a large area of the sea […]
October 31, 2025

25.10.2025 – Bad weather front

Winter is closing in and with that the wet season here on Madeira starts. This morning the weather was good enough to leave for the ocean […]
October 25, 2025

18.10.2025 – Animals and rainy weather

Today the weather conditions out there on the ocean weren’t the best, but still we headed out there and got blessed with a beautiful sighting. We […]
October 4, 2025

25.09.2025 – Fishermen vs Dolphins

Today on our first trip with Stenella we could encounter the interaction between fishermen and dolphins in the waters around the island. The dolphins were Bottlenose […]
October 3, 2025

24.09.2025 – A turtle-y surprise

The highlight of today’s Ribeira Brava trips was a curious Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) that surprised out guests towards the end of the second trip. […]
September 20, 2025

11.09.2025 – False orcas are back!!!

The day started with our usual suspects this time of the year, Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The afternoon, however, had […]