July 11, 2024
Our guests were able to observe a variety of animals on the tours of our two boats. On the Ribeira Brava, the Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) […]
July 8, 2024
The waves of the ocean are in constant motion, an endless dance of rise and fall that has characterised the seas for thousands of years. In […]
July 2, 2024
The roughly 1500 m of depth that one may encounter during a whale-watching trip with lobosonda may make some people’s heads spin. If you take time […]
June 29, 2024
Beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) are a select rarity, often only seen off of Madeira and the Azores. These animals are highly acoustically sensitive and generally show […]
June 28, 2024
The adaptations of our oceans inhabitants to their environment are quite marvellous, don’t you think? And don’t get me started to marvel about whales’ and dolphins’ […]
June 25, 2024
Business as usual, our guests will be briefed prior to every trip about what to expect and which precautions to take during the trips out on […]
June 22, 2024
We started with a slight breeze in the morning, which turned into a proper wind in the afternoon, enough to decide to cancel our last afternoon […]
June 19, 2024
I want to dedicate today to my favourite cetacean species, Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Short-finned pilot whales, to be more specific, were the stars of two […]
June 17, 2024
Let’s imagine a “Behind-the-scenes” of a whale-watching trip at Lobosonda. Hopefully for our guest’s, every tour feels smooth and easy going, but there is quite some […]