April 10, 2023
A day full of dolphins and many other wonderful sea creatures is behind us. In the morning there were Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and Striped […]
March 27, 2023
Currents are a decisive physical force in our oceans and act as transport systems for nutrients, plankton and also larger animals. Madeira’s waters are subject to […]
December 27, 2022
Today, the small group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as well as a subgroup of Short-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) played hide and seek with us. […]
June 7, 2022
I arrived back from some time off to a wonderful variety of sightings today and had the pleasure of sharing these with lovely guests. Our spotter […]
May 24, 2022
The rising temperatures that accompany the gradual transition to summer is visible in both the lush terrestrial and marine life of Madeira. At this time of […]
May 14, 2022
If you go to the ocean, then you can experience many interesting things. But sometimes you have to look very closely. Daniel, our skipper from our […]
May 8, 2022
Guests often ask our crew how far out our spotter is able to search for cetaceans using his binoculars and, to simplify our explanation, we often […]
May 4, 2022
The Atlantic Ocean is full of wonderful animals; the variety of marine life is infinitely colourful and incredible to observe. This is wonderfully represented in our […]
April 26, 2022
Responsible whale-watching is an exchange. We drive out onto the ocean hoping for the best and for the animals to be willing to interact but, at […]