January 30, 2023

24.01.2023 – A final surprise

What a lovely day we had out on the ocean today! In the morning our traditional boat took a group of excited guests to encounter a […]
January 26, 2023

20.01.2023 – It takes a village

Our guests enjoyed a lovely sighting of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) aboard our traditional boat this morning! These peaceful toothed whales move in stable matriarchal […]
January 4, 2023

29.12.2022 – Winter and summer

What a calm, beautiful ocean we had the pleasure of venturing out to on this fine day! The warm sun and flat waters almost made it […]
December 8, 2022

30.11.2022 – Thirtieth degree of latitude north and south

Today we only had an afternoon tour with the Stenella. Shortfined Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were seen throughout the tour. They […]
December 3, 2022

26.11.2022 – Amazing show

Enthusiastic guests, enthusiastic crew. It was great today. We started with quite shy Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), which always kept an accurate distance from our boat. […]
December 1, 2022

24.11.2022 – 2 similarities, 2 differences

This morning we observed two different species of marine mammals on the Ribeira Brava. First, we had a kindergarten group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) […]
November 29, 2022

22.11.2022 – Far to the West

The westernmost tip of Madeira is the well-known lighthouse at Ponta do Pargo. From there are spectacular views of the West Coast. Today we drove far […]
November 27, 2022

19.11.2022 – 60 Challenges

Our marine mammals swam patrol off Calheta’s coast today, to our advantage. So on the way out we had Short finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) swimming […]
November 24, 2022

16.11.2022 – Speed junkies

Today we went against the wind and through the waves. Not easy work for the spotter and the captains. Unfortunately, our fishing boat had no luck […]