October 7, 2022
Our traditional boat may not be the fastest boat on the island but it certainly is one of the loveliest boats to observe cetaceans! Its vast […]
October 6, 2022
Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) belong to Madeira’s most emblematic species. These peaceful cetaceans can be encountered in the island’s water all year round and, amongst […]
October 4, 2022
Dolphins are very social creatures. They use their non-verbal communication skills to strengthen their connections. The jumping behavior plays an important role here. These jumps can […]
October 2, 2022
In the morning only our traditional fishing boat, the Ribeira Brava went out on ocean exploration. While most of the time, our fast Zodiak goes out […]
October 1, 2022
Today there were leaps in the morning as well as at noon. On our lunchtime tour, however, a subgroup of the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) […]
September 29, 2022
Our tours tend to be filled with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) during the summer, small delphinids that arrive in the islands waters in enormous groups […]
September 28, 2022
On many of our trips we are lucky to encounter more than one species. To encounter more to species at the same time though, is something […]
September 27, 2022
Our weather forecast showed the possibility of Northwest winds entering the waters of our search areas and, while this resulted in cancellations for the afternoon, it […]
September 26, 2022
We can’t stress this enough; the word whale encompasses the families of both the toothed whales and the baleen whales. Which means that all dolphins are […]