January 14, 2021

02.01.2020 – Just add colour

Overcast skies loomed over the Atlantic this morning and cast a grey shadow over the waters outside Calheta this morning. The combination of cloudy skies and […]
January 13, 2021

01.01.2021 – New year’s progeny

It’s always exciting to start a new year with a whale-watching tour since it almost feels like the first species sighted will set the tone for […]
January 12, 2021

COVID UPDATES (11.01.2021)

Dear followers, In the light of recent COVID-19 developments on the archipelago, the local government has announced new safety measures for Madeira that will come into […]
January 9, 2021

31.12.2020 – The fin-ale

2020 was a difficult year for everyone and our team was set on spending the last hours of it in the marvellous company of cetaceans at […]
January 8, 2021

30.12.2020 – A typical duo

In today’s waves a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfed happily and, as so often, we also met Short-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in their […]
January 6, 2021

29.12.2020 – Gasolina

Patience truly is a virtue when it comes to whale-watching…. and our guests aboard the Stenella this morning definitely deserve the gold medal when it comes […]
January 4, 2021

28.12.2020 – Brisk

Today was brisk. Short-beaked Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were busy with their breakfast. They came out of the water at high speed in their classic way […]
January 2, 2021

22.12.2020 – A better place

The cloudy sky cast a grey glare onto the Atlantic Ocean this morning as we set out to find dolphins aboard our zodiac. Our spotter soon […]
December 28, 2020

21.12.2020 – One at a time

The ocean seemed almost desert-like this morning before our spotter discovered a small, shy group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) cruising close to the shore that […]