Madeira Catamaran Tour: Dolphin and Whale Watching

Commence a soothing journey along the southern coast of Madeira aboard our cozy catamarans. This trip offers you the opportunity to observe dolphins, whales and sometimes turtles. In the summer season, if weather and sea conditions permit, you might even have the chance to take a dip in the pristine waters beneath the Cabo Girão sea cliff.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Experience a 3-hour trip by catamaran along the south coast of Madeira Island. We depart from Funchal Marina, giving a quick briefing about the trip and safety matters on board. The crew then starts their search for dolphins and whales, and any other marine wildlife, using binoculars equipped with a compass, doing their best with their experienced eyes….

What's Included
  • 3-hour dolphin and whale watching tour
  • Friendly and knowledgeable guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • We always recommend to bring: Sunscreen and windbreaker. For the summer months you could add a towel and bathing suit.
  • In the event you did not see any cetaceans, you will be offered the same trip again on an alternative occasion (valid for 1 year)
  • Swimming is subject to favorable weather and sea conditions
Location
Praça do Povo
Avenida Do Mar
VMT Madeira Kiosk - Funchal Marina. Check-In: 30 minutes before departure
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Nigel_g
Oct 28, 2024
Dolphin & Whale trip in Madeira - Lovely Catermeran, not too busy. Plenty of space aboard up or downstairs. Shame the wildlife never showed up but that's nature. Plenty of great scenery on the sail back to port, swimming if you wanted too at a well no beauty spot under the cliffs. Bar sold draught beers €4 a pint & cold/nice flavour. Overall good value excursion.
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Karoliina
Oct 5, 2024
Amazing whales and dolphins! - Amazing trip! We saw three different species: Bottlenose dolphins, Short-finned pilot whales and also Sperm whales! Easy to book, friendly staff.
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Kelliec937
Sep 26, 2024
Great experience - Great trip. Easy booking. One of our party was unwell and unable to come but they refunded us for their trip. We saw a turtle and a couple of pods of dolphins. A fantastic experience. Snacks and drinks on board very reasonable and delicious cocktails. Highly recommend.
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Michellews8394ce
Sep 18, 2024
Catamaran trip - The best boat trip I have ever done, really organised and informative, friendly staff and to top it off we saw dolphins and a whale, amazing.
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Hania5
Aug 31, 2024
Good value fun half day out - A highly enjoyable trip. The boat was large so everybody had choice of seats and good views. Boat went out to a spot where there were dolphins. Whichever boat company you go with it gets 10 minutes in the area where the dolphins are. Also enjoyed the swimming
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N4392bxjessical
Oct 1, 2024
Whales watching!!? - Cost of trip good Just saw bottleneck dolphins. No whales!! Maybe their website could say what has been sited in past week??
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776arvinda
Sep 2, 2024
Half day on the ocean - The tour Mainly Went to the south side of the island, we saw one monk seal, not dolphins or whales, the crew was professional, limited number of snacks And drinks for purchase, Opportunity for swimming, but not really snorkeling
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Yasmin_m
Sep 2, 2024
Beautiful views and whales - I enjoyed the whale watching tour and got as promised, beautiful sighting of wales near Madeira island! There was two main stops, one for wales and one for a dip in the ocean on the other side of the island. It would’ve been nice to add a third stop/ a welcome drink for the price. Some notes for guests… There is a place to buy drinks and snacks/ food on board. The water was quite choppy at times so if you get sea sick bring some medicines and stay on the top deck for a smoother ride. The operator is VMT, not magic dolphin! Overall I am glad I chose this tour and was amazing to see the sight of the wales. Thank you!
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Paradise800337
Sep 10, 2024
Disappointed - We were disappointed with the cruise unfortunately especially after being recommended by friends. The boat was great. The crew were friendly but we felt that they could've given more information about the island and wildlife, given that we didn't see any whales or dolphins, it was a long 3 hours. I appreciate they offered us another tour, and there's no guarantee with wildlife just felt they could have been more engaged with customers on board.
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Dandem87
Sep 1, 2024
No sightings despite the guarantee - We were extremely disappointed.advertise the excursion writing SIGHTING ASSURED and after 3 boring hours of travel we saw NOTHING. They say they give you a second trip but who can make it that we all leave because the holiday is over?! And anyway no one wants to repeat 3 hours of boredom at the risk of not seeing anything again. Tourist trap at 40 euros per person, shame.
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