Madeira Dolphin & Whale Watching Tour: Sustainable Marine Life Observation with Onboard Biologist

We promise sightings of whales and dolphins in their native habitat. Observations are conducted sustainably, causing little disturbance to the animals. The vessel has a limited capacity of 18 seats. A marine biologist is present on the boat.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Marina do Funchal - Begin the activity with an introductory briefing with the general presentation of the trip, sightings and safety on board.
    Whale and dolphin watching using a semi rigid, guided by a skipper and marine biologist will provide an unforgettable experience.
    Contact with nature and cetaceans in their natural habitat.
What's Included
  • Life jacket included
Location
VENTURA| Nature Emotions
Marina do Funchal
Pier 8, Marina do Funchal, 9000-055 Funchal VENTURA NATURE EMOTIONS KIOSK Please arrive at the kiosk 30 minutes before the trip.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Vicr189
Nov 26, 2024
Great Experience - Amazing experience and great tour guide who always had a smile on her face! Our tour guide also managed to rescue a turtle who had gotten caught. All in all great trip!
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Luisaricardo
Nov 23, 2024
Accommodation of Dolphins - Super organized company. We booked and received a call asking for us to be 30 minutes earlier, also indicated the type of clothing and what we should carry. The tour started in hours and both the biologist and the sleeper were very friendly. It took a while but we spotted dolphins in two different locations. We love the trip and recommend this company.
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Yor986
Nov 2, 2024
I recommend, very friendly crew and dolphins too 😁 - Great experience, we saw quite a few dolphins.... It was very impressive, the crew was super friendly! In addition we stayed longer because we were following a group of dolphins.
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F5799tqfilips
Nov 1, 2024
Very successful dolphin watching - It was excellent! We found four groups of dolphins, two species in one of them. This company has spotters with some good spyglasses on the land who direct the boat to where they the animals are. In our case it worked great.
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Alexander
Nov 1, 2024
Dolphin spotting with children - This was a highlight for our daughters and a good change from the walks if your legs could use some rest in the meantime. Spotted two species of dolphins (bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales) and been close to the deserted islands. Very pleasant crew, at the end the children got a diploma.
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Kathryn
Oct 6, 2024
Simply amazing - Wow, what a trip. Went out today with Filipe and Joana absolutely amazing. Saw a pod of about 30 pilot Whales followed them for about an hour. Waited as they dived then reappeared. Captain stayed a very respectful distance and allowed them to come to us which they did. Great trip would definitely recommend.
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Famse54
Oct 2, 2024
Incredible adventure with lots of activity from whales and dolphins - Absolutely fantastic tour with well educated guide and driver and fantastic service. Have been on this with Ventura several times, and every time is an adventure
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Roelofd234
Oct 1, 2024
Beautiful experience! - We did the whale and dolphin tour with the shared boat in the morning. The communication was well arranged in advance, the staff was nice, a good sturdy boat, and you had plenty of space to take photos or videos yourself. We were lucky that the weather was beautiful and almost no waves. After 20 minutes we already saw short finned pilot whales swimming which we could watch well. We were in the middle of a large group and were able to enjoy them for a long time. We were able to make nice videos and photos of this because they came so close. Later we left the group alone and continued looking, but it stayed with this group. I would also recommend this boat trip to others, although of course you have to be lucky with the whales and dolphins, it remains nature.
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Sarah_l
Dec 1, 2024
Ok if you don’t want much interaction - Trip was changed from a 1pm start Saturday to 930am Sunday morning … and asked to check in at 9am. Not convenient but no other availability. The staff then arrived 15 mins late. Trip was ok - after an hour saw dolphins and a whale . Staff were average. Not that enthusiastic or knowledgable. Not much interaction . Done similar tour before that was much better.
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Heiked950
Jan 1, 2025
Short-term cancellation - We were really looking forward to this trip! Unfortunately, the booked excursion was cancelled without giving reasons one day before. What a shame!
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