Magic Dolphin Celebrity: Upmarket Dolphin and Whale Watching
5.0
20 Ratings
Funchal
Experience luxury dolphin and whale watching on a classic sailing catamaran. Limited to 12 couples for an exclusive, crowd-free adventure.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Funchal - Magic Dolphin Celebrity is a unique sailing catamaran. Offers so much space for each guest. Limited just 25 people aboard.

Less passengers for better experience.
You can feel like a real celebrity.

Our professional team will be looking out for Whales and Dolphins. When we find them, our guides will give you all the information you need to know about these wonderful creatures. You have your personnel guides, no que, no crowd.. Total relaxation, what you deserve for your holiday.
Summer months, we will stop in Gabo Girao for a dip into Atlantic Ocean. Please note July and Aug our 9am trip is only 2.5hours. We may not have enough time to stop for swim.

On your way back, you can sit back and relax, enjoy the views of beautiful bays of Funchal and the view to famous Reid s Hotel, where Sir. Winston Churchill stayed once.

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Driver/guide
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Live commentary on board
Additional Information

Magic Dolphin Celebrity offers an upscale experience for dolphin and whale watching. The boat is a unique and stunning classic sailing catamaran, providing ample space both inside and out. With a maximum of 12 couples on board, everyone can enjoy the view without feeling crowded and experience true celebrity treatment. Please note, in July and August, our 9am trip lasts only 2.5 hours and may not include a swimming stop. This trip will focus solely on wildlife watching.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operated by certified multi-lingual guide
Location
Magic Dolphin
Avenida Do Mar
Please arrive 20min prior to the your departure time. Late passengers will not be allowed to aboard.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mmw8849wa
Jun 6, 2024
Book this excursion! You won’t regret it. - My husband and I were in Madeira for our honeymoon and wanted to do a boat tour with some form of dolphin/whale watching. This matched what we were looking for, but I must say…it really exceeded our expectations! We saw they already had great reviews, but you MUST book this tour and experience it for yourself to understand how fun, educational, and well thought-out this excursion is. We had the pleasure of doing the tour with Florine, Rubem and Guilherme, who were all lovely, charismatic and accommodating. Florine was very knowledgeable (I believe she is a marine biologist) and a great story-teller. The catamaran is beautiful, spacious and the perfect boat for this type of activity. It is clean, well-maintained, bathrooms included! You get amazing views from all over the boat (inside, outside, front, back - everywhere!) There were drinks and snacks (delicious fresh fruits) on the boat, which was a lovely touch! We were lucky enough to see some very friendly dolphins who swam right next to and under our boat. :). The biggest reason I would recommend booking this tour is the company’s message of ethically viewing/interacting with the marine animals. It is so much nicer to see them in the wild. They will happily come to see you at their own pace if they feel like it. The next time we come to Madeira, we will book with them again on one of the other boats that they have! It seems you can get a different experience depending on which boat you get!
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854francko
May 25, 2024
Nice excursion - Top experience, very nice crew with a top French interpreter!! We were able to see some dolphins,,,,to do
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M8063jddavidh
May 22, 2024
Impressive - We had a lovely time the catamaran on the 16th of May, the crew were absolutely fantastic, I have limited mobility and they did their very best to make sure I saw as much as possible, we were fortunate to see some spotted dolphins and a turtle, the crew were concerned about the turtle as they didn’t usually come close to the boat, so they checked it wasn’t caught in anything. We had 18 people onboard, so lots of room for everyone, we received a complimentary drink, there was lots of fruit provided to enjoy and several brave souls went for a swim when we stopped and for those of a certain age there are two toilets onboard.
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Curiosity56488886013
May 16, 2024
Nice sea trip - A great sea trip with a top crew, very friendly and respectful of wild animals. Very happy to have been able to approach dolphins and a turtle in an ideal setting!
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Navigator817894
May 16, 2024
Outing to do - Very friendly, top crew, not too many people on the boat, Florida, Fabio, Guillaume super nice. We saw dolphins and turtles. Small snack and fruit as desired. I recommend.
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Corinnefi68pu
May 10, 2024
Magic - We had a great time with the crew including Florine who speaks French. There were only 16 of us on the catamaran and it was very appreciable. Competent, attentive and available staff. I agree 100%. A big thank you to the whole crew
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Barbaudm
May 4, 2024
THANKS - We are delighted to have chosen Magic Dolphins to observe marine animals! A great chance to have benefited from a guide who speaks French, Florine, because our English is very limited. We were able to learn a lot about dolphins! Thanks to her and the whole team!
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Sicotn
May 4, 2024
Too too good - Great outing to meet dolphins! We saw several dozen! The team was very attentive, a big thank you to Florine, Ruben and Guillermo!
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Wendyhy9661th
May 3, 2024
Very friendly crew and full of information which found very interesting about the day - Was in Funchal for few days from a cruise 🛳 holiday & decided to book a few hours day on Catamaran and we had a fabulous day to the great crew which Froline ( the lovely girl) who gave great info about dolphins which was very interesting would definitely recommend this company we had a nice day Xx thanks 😊 again 😉
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Stay13790263235
Apr 29, 2024
Absolute Magic (and dolphins) - What a fantastic way to spend three hours! We have been coming to Madeira on and off for the past 20 years and do a boat trip every year. Usually we opt for one of the bigger catamarans but selecting the Magic Dolphin Celebrity was the best decision. It was small so didn't feel over crowded and meant the crew could spend more time with us. Massive shout out to Natasha whose knowledge and enthusiasm really made the trip both enjoyable and interesting, there is nothing better than being around someone who loves what they do and the enthusiasm was infectious! Thank you to the crew if the Magic Dolphin Celebrity...had a blast!
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