Sea Safari in Funchal: Whale, Dolphin, Turtle, and Bird Watching Ocean Adventure

Embark on an exciting Sea Safari in Funchal and experience a thrilling ocean adventure. Discover whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and birds in their natural habitat while enjoying comfortable seating and informative commentary.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Magic Dolphin - This activity is specialized for the wild life lovers. Magic Dolphin Sea Safaris is purpose build boat with 500 Hp engines gives us to easy maneuver to get to the whales and dolphins faster then the any other boats in Marina Funchal. Our spotters on land gives us the direction where the Whales and the Dolphins are before we depart….
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Local taxes included
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

Embark on a marine journey as we venture out into the ocean in search of whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and sea birds in their natural habitats.
Fully reconstructed in 2023, the Sea Safari is propelled by two cutting-edge 250hp engines, allowing us to traverse more distance than any other boat in Funchal.
Enjoy your voyage on comfortable double…

Location
J3WR+7C Funchal
Please arrive at the Funchal marina 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time. All guests must check in with our friendly staff at our kiosk for a boarding pass. In respect to all of our guests the boat leaves on time. If you miss the boat, you will be not be issued a refund.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Georg
Oct 8, 2024
Super Trip - Super experience, sympathetic crew, one-time rescue of two turtles from a net, nice wheelchair accessible boat.
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643karol
Sep 27, 2024
Top ! - A great experience! Super competent and nice crew. We have seen many dolphins and later also pilot whales. Top!
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670orsolaf
Sep 21, 2024
Whoever lasts wins - We didn't see any animals on our first outing. However, they gave us the opportunity, with only 10€ each, to reschedule a second release. We got to see the dolphins! We organize top
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Escape62945681302
Sep 15, 2024
Great trip! A must do if you’re in Funchal! - This was a highlight of our trip here to Maderia! The journey itself was enjoyable and we saw two large pods of Pilot whales and a turtle! A really beautiful experience. Natasha was the Marine Biologist onboard as our guide. She was friendly, very knowledgeable about the local sea life and was more than happy to answer all of our questions. Her enthusiasm and engagement with everyone onboard really added to the experience. Magic Dolphin’s ethos came across as very respectful of the wildlife that we were trying to see, aiming to limit and minimise any stress tours like this might cause for the animals, which was important to us and nicely explained. We opted for the speedboat to limit any sea sickness and this was definitely a good choice for us too ☺️ Would definitely recommend!
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Andrew_r
Sep 13, 2024
Fabulous experience - Fabulous experience! Even though it was windy and we got very wet, it was so much fun! Aside from that, Clara, our guide shared interesting information about the bottle nose dolphins that we saw.
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957lucianr
Sep 4, 2024
Great ocean safari trip - Saw a lot of dolphins up close, great guide! Highly recommended. Bring a windbreaker/waterproof jacket since you will get wet.
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Maria_g
Jul 31, 2024
Great experience - Amazing. We only saw one group of dolphins. But they were so close to the boat. We could see their little eyes looking at us.. We loved it.
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Navigator08520631322
Sep 2, 2024
Disappointed - The staff here were very friendly and made sure everyone was comfortable before the trip. We saw a small pod of dolphins quite early in the trip but they didn't want to come too close, such is wildlife. As it was explained, these dolphins encounter boats regularly and are therefore less likely to play near the boats. After this encounter we headed west in the speedboat but didn't encounter and whales and very few birds. I don't have a problem with this, wildlife is very unpredictable. What spoiled the trip for me was the fact that we came back to Funchal hugging the coast, which gave great views of the local fishing villages, cable cars, cliffs etc and I'm sure that everyone else was happy with this but as I really wanted to see wildlife I knew we would be unlikely to see anything close to shore so I realised halfway through the trip that our chance of seeing any whales had gone. I am lead to understand that there are spotters watching from high vantage points to spot whales for the boats, I'm not convinced that this is the case. We had done another trip based on the eastern peninsula and it was great. As I have said, staff were very friendly though.
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Heinrich_h
Aug 2, 2024
Good company. - We saw a whale on the distance but nothing else. Several people were unfortunately seasick. The guide was excellent but sadly there were no pods of dolphins.
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Jet67366830100
Sep 15, 2024
Scam - Scam for tourists. Packing more than 100 people on a "boat", nothing seen, lost half a day , to avoid. Choose a company that respects tourists
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From $52
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).