West Coast Cruise: Whale Watching and Snorkeling

Cruise Madeira’s west coast, spot marine life, swim, snorkel, and savor a traditional lunch on a comfortable boat. Free hotel transport included.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rua Virgílio Teixeira - Meeting point
    Once on board the boat, you’ll embark on an enchanting journey around the sult waters of Madeira, experiencing the very best this island has to offer.
    Savor a delightful half-day boat trip, including the opportunity to take a refreshing dip in the crystal-clear waters of Calhau da Lapa. To keep you energized, a…
What's Included
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Lunch
  • On-board restrooms
  • Tea and coffee
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

5-hour tour, giving you ample time to experience all the highlights we offer.
Cruise along the west coast, with opportunities to spot whales, dolphins, turtles, and various fish.
Stop at Calhão da Lapa, one of the island’s premier locations, for swimming, snorkeling, and lunch.
Enjoy a very comfortable boat, designed specifically for this type of tour….

Location
Direção Regional das Pescas
Estudante da Pontinha
It is just to the left of the ferry to porto santo "Lobo Marinho". Statue of Cristiano Ronaldo, go to the west side which gives access to the port of funchal right at the beginning of the port is the ferry to porto santo it is right there.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Anthony_i
Sep 8, 2024
Lovely trip would go again - Great tour, very well cared for and good food and drink. The commentary could have been better, but would happily go again in the hope of dolphin or whale spotting.
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Hawk1ng
Sep 8, 2024
We saw dolphins! - A great family business. We were picked up from out hotel and taken straight to the port to board the boat. There is plenty of comfortable seating on the 2 decks some of which is in the shade. We cruised out to sea until the crew spotted dolphins which were the Atlantic spotted species and spent time watching them. We then cruised back to the coast and anchored in a sheltered spot where we could swim. The lunch provided was really good, tuna, pork or chicken with rice, potatoes and salad. There was unlimited beer, wine or soft drinks on offer too.
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Chewybugger
Sep 4, 2024
Got to see Dolphins 😀 - Fantastic day out all the crew are great any questions you had they could answer, found the dolphins so stopped so every body could see and they explained what type of dolphins they were and what there feeding on. Lucky to see some young dolphins playing , went close to a village moored to have a swim and lunch which was very good also plenty of to drink then a bit of site seeing along the coast back to the port . Highly recommend .
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Carsten245
Sep 2, 2024
Beautiful trip. Kindly staff. - Beautiful trip. Kindly staff. Typical, portuguese food. Great place for a swim stop. We can only recommend it to everyone.
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Martin
Aug 31, 2024
Perfect day out with lovely food drink and company - Brilliant Trip on a lovely boat with friendly and proffessional crew. Food was excellent and as many drinks as you like. Highly recommend this trip
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709myriam
Aug 23, 2024
Vacation mode: on ♡ - It was a really good trip! The pickup service was very nice. We saw some dolphins and pilot whales. The lunch was really good and we had a full hour to swim in a nice place and enjoy the lunch. I booked this trip for just me and felt very comfortable during the whole experience. The crew is friendly and respectful towards nature. Some people got seasick, but the crew was very relaxed and helpful. You had multiple options on the boat in terms of where could sit. It wasn't too crowed. Lovely experience!
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Gary
Aug 18, 2024
Faultless - Even my missus couldn't find anything to moan about, that's got to be worth 5 stars. If you want a boat trip in Funchal go with these Guys. Everything A+ Nice tour guides, food and all round experience.
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Hafethb2019
Aug 8, 2024
Wonderful experience - If you're thinking this price is too good to be true for what it sounds like, then you're thinking wrong. Every part of it was incredible. A family run voyage, super friendly guys, knowledgeable with the area and they talk as the tour sails on. Its all inclusive, fizzy drinks, wine and beer as much as you want, you sail for a couple of hours to a point on the island, boats talk to each other with sightings off wildlife in the water, we saw some lovely dolphins coming to the surface, then anchored up for a swim and lunch for an hour before two hours back. Lunch was filling, and more than enough food for a boat two times full. Slices of bread, salad, rice, potatos, we had the options of a tuna dish, a pork dish and chicken. Literally as much as you want buffet. Then unexpectedly, they came out with a dessert and a round of teas and coffes. The chef is a lovely young man, two men steering and serving drinks and their father who was a funny man also doing it all. Had the best day, recommend this to all, whether solo, couples or family.
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Bracarus71
Jul 19, 2024
Great value for money. - We had an unforgettable five hour experience at sea. It was fun to see the dolphins and the beautiful scenery of the south coast of Madeira. Great crew too, very friendly and informative. The food, although simple, was very tasty. All this with a free shuttle from our hotel. We would highly recommend this boat trip.
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Deborah_c
Jul 7, 2024
Absolutely amazing !!!! - Absolutely fantastic, well worth the money !!. From start to end it was amazing, food was great & we got to see dolphins which made the trip even more magical 👍. Staff were excellent & very attentive. Will definitely be going on it again when I return to Madeira ❤️
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From $58
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).