Snorkelling Trip at Ponta de São Lourenço Protected Area

Experience the underwater wonder of the Marine reserve of Garajau on a snorkelling trip. Explore enchanting spots with expert guides and create unforgettable memories.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Marina da Quinta do Lorde - Our team will accompany you along the enchanting coasts and bays of Madeira: enjoy the superb landscapes from a new point of view, surf the waves, swim in the clear water with our qualified snorkelling guide and admire the secret underwater creatures of the ocean.

Your excursion will start with a briefing from our experienced snorkel guide, who will show you the area and give you some vital information to ensure maximum safety and comfort during the whole trip.

Your guide will tell you some information and curious facts about the geological formation of this region, the history of the natural park and the biodiversity of this protected area.

The boat will stop in the most enchanting spot to let you practice snorkelling, always accompanied by our expert guide. You will be back at Marina of Funchal after about 2 hours.

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

There are many ways to learn about the marine wilderness in the protected area of Ponta de São Lourenço. But the best way to experience the underwater world is to simply put on a mask, dip your face beneath the surface, and open an unforgettable window of wonder! The boat will stop in the most enchanting spots to let you practice snorkeling, always accompanied by our expert guide. You will be back at Marina of Quinta do Lorde after about 2 hours

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Azul Diving Center | Ponta de São Lourenço
We are located inside the Marina do Quinta do Lorde; you can park directly at parking lot of the marina.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Vladimiros914
Aug 5, 2024
All excellent, worth it. - good equipment, suit, sticks and glasses, excellent boat ride, very interesting area to be explored, huge fish of various species and sizes, with the curiosity of being in the area of the island of barley, people who accompanied us were 5 stars. we liked it very much.
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Liz_g
Jul 13, 2024
A nice excursion in a beautiful area - A fun afternoon where we saw lots of beautiful fish. The wetsuits were new and excellent quality and the experience was slick and ran on time. The two chaps that took us out were professional and fun. Afterwards one went through the fish we may have seen with me using a book. Only disappointment was our son left his trainers in the changing room and despite me phoning and messaging no one returned my messages. Eventually I did manage to speak to someone who told me they weren’t there but we decided to drive all the way back anyway and they were there! 2 days later exactly where we said! However this didn’t detract from an excellent trip just the overall experience.
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Lauren_h
Apr 30, 2024
Book it, you won’t regret it! - This was the BEST snorkeling experience! My son and I had a great time and saw lots of beautiful fish. The team was great, very accommodating, kind and fun! Stunning views during the boat ride to the snorkeling cove. Definitely recommend!
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U7571yimartinb
Sep 15, 2023
Great! I highly recommend for everyone whether you can snorkel or not. - Nice and kind stuff. Our main guide , ocean biologist Natasha described us all of animals we can met and was our support during time in water. We saw mamy of local fish and during way to Garajau we saw dolphins and on way back monk seal.
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Paulrn7673sm
Sep 11, 2023
Great snorkeling experience! - Wonderful experience with Natasha, a marine biologist, who explained everything in a way for all to understand what we were going to see and how the snorkeling equipment is best used. Everyone had a great time and must have been good, we got a snack at the end. Highly recommend the opportunity.
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Yvesmf4779yk
Aug 28, 2023
An unforgetable experience - The beaming smile on my daughter's face. The team is young (true that at my age they tend to be), intelligent and full of life. It was a first for me and my daughter and had no idea what we had let ourselves in for. The crew made the group comfortable, and both my daughter and I were enchanted by Natasha who looked after us very well. I fell like sac in the water like a troll in the nursery and to my amasement, Natasha could convince all those beautiful sea creatures to come and greet us. We believe she has magical powers. Thank you to the whole team! I did nottake any photos, it is all kept in a special place down memory lane.
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Matthewpaul_t
Aug 2, 2023
Superb Snorkelling - The staff were great. We arrived at the diving centre, received our flippers (snorkel & mask were on the boat), we were then driven to the marina & it took about a 15mins boat ride to get to our location - saw hundreds of fishes of different varieties and even an octopus. I’d only snorkelled once before & I wasn’t great at it, but our guide gave me a couple of tips and I did much better. Highly recommended.
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Lings38
Aug 31, 2020
Fun activity - The snorkeling is really fun! And the guide is very funny and knows lots of information of local fish and surrounding Definitely a fun activity to do when you are in Madeira.
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Chtjmollerus
Jul 30, 2020
Snorkeiling - Fantastic trip, great experience! Very knowledgeable and super nice and friendly „tour-guides“ Thank you very much for a super nice afternoon! Highly recommended trip!!!
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G5474doheatherm
Apr 20, 2024
Don’t waste your time - We really didn’t see much of anything. Could be because of the current or could be because the snorkel gear was repeatedly getting fogged up. Myself and others had a hard time seeing through them and we expected more out of a diving place. The wetsuits kept us warm, but they were so ripped up they kept falling off. We couldn’t find the place because you can only see the sign when coming down the hill. Took us 15 minutes to find the place and when we did, the lady just rudely told us “it’s on the website. There’s a video” and seemed like it was our fault we couldn’t find the place. We received no message after booking at all saying to arrive early for putting on the wetsuits or where to meet. We booked through Trip Advisor, not the website, so we saw no video nor did we receive a message with a video. Very little talking on the boat with instructions and no one got in the water to guide you over to wherever the fish were. Once I got out of the water and only then, did one of the guys show me a book with the different types of fish. Worst snorkeling experience I’ve ever had. Would not recommend washing your time. Best part was just the boat ride going over there.
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