Lobosonda - Madeira Whalewatching

21/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/13-10-2026-its-a-hard-knock-life/

Today’s tours involved a lot of searching and a lot of strategic thinking during the sighting. We do, after all, share the ocean with a few other boats so being mindful about how we spend our time …

21/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/12-10-2026-mysterious-deep-sea-divers/

Today, both our morning and afternoon tours brought us incredible encounters with Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) in the waters around Madeira. During the morning tour, we also…

21/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/10-10-2026-an-ocean-of-colors/

Our morning started with exciting screams on bord from our guests. The reason? A large pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) joined and were leaping high above water, offering us a …

21/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/09-10-2026-spy-hopping/

Today, both of our boats headed out to explore Madeira’s beautiful waters, and we were rewarded with encounters with three amazing cetacean species: short-finned pilot whales, bottlenose dolphins a…

21/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/08-10-2026-farewell/

My time as a guide in the “blue office” is coming to an end, and I cannot thank everyone enough for all the wonderful tours and the diverse encounters with our friends – the marin…

20/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/07-10-2026-dolphin-magic-in-madeira/

Today we had two fantastic tours on the waters around Madeira, with the morning tour with Steno and the afternoon departure from Ribeira Brava both bringing some wonderful dolphin encounters. Durin…

20/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/06-10-2026-different-personalities/

As we guides explain to our guests during the pre-trip briefing, every species has its own quirks, moods, and distinct character. Our skippers must take this, as well as the animals’ current …

14/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/05-10-2026-understanding-ecotypes/

Often us biologists jut out words during trips which are not immediately understood during our trips and, even if explained, whose meaning get lost amongst all the other explanations they receive f…

12/10/2026

12/10/2026

https://blog.lobosonda.com/03-10-2026-passing-by/

With four different species of toothed whales today, we saw a range of different behaviors and group size ! We had the chance to witness small babies during our encounters with the Atlantic spotted…