Whale Watch Azores

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Whale Watch Azores

Are you looking for a responsible whale watching tour in the Azores? Look no more! 25 Years of Experience behind our tours!

Relaxing full day tours with the chance to see blue & fin whales (spring), s***m whales all year round, bottlenose, common, spotted & Risso’s dolphin, plus others! Research is ongoing during your tour, but you don't have to lift a finger! You just need to relax and watch the animals. Lisa has been watching s***m whales for more than 25 years! Some of the individuals have been seen so many times by

Lisa that she can tell you which animal you are watching when it dives! She will match the whales that you see to a North Atlantic Catalogue and hopefully find a match! You should also see a few kinds of dolphin, such as bottlenose, common, striped, spotted & Risso's during the tour too. If you are lucky you miight get a sighting of a baleen whale or one of several beaked whales. If seabirds interest you, we mainly see Cory's Shearwaters, yellow-legged gulls, common & roseate terns with the occasional vagrant!

28/08/2026

This is one very well fed baby pilot whale!! 😮 With Norberto Diver and skipper Joao.

28/08/2026

Whoohoo! My 1st sighting of "Whitehead" for 2026. Was she happy to see me?? 😁 With Norberto Diver and skipper Joao. Thanks to vigia Antero for spotting the whales.

10/08/2026

2 different melanistic common dolphins this afternoon, south of Faial. With Norberto Diver, skipper Luis and vigias Carlos & Luis

09/08/2026

"5399", born in 2012 was determined to start a s***m whale party yesterday! 13 breaches in total! 😮 2 other individuals came up after the 2nd bout of breaching, but dived back down to feed after joining up for a short time. With Norberto Diver, Skipper Leonor & Norberto Serpa. Thanks to Vigias Carlos & Antero for spotting the whales.

05/08/2026

Surprise! False killer whales spotted by Vigia Martins yesterday. I love this species!! ❤️ With Norberto Diver and Skipper Luis. They were spotted by Vigia Martins.

05/08/2026

The beautiful common dolphin do not deserve the name "common". With Norberto Diver, skipper Goncalo and Vigias Luis & Carlos.

05/08/2026

BREACH!! After a quick fluke "Watch that spot" is my advice. Luckily my camera was pointed in the right direction today! With Norberto Diver, Skipper Luis and Vigia Martins.

05/08/2026

Bryde's whales!! Two encounters with different Bryde's whales. A single individual north of Faial and then a mother/calf pair to the south. Apparently, the mother has been seen previously in Sao Miguel and the Canary Islands!! 😮 Bryde's whales are distinguished from sei whales by the 3 ridges on the top of their head and the lighter lower right hand jaw. With Norberto Diver. skipper Joao & vigias Martins, Carlos & Luis.

20/07/2026

Why do whales breach? There are several probable reasons: communication - it makes a big noise when they splash down 🙂 Some whales or dolphins might be getting rid of parasites, like remoras. Others, like humpbacks and minke whales may be having a look around the surface, looking for feeding birds and the next time you see the whale is where the birds are. Calves are likely improving the muscles where oxygen will be stored on future deep dives. It might also be fun!! It is certainly an amazing sight to see when a whale launches its whole body out of the water!! 😮 You just have to hope that you are looking in the right direction! 😁 With Norberto Diver, skipper Joao, crew Silvia and lookout Luis.

20/07/2026

Twins? Highly unlikely. Twins occur in less than 1% of whale & dolphin births. If twins were born, in most cases, the mother would not be able to feed 2 babies. Although there are 2 calves swimming with a single adult in the photo, one of them is probably playing hooky from its own mother! With Norberto Diver, Pedro Pinto and lookout Luis.

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