Whale and Dolphin Watching Tour - Funchal's High-Speed Boat Adventure with Rare Animal Sightings
4.7
50 Ratings
Funchal
Experience the thrill of a high-speed boat adventure while spotting rare whales and dolphins in Funchal. Get up close to these magnificent animals and enjoy the stunning coastline views.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lourenço boat, Whales and dolphins - Madeira is a Nature Reserve with wonderful panoramic views of the Atlantic and spectacular volcanic rock formations; a completely unique landscape. Here cetaceans concentration is higher than everywhere else on the Island.
What's Included
  • Life Jackets Included
  • All Fees and Taxes Covered
What's Not Included
  • Transfer. We do not organize hotel transfers.
Additional Information

Join us on our incredibly swift speed-boat and get an intimate view of these majestic creatures. Our boat allows us to get nearer and move quicker than any other boat or catamaran.

Experience the thrill of speed, breathtaking coastal scenery, and encounter marine animals in their untouched environment.

Why choose us?

  • Nearly guaranteed sighting of whales or dolphins
  • Excursion in the region with the highest population of cetaceans in Madeira
  • Gain knowledge about marine life
  • Limited to 12 passengers for a personal experience
  • Take in the vibrant greenery of the island landscape from the water
  • Relish a boat journey on the clear blue ocean
Location
Lourenço boat, Whales and dolphins
Marina do Funchal
We will meet directly at the boat, 20 minutes before the departure. The meeting place is in front of GATE 4 on the east corner of the marina where the boats are. You'll meet our crew there. Video for meeting place: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e06PxTx-YuDlU-OIWtUvMVOr3sG-SiTS/view?usp=sharing
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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877thiann
Oct 21, 2023
Beautiful and fun! - A beautiful and fun experience getting to ride the waves as the sun rose! Natascha, our guide and marine biologist was so friendly and knowledgeable and we got to see Pilot whales up close, super cute!
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Aneela
Dec 29, 2022
Dolphin Experience is a MUST…I went twice! - I'm a big scuba diver but have never had the pleasure of interacting with wild dolphins (most divers never will) and I refuse to support captive dolphin interactions. Madeira is one of the few places in the world you can getting in the water with wild dolphins. There are strict laws around interacting with the dolphins which is great to see. Spotters on land direct the captain of the marine life so there's no wasting time wondering around for 2 hours. Small Zodiac style boat, seats 12, 4 in the water at a time (2 in front 2 in back), everyone only goes once as there's not enough time for everyone to go twice. Once encountered the maximum time the boat can stay near the dolphin pod is 10 minutes…so you'll get about 2 minutes in the water but it's 1000% worth it. Incredible! When you're not around the dolphins you whale watch for the remaining time. It's such a unique experience to Madeira I went back the next day…and was tempted to go a third time given the reasonable price and the uniqueness of the experience. Got in the water with Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Day #1 and #2, three Sperms whales (2 adults + calf) Day #1 and a Fin whale Day #2. An excellent activity packed into only 2 hours in the morning so you'll still have the afternoon for other activities…like scuba diving…which I did with Azul. Professional shop, friendly staff, easy to book online. I recommend Azul for both activities while on the island.
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Alan_r
Oct 9, 2022
Best trip in Funchal - Fantastic trip with a knowledgeable guide and super boat captain. We saw a whale and two species of dolphin. Fabulous value for money, highly recommended
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775milliey
Sep 12, 2022
Great tour - confirm address - no tea/coffee - It was an amazing tour with both of the staff members knowing what to look out for and luckily we managed to see a whale and lots of dolphins which was perfect. Only a couple of small issues - the first was the address on trip advisor didn’t work with my apple maps so we ended up getting lost having to ring the company. The second issue was again that trip advisor said there would be tea and coffee facilities which there were not and as it was a really hot day a bottle of water to buy would have been perfect. Both issues we’re not the fault of the staff and company it was more the advertisement on TA.
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Mobidickk
Jun 25, 2022
Went to swim with dolphins ,did it went to see some whales ,did it - F...ing ace , everything went smooth and made our day just brightening,choose them for the next time as well, they were really helpful and surely had some experience in it
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Larapduarte
May 27, 2022
Excellent boat tour! - We were able to see two different species of dolphins and our guides were very knowlegable and obliging. Excellent morning in Madeira!
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Tobias_f
Apr 2, 2022
Good whale and dolphin watching tour with a speedy boat - I enjoyed the ride on the fast boat out to the dolphins and whales. We saw a dolphin school and pilot whales. The ride and the sightings were awesome. The organizers are obeying the environment protection laws and the staff is friendly. Unfortunately, the starting point is very poorly described, come early in order to search it. For me, it was on a very remote gate.
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Amd1958uk
Mar 26, 2022
An excellent trio - An excellent trip. We’d done dolphin & whale watching before but never in a smaller speedboat. With an excellent marine biologist as a guide we were able to dart around to follow the dolphins. The only slight disappointment was that we only saw one species but we saw plenty. Highly recommended
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Edwardmi1518wj
Dec 3, 2022
Very good experience - Guide were welcoming, reassuring and useful briefing on what to expect. Also the marine biologist exhibited good knowledge.
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Meglondon14
Nov 24, 2022
Nice boat ride - We did see dolphins, however as the first group in we saw little. We asked to go again, as the last group to swim only had 2 people, but were told it wasn’t allowed. On previous trips doing the same, we were allowed a second (and third) swim if others chose not to go. Not the best experience.
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