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Whale and Dolphin Watching in Pico Island - Half Day In The Azores
4.6
157 Ratings
Lajes do Pico
Situated in the heart of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Azores serve as a home to approximately 27 distinct kinds of cetaceans. Join us for an immersive experience under the guidance of our professional skippers, biologists, and ‘Vigia’, to encounter these mesmerizing creatures up close.
Situated in the heart of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Azores serve as a home to approximately 27 distinct kinds of cetaceans. Join us for an immersive experience under the guidance of our professional skippers, biologists, and ‘Vigia’, to encounter these mesmerizing creatures up close.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rua dos Baleeiros 13 - The activity begins with a briefing presentation, followed by boarding the boat for a 2.5-hour tour to observe these magnificent marine mammals.
- Rua dos Baleeiros 13 - The activity begins with a briefing presentation, followed by boarding the boat for a 2.5-hour tour to observe these magnificent marine mammals.

What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- All Fees and Taxes
What's Not Included
- Bottled water
- Bottled water
Location
Aqua Açores, Lda - Whale and Dolphin Whatching
Our meeting point is in our shop WHALE WATCHING CENTER located at the entrance of Lajes do Pico harbor 30 minutes before the tour starts. You can find picture of our store on the gallery.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(157 Ratings)
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Mary_c
Oct 22, 2025
A real highlight of our visit. - Absolutely great experience. Our guides were intent on making sure we saw wildlife! We saw two types of dolphins, a tuna run, and two types whales. Masterful handling of the boat and great knowledge of the environment. (Remember to stand when you hit those waves:). ) Raingear and life jackets provided. All perfect.
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Janet_j
Oct 12, 2025
Experience with dolphins - We had an awesome experience. The were at least a 1000 dolphin around the boat and following the waves. This is once in a lifetime experience.
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Compass57859846241
Sep 29, 2025
Exit to see whales in the Lages do Pico - It was a fantastic experience, starting well with the sympathy and explanations of the crew on land and then at sea with an effort of the crew to provide us with a great experience.
It was the 3rd time we went to see whales in the Azores and by far the best!
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Resort68015041694
Sep 22, 2025
Beautiful experience - Great experience!
Despite not being the best season for whales, we were lucky enough to observe two whales and two Dolphins. Paulo was a great guide :) very satisfied!
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Joanna298
Sep 20, 2025
A great experience and good service - Great all round service as usual. They always try hard to get you to see the animals. Plenty of information from knowledgeable crew. Highly recommended 👍
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Julia_blackbird
Sep 19, 2025
unmissable experience - As our guide Maria pointed out, nature is unpredictable: it was not certain that we would see any whales or dolphins. Instead, we were very lucky and managed to admire four sperm whales (including a mother with her calf) and lots of dolphins. While we admired this spectacle of nature, the guide provided us with lots of interesting information about the species we were seeing. An unmissable experience when you're in the Azores!
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335zuzannab
Sep 12, 2025
Amazing whales and dolphins - Great expirience!! We saw 4 differente spiecies of dolphines and few whales. Team Paul and Paul the best! They showed and told as lot of interesting things.
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Lena-marie
Sep 9, 2025
Absolutely worthwhile - We were well informed beforehand about which species we could see and then saw 4 different species on the way. In total, the tour went almost 3 hours and we were always told exactly what species we can see, where the animals are and what the special features are.
At the end there were drinks for free and a card for everyone, which marked which animal species we saw that day.
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214_lvaroc
Sep 7, 2025
One lifetime experience - Unforgettable tour with hundreds of dolphins accompanying the boat... a Russian mountain of emotions. It was only necessary to see the tail of a squirrel, for the experience to be unforgettable. :-)
All right.
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Goghi2086
Oct 5, 2025
Beautiful Azorian seas. - Great tour guide he explained in detail about different species.
However people with an extensive camera gear should be encouraged to take a private tour. Of course this is definitely not the tour’s fault but these couple were extremely inconsiderate to other passengers and as a result I barely saw anything.
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