Whale Watch Azores

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!
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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!

I am going to miss the cool waves on the right side of this fluke! Sometime after September 2022, "3970" has had a major...
14/10/2024

I am going to miss the cool waves on the right side of this fluke! Sometime after September 2022, "3970" has had a major change to its fluke. Since there are no rake marks outside of the actual scallop, I think this might have happened while socialising. I have seen flukes in the mouths of s***m whales before. I have used a photo from 2018, because it shows the white markings on the fluke to confirm the match, for those that might have doubts otherwise! 😊

04/10/2024
Blue fin tuna on the menu for false killer whales this afternoon to the south of Faial. With Norberto Diver, Skipper Mai...
14/09/2024

Blue fin tuna on the menu for false killer whales this afternoon to the south of Faial. With Norberto Diver, Skipper Maia & Afonso

Pick a breach, any breach!! Dozens of breaches from s***m whales yesterday afternoon; one with the mouth open!! 😮😮. Not ...
23/08/2024

Pick a breach, any breach!! Dozens of breaches from s***m whales yesterday afternoon; one with the mouth open!! 😮😮. Not sure what the occasion was, but it was incredible to watch!! With Norberto Diver, Sandro Laranja Sousa & Vigia Antero

Incredibly high fluke for this lobtailing s***m whale!! With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha, Sandro Laranja Sousa & Vig...
21/08/2024

Incredibly high fluke for this lobtailing s***m whale!! With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha, Sandro Laranja Sousa & Vigia Jose Martins Azevedo Silva

19/08/2024

We were privileged to be part of a s***m whale social group yesterday. The boat was in neutral and the whales approached us not once buy twice!! The close interaction was initiated mainly by the small calf, still showing foetal folds, but the others weren't far behind!! With Norberto Diver, Jose Martins Azevedo Silva, the vigia who spotted the group & Sandro Laranja Sousa

It's a BABY!!! Grand baby for Nike!!! Very young calf spotted to the south of Faial in the company of "3960" Nike's own...
16/08/2024

It's a BABY!!! Grand baby for Nike!!! Very young calf spotted to the south of Faial in the company of "3960" Nike's own calf from 2010!! You can see the foetal folds (all the vertical lines on the side of the calf - on the left). Yippee!! Swim safe little one! ❤️❤️❤️ With Norberto Diver & Leonor Pessanha

This must be a terrifying sight if you are a tuna!! A row of false killer whales approaching!! 😊 With Norberto Diver, Le...
12/08/2024

This must be a terrifying sight if you are a tuna!! A row of false killer whales approaching!! 😊 With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha, Maia & Margarida. Thanks to vigia Pedro Machado for spotting them!

2024 has seen the return of several Bryde's whales! This species is generally observed in more tropical zones, but occas...
11/08/2024

2024 has seen the return of several Bryde's whales! This species is generally observed in more tropical zones, but occasionally in the Azores, we have sightings in July, August or September. This individual has been hanging around for over a week now. Think there is still a lot of mackerel to eat!! Seen off the Faial airport this afternoon! With Norberto Diver, Sophia Fontes & Leonor Pessanha

WOW!! Yesterday, false killer whales feeding on big eye tuna again! This time looks like they took the head off first!! ...
11/08/2024

WOW!! Yesterday, false killer whales feeding on big eye tuna again! This time looks like they took the head off first!! 😮😮 With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha, & Sandro Laranja to the south of Faial

Afternoon snack anyone?? False killer whales feeding on tuna this afternoon!! 😮😮 With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha an...
04/08/2024

Afternoon snack anyone?? False killer whales feeding on tuna this afternoon!! 😮😮 With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha and thanks to Vigia Carlos for spotting them!! :)

Brown b***y hitching a ride the other day!! Not sure if it paid for a ticket!! Would love to see an adult sometime, this...
03/08/2024

Brown b***y hitching a ride the other day!! Not sure if it paid for a ticket!! Would love to see an adult sometime, this is a juvenile, so all brown, will eventually have a white belly. With Norberto Diver, Norberto Serpa, Joao Esteves

Who is watching who?? Sometimes you wonder!! :) Watching short fin pilot whales this afternoon to the south of Pico. Wit...
31/07/2024

Who is watching who?? Sometimes you wonder!! :) Watching short fin pilot whales this afternoon to the south of Pico. With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha & Ana Besugo. Thanks to vigia Antero for directions to the group.

Our young passengers had a nice surprise this afternoon. We went looking for dolphin, but found a sei whale to the south...
27/07/2024

Our young passengers had a nice surprise this afternoon. We went looking for dolphin, but found a sei whale to the south of Faial too!! With Norberto Diver, Leonor Pessanha & O Castelinho

I am on cloud 9 or even higher!!! "19" seen to the north of Faial. This "lady" has been seen since 1987!!! WOW!!!! She...
26/07/2024

I am on cloud 9 or even higher!!! "19" seen to the north of Faial. This "lady" has been seen since 1987!!! WOW!!!! She is at least 47 years old!! 😮😮😮 Thanks to Jose Martins Azevedo Silva for spotting the group of s***m whales. With Norberto Diver & Leonor Pessanha

Thanks to Vigia Martins we found an active social group of s***m whales north of Faial. With Norberto Diver
19/07/2024

Thanks to Vigia Martins we found an active social group of s***m whales north of Faial. With Norberto Diver

2 Humpback whales have been hanging around for a couple of weeks now, feasting on mackerel! Occasionally they do somethi...
12/07/2024

2 Humpback whales have been hanging around for a couple of weeks now, feasting on mackerel! Occasionally they do something else, when you aren't ready!! 🤣 With Norberto Diver & Vigias Marcelo & Martins

Excellent news!! Although there is better whale watching on other islands than Sao Miguel!! :)
09/07/2024

Excellent news!! Although there is better whale watching on other islands than Sao Miguel!! :)

Congratulations to the Azores Whale Heritage Area, which recently won the World’s Best Adventure Destination Award by the World Travel Awards! 🎉 https://www.fox28spokane.com/whales-volcanoes-and-endless-green-destination-crowned-with-record-breaking-number-of-tourism-awards/

The Azores has been gaining multiple travel accolades since it was designated as a Whale Heritage Area last year. This beautiful archipelago is one of the best places in the world to see whales and dolphins responsibly in the wild, as well as making an impressive commitment to sustainability and conservation initiatives to protect its rich natural heritage.

Whale Heritage Areas are part of the wider Wildlife Heritage Areas programme, co-founded by the WCA and World Animal Protection, which recognises outstanding wildlife-friendly tourism destinations around the world.

Find out more about Whale Heritage Areas here: https://worldcetaceanalliance.org/whale-heritage-areas/

(📷 Photo of dolphins in the Azores by Alexandr Lipov, via Unsplash)

Happy World Ocean Day!!! Who can resist smiling at spotted dolphin?? 🙂 With Norberto Diver
08/06/2024

Happy World Ocean Day!!! Who can resist smiling at spotted dolphin?? 🙂 With Norberto Diver

Abducted or adopted? Common dolphin calf swimming alongside a bottlenose dolphin. Unfortunately, it doesn't look in grea...
26/05/2024

Abducted or adopted? Common dolphin calf swimming alongside a bottlenose dolphin. Unfortunately, it doesn't look in great condition, appears very skinny with a "peanut" head. 🙁With Norberto Diver, Marco Arietti, Debbie Morris & Sandro Laranja Sousa

What a last day for the clients!! Breaching & socialising s***m whales and quite a few flukes too!! With Norberto Diver,...
13/05/2024

What a last day for the clients!! Breaching & socialising s***m whales and quite a few flukes too!! With Norberto Diver, skipper Sandro, Nick Doble, Mandy Doble, Barry Burnett & Barbara Burnett

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We were privileged to be part of a sperm whale social group yesterday. The boat was in neutral and the whales approached us not once buy twice!! The close interaction was initiated mainly by the small calf, still showing foetal folds, but the others weren't far behind!! With Norberto Diver, Jose Martins Azevedo Silva, the vigia who spotted the group & Sandro Laranja Sousa

Cory's Shearwater rescue
Cory's Shearwater rescue

Cory's shearwater rescue, before we went to sea yesterday. It appears to have a damaged or broken wing. The shearwater was caught on the second attempt. Luckily there was an SOS Cagarro box in the GNR office at the marina! It will be sent to Pico, where it will hopefully recover and be returned to the sea. Good driving to @Pedro Filipe and well scooped @Marta Ribu :)

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Responsible whale watching with over 30 Years of Experience behind our tours! 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 30 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 might get a sighting of a baleen whale in the spring 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!

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