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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!
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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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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!! :)

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

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.

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

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

19/07/2024

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

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

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)

08/06/2024

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

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

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

11/05/2024

Fin whales? Sei whales? We didn't know, until I managed to snap a very long range photo. Turns out there were several fin whales motoring along the south coast of Faial this afternoon! They were not very easy to watch at the speed they were travelling. With Norberto Diver, Nick Doble, Mandy Doble, Norberto Serpa, Barry Burnett, Barbara Burnett

10/05/2024

Humpback whale on the way back to the harbour this afternoon! Thanks Vigia Carlos for spotting it!! At the moment, it appears to be a "new" individual, but will keep you posted. We also had a group of Risso's dolphin in between some s***m whale sightings. With Norberto Diver, Nick Doble, Barry Burnett, Barbara Burnett, & skipper Bruno Goncalves.

02/05/2024

How do baleen whales make sounds? A new discovery is discussed in this podcast.

The mystery of how whales sing has finally been solved

01/05/2024

Awesome news!! A new humpback whale match between Russia & the Azores!!! This whale was also seen in Norway. This shows what happens when older photos get uploaded to Happywhale. The first match was Azores-Norway, but we now know that it was seen in Russia before!! Gotta love photo-id!! With Norberto Diver

28/04/2024

Magic!! Mother & baby blue whale this afternoon! I love it when a hunch pays off!! :) With Norberto Diver, Delta Safari, Sandro Laranja

24/04/2024

In addition to the blue & fin whales that have been around the last week, we added sei whales yesterday and a large group of s***m whales today! The s***m whales had some common dolphin trying to play with them!! :) With Norberto Diver, Norberto Serpa & Delta Safari. Thanks to Vigia Carlos for spotting the animals.

21/04/2024

Plenty of baleen whale sightings the last few days, maybe as many as 15 blue whales 12 miles to the South of Pico, with a few fin whales mixed in too! There were also some s***m whales seen today! With Norberto Diver, Nuno Potes, Joao Esteves, vigias Carlos & Robert

17/04/2024

Several fin whales and a couple of blue whales around to the south of Faial today! Thank you Mother Nature for a break in the weather to get out and see them!! With Vigias Torao & Carlos, Norberto Diver, Norberto Serpa, An Bollen and Biosphere Expeditions

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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, 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!