All year round you can watch dolphins and whales off the coast of Madeira. Near the coast the Atlantic has already a depth of 3000m which means a perfect habitat for a lot of different marine life as for example Ocean dolphins, bryde's whales, sperm whales, pilot whales, blue whales, minke whales, humpback whales, false killer whales, orcas, toothed whales, short-beaked common dolfins, striped dolfins, spotted dolfins, bottlenose dolfins and more.
From Machico with a speedboat:
Daily at 09:30 h and 15:00 h
The "Scorpaena" is a speedboat with a range and space for max. 12 guests and 2 crew members. On board there is a marine biologist or scout on each trip, who tells you more about the sighted animals.
Price: 49,- Euro
Children up to years: 35,- Euro.
When sighting certain types of dolphins, it is possible to swim with them. There are no extra costs. A snorkeling mask can be borrowed also free of charge.
