Portugal · WHALE WATCHING IN AZORES
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 whale watching in Azores justify the slot, priced and timed so the decision takes a minute rather than an evening.
Review of Ponta Delgada whale watching with Futurismo, covering boats, seasons, wildlife, guides, comfort, price, and practical tips.
“This was absolutely amazing, our tour guide was so passionate and knowledge about Marine life and conservation and the system by which they determine where the Dolphins/Whales are in so interesting! 10/10 couldnt recommend this enough to anyone!”
Review the Azores whale watching and Vila Franca do Campo Islet tour, with practical advice on wildlife, boats, comfort, timing, and value.
“We had an amazing tour, spotted several sperm whales and many, many dolphins. Staff provided plenty of info and we thoroughly enjoyed the day.”
Review of Azores Whale Watching and Islet Boat Tour, with wildlife, pricing, boat comfort, practical tips, and honest advice.
“Excellent tour company, very knowledgeable. Just know, Viator has them listed under tours in Ponta Del Gada which they are not, they are a good 25 min away by car. The staff was very good and we got to see Orcas, sperm whales and dolphins!”
Review of São Miguel’s half-day whale watching tour, with boat tips, wildlife odds, price value, safety, and practical advice before booking.
“Spotting whales and dolphins in the vast ocean around that Azores is like finding a needle in a haystack, but our guide and boat pilot were very successful at finding these needles. The whole activity was very enjoyable.”
Review of Ponta Delgada’s whale and dolphin tour, with boat choices, wildlife chances, family advice, practical tips, and honest value notes.
“FANTASTIC!!! Exhilarating ride with experts. We saw several species of dolphins and 2 species of whales!!! What a joyful thing to watch!!!!!”
Review of Pico Island whale watching from Lajes, with marine biologists, fast zodiac boats, wildlife tips, pricing, and practical advice.
“Great, they were so fast (faster than the other boats) from animal to animal, we had basically no time waiting. Saw at least 5 different species in 2 hours. And they always had the animal wellbeing as first priority”
Review of Terceira’s 2.5-hour zodiac whale tour, with wildlife odds, boat comfort, weather tips, price value, and practical booking advice.
“was a great Tour with great guides and a greater skipper”
Horta whale watching by RIB with university marine researchers, resident sperm whales, dolphins, seabirds, and flexible weather rescheduling.
“We got to see 3 different kind of whales, dolphins and other wildlife (tuna, shearwater). In other words, we got what we came for. The fine weather was an added bonus”
See whales and dolphins off Terceira with Picos de Aventura, guided by biologists and skippers on a lively three-hour Azores boat tour.
“Great trip. Saw a sperm whale and two types of dolphins”
Review of Pico Island’s 2.5-hour whale and dolphin cruise, with wildlife sightings, boat comfort, safety notes, price, and booking advice.
“Fast boats took us to watch whales and dolphins with the fantastic landscape of Pico island around us! Great experience!”
Review of Terceira whale and dolphin watching with Water4fun, including boat size, sightings, guides, price, weather, and booking advice.
“Fui ver as baleias com a família na sexta feira e adorei. Conseguimos ver duas baleias comuns (já raro de se ver nesta altura) e golfinhos comuns. É uma sensação maravilhosa. O Vitor que nos acompanhou neste dia foi muito simpático e explicou tudo muito bem sempre bem disposto. Eu vou sem dúvida repetir a observação de baleias e golfinhos quando visitar as próximas ilhas 😁 Ah, o barco a motor dá uma certa adrenalina bem boa.”
Review of São Miguel’s whale watching and Vila Franca Islet tour, with boat conditions, lunch, snorkeling, timing, value, and booking tips.
“We had a wonderful tour, great tour guides, and it was a fantastic day! I would highly recommend this tour. We were in great hands all day and it was a lot of fun! We were lucky enough to see a sperm whale swimming along, and then he took a dive, so we got to see his tail. Loved that! Lunch was very good. We also loved swimming at Villa do Franco. That was insanely cool! I was a little disappointed to be on the boat that was not working well. It was running far too low to the water and causing us to take on huge amounts of waves.…”
Review the Rabo de Peixe sperm whale expedition in São Miguel, with marine biologists, dolphin sightings, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Personale molto cortese e competente. Giornata fortunata con avvistamenti di capodogli. La biologa Emma è riuscita a trasmettere passione ed emozione. Non vedo l'ora di riguardare le fotografie.”
Review of São Miguel’s whale watching and Lagoa do Fogo tour, with lunch, hotel pickup, guide tips, pricing, and practical advice.
“We spent the morning taking a tour of the island that featured 2 stops that Bruno designated "special treats", a waterfall and a pineapple plantation. Then off to Lagoa de Fogo, where we spent less time than at the pineapple plantation. Lunch was rushed as he said we were running late. Off to whale watching where Bruno to where Bruno told us to follow him. My wife and I were put on one boat. The rest of the group was still at the van. We never saw them or Bruno again. Your tour description said we would be brought back to our pick up point which was our hotel. We…”
Review of Sao Miguel’s full-day whale watching, seafood lunch, and Princess Ring Islet snorkeling tour, with honest tips on timing and value.
“The whale-watching portion of this day-trip was fantastic. The guides were knowledgeable and respectful of the wildlife we were searching for. Loved this part of the day. The convenience of already having a ferry ticket was nice however, the ferry schedule was not convenient and only left on the hour for the brief 5 minute trip, making you feel rushed during lunch we had to decide to either finish our meal or wait an entire extra hour to get to the islet. The restaurant for lunch was terrible and included a fixed menu of options. I would have preferred to have been on our own to be able to select…”
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