Dolphin and Whale Watching: Atlantic Adventure

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Join Skipper Pudim for a thrilling dolphin tour in Portugal’s Ria Formosa. Discover cetaceans and marine life in their natural habitat.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

W4MH+23 Faro - Faro: Enjoy an amazing dolphin watching tour and explore marine life.
Participants should arrive 10 minutes prior to departure at the Faro marina/port for boarding and a briefing on safety, legislation, and cetacean observation rules. The tour departs with a brief journey through the Ria Formosa estuary before reaching the open sea to begin the search for cetaceans and other marine life.

What's Included

Bottled water
Lifeguard vest

Additional Information

Embark on an unforgettable adventure and explore the Atlantic Ocean in search of cetaceans. Delight in wonderful encounters with dolphins, such as Tursiops truncatus, Delphinus delphis, or even Orcas Orcinus orca and whales, along with the rest of the marine life. Observing cetaceans in Portugal is a regulated activity, ensuring that all behaviors and…

Location

Estr. do Passeio Ribeirinho 58

Estrada do Passeio Ribeirinho

Meeting point on the south side of the Faro Marina. In the building of the Faro Naval Club Gymnasium. Shop B. Pudim Real Boat Tours profile Googlemaps

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Ilovegoodholidays

Sep 25, 2025

Highly recommended nature friendly trip - Nuno was a complete professional and very friendly and knowledgeable. We went on a morning dolphin tour from Faro Marina through the beautiful channels out to sea. I chose this trip because of Nuno's apparent love and respect for the ocean and the creatures in it, which shone through the whole trip. Nuno didn't go too close to the dolphins, he let them come to the boat and it was such a fabulous sight. I've done the trips from other marinas in the Algarve where this respect is clearly not present, so I'd recommend anyone takes this trip with Nuno. Nuno also gave good advice on how to avoid sea sickness and when I mentioned I had a back problem he positioned me in the best location on the boat to prevent issues, which absolutely worked and I left the trip happy and pain free!

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Ronaldbos64

Sep 22, 2025

Lifetime experience! - We had a fabulous ‘dolphin & whale spotting’ experience with Nuno last week. He took us to locations where the dolphins could be expected. We were lucky with an incredible and overwhelming amount of dolphins. And 2 whales. I will check if can add pictures as 1 picture tells more than 1000 words. Nuno is very experienced and is treating the dolphins with respect by not coming too close. But by letting them come to the boat. And they did! How nice to be surrounded by these beauties! We also saw 2 braide whales from some distance. Nuno was in close contact with some other boat owners and they share info. What increases the chance to see dolphins and whales. Mariska was concerned about sea sickness but no problem at all! I strongly recommend Nuno and Pudim Real Boat Tours.

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Grahamem252

Sep 9, 2025

A whale of a time - Two fantastic trips: Ria Formosa birdwatching; and a whalewatching excursion. No wildlife sighting is guaranteed but the skipper knows the area and it's wildlife intimately. You stand the best chance of seeing target species on these trips. Three Bryde's Whales and lots of dolphins on our trip! Thoroughly recommend and would book again.

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Camper62299066884

Jul 18, 2025

Tour of a lifetime! - We are so glad we booked our dolphin tour with Pudim boat tours! We were fortunate to be the only 4 on the trip, Nuno communicated with me and even contacted me to suggest a morning tour instead of afternoon because of the weather conditions. He was kind enough to start a little later to allow us time to get to Faro. We had such an amazing time, Nuno is extremely knowledgeable and passionate. We firstly found some bottle nose dolphins and spent half an hour with the pod, then we went further out to sea and briefly found some common dolphins before Nuno spotted a Bryde Whale in distance, we saw her come up for air several times which was amazing. On the way back we bumped into the pod of bottle nose dolphins again, Nuno stopped so we could see them again before heading back to Faro. It was definitely the highlight of our holiday here in the Algarve. Our children 20 & 16, both loved being out with Skipper Pudim. We would all highly recommend this tour & will do it again if we return.

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Nicolas_s

Jul 9, 2025

Perfect - Pudim will meet you at the harbour after messaging you via WhatsApp the location and time (as booked). Then we started to go out on the atlantic, not far and we saw our first group of dolphins. We stayed with the group for 30 minutes and then went on to another group of dolphins we spotted 2 km away. In summary perfect experience.

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L9941oieliseg

Jun 26, 2025

ELISE and DIDIER - We had a great time with Nuno, lots of explanations about wildlife and dolphins and in French. We saw many dolphins while respecting their space. We thank him very much

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Explorer16447011877

Jun 5, 2025

Perfect morning with a Real Local - Wonderful morning spent looking for marine life. Our guide was from a local fishing family and couldn’t have been nicer of more knowledgeable. We were lucky enough to just be the two of us (although he never takes a big group) he explained all the species found in and around faro and had a deep respect for the marine life. Once out we were lucky enough to see two types of dolphins. They were hunting so we didn’t get so see them really close but to see them doing what nature intended was just as beautiful. The scenery is wonderful and he took us back fast his home fishing village which was just lovely. Couldn’t recommend more. So much nicer than these over commercialised boat tours you see.

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From $70

up to 8 guests

1 - Adult