Madeira Dolphin & Whale Watching Tour: Sustainable Marine Life Observation with Onboard Biologist

We promise sightings of whales and dolphins in their native habitat. Observations are conducted sustainably, causing little disturbance to the animals. The vessel has a limited capacity of 18 seats. A marine biologist is present on the boat.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Marina do Funchal - Begin the activity with an introductory briefing with the general presentation of the trip, sightings and safety on board.
    Whale and dolphin watching using a semi rigid, guided by a skipper and marine biologist will provide an unforgettable experience.
    Contact with nature and cetaceans in their natural habitat.
What's Included
  • Life jacket included
Location
VENTURA| Nature Emotions
Marina do Funchal
Pier 8, Marina do Funchal, 9000-055 Funchal VENTURA NATURE EMOTIONS KIOSK Please arrive at the kiosk 30 minutes before the trip.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Caroline
Apr 4, 2026
Well organised trip with knowledgeable staff. - We were lucky to see lots of wildlife including dolphins and a turtle. Dolphins came very close to the boat.
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Martapf980hi
Apr 2, 2026
Exciting boat ride with many sightings of dolphins - The guide Monica was wonderful and explained many details about the dolphins and the island, answering all the questions from our kids too. We were lucky to see many Roaz 🐬🐬. The kids had a wonderful time on the boat, and captain Andre was creative in pleasing our boys with a fast trip. I would definitely recommend!
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Gbala2019
Mar 28, 2026
Magical - Magical experience. There where dozens and dozens of dolphins jumping all around us Unbelievable. What an experience! Highly highly recommend. The crew was amazing as well.
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J8128eecarinam
Mar 26, 2026
Great experience - Great experience, we saw some dolphins, staff was super friendly, had a great time . Tour lasted approx. 2h30
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Raynern2026
Mar 25, 2026
Dolphine and/or whale spotting. - It was a great trip. I've never been in a rib/speed boat before, my husband has, it was quite thrilling! We saw some Dolphines, they were beautiful. Jumping in and out of the water around us, it was magical. The escort was knowlegable and told us about the dolphines and there habits. Fantastic experience!
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Häli
Mar 1, 2026
Amazing experience!!! - We loved the tour - saw lots of dolphins and some whales, it was safe and fun. Thanks for the amazing experience - such a lovely team - our tour guide (Jodrigo I think was his name) so positive, shared his knowledge and communicated well with our small kids, boat driver Christiano - such a cool guy and the lovely Matilde - kudos to you! Definitely recommend this tour!
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Maria
Feb 28, 2026
Pilot whales and dolphins - Very nice adventure and very good guides! We saw the pilot whales and dolphins. We enjoy also the way back navigating next to the coast, you can see the rocks and mountains close. Funny that they make rounds with the boat at the end. Nice experience!!!
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Tobias
Feb 24, 2026
Super organized, friendly and excellent sightings - The trip was excellently organized and we could see great animals. The group was small and everyone could see the animals and it was even covered by 45 min just so we could see another sperm whale. Care was taken to visit private places and not to follow the crowd. In addition, our marine biologist was excellent and could tell a lot about the whales and dolphins. With 3 different species we have also seen quite a few things. I would always prefer this tour over a crowded catamaran tour, these are really crowded and not such an intense experience with the animals. But you should make sure that you go to the toilet beforehand as there is no official way to relieve yourself on the tour.
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Nicolienk2025
Feb 24, 2026
Awesome! - It was a great experience! We saw Pilot whales, a sperm whale and dolphins, the guide told us this was special in february 😊 that we saw so many species was definitely Thanks to the guide, we went really far Out in the sea and had a longer trip to be able to see more!
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Sophiag1605
Mar 12, 2026
No show and no comms . Total rip off!! - No show by Venture Nature Solutions and no communication to cancel our whale and dolphin sighting trip. We booked for 930h on a Thursday and arrived to their offices at 9.00h as requested. The booking was made the day before. When we arrived the offices were closed, no one called us or messaged us to cancel or postpone the trip. Weather was great, sunny and warm. At 10.00h still no show despite calling, sending WhatsApp, sending emails (mail box full). There is another couple here waiting. No news for them either from the company. So 116€ wasted and still no news from Venture Nature Solutions. This is a rip off and even if they offer us compensation, we have wasted the morning of a short trip to Madeira. Unbelievably poor service.
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From $59
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).