West Coast Cruise: Whale Watching and Snorkeling

Cruise Madeira’s west coast, spot marine life, swim, snorkel, and savor a traditional lunch on a comfortable boat. Free hotel transport included.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rua Virgílio Teixeira - Meeting point
    Once on board the boat, you’ll embark on an enchanting journey around the sult waters of Madeira, experiencing the very best this island has to offer.
    Savor a delightful half-day boat trip, including the opportunity to take a refreshing dip in the crystal-clear waters of Calhau da Lapa. To keep you energized, a…
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Lunch
  • On-board restrooms
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

5-hour tour, giving you ample time to experience all the highlights we offer.
Cruise along the west coast, with opportunities to spot whales, dolphins, turtles, and various fish.
Stop at Calhão da Lapa, one of the island’s premier locations, for swimming, snorkeling, and lunch.
Enjoy a very comfortable boat, designed specifically for this type of tour….

Location
Direção Regional das Pescas
Estudante da Pontinha
It is just to the left of the ferry to porto santo "Lobo Marinho". Statue of Cristiano Ronaldo, go to the west side which gives access to the port of funchal right at the beginning of the port is the ferry to porto santo it is right there.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Noelia_l
Apr 1, 2026
Experience and staff of 10 - We loved the experience, very attentive and very nice staff, although most of the passengers were English, we came together to give us the explanation in Spanish and did not care that we asked more, you can see that they like their work and that is worth a lot, you see the face of happiness, a family of 10 I recommend it without a doubt, thank you very much, it was a pleasure to make this experience with you
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Grahame337
Dec 31, 2025
Great value boat trip with lunch - We really enjoyed the boat trip. The crew were all very friendly and helpful and provided drinks whenever wanted as well as a delicious lunch while we were stopped near the shore. We were given good commentary/information and would do it again. Although we didn’t see dolphins or whales this time it was all in all very enjoyable and good value.
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910gundulah
Oct 25, 2025
An all-round beautiful day ! - The island cruise is highly recommended. We were traveling with 5 people, the youngest 16 the oldest 69 and everyone liked it equally. Everything worked out great from hotel pickup to driving back perfect. Great food! Plenty of drinks! Great family crew! Great experience ! Whales were there too! Thanks !!!
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O972mvians
Oct 22, 2025
Thoroughly enjoyable trip - We saw pilot whales and got a good feeling for the island hugging the coastline and learning about various features. The staff were all very friendly and helpful keeping us topped up with drinks all the way. The food was very good offering a range of choices. The swimming spot was lovely and access on and off the boat was very easy. A great day out.
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Peterwm7506qx
Oct 21, 2025
Friendly outfit - Nice people, good food, not the fanciest boat but fit for purpose. Very enjoyable day out and would certainly do it again
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Michael
Oct 7, 2025
Great boat trip in Madeira - Very friendly staff, great round trip where we were even allowed to see dolphins and were swimming on a beautiful bay.Food was great
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Jennifer_t
Oct 2, 2025
Great experience on the water - Excellent experience. Some often than I’ve ever seen at one time in my life. The food was amazing. The family that ran the boat was very friendly.
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Sonicball
Sep 27, 2025
Perfect experience - Very nice catamaran, very dedicated and friendly crew. Very relaxing as not too many guests on the boat. Nice coves. Service on board is excellent.
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Melissa_j
Sep 15, 2025
Lovely day out - Super friendly staff. Very informative and great food. We saw Sperm Whales but unfortunately no Dolphins.
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186manusw
Apr 2, 2026
Moist cheerful gathering of second species - A family business with attentive and courteous working methods. We had interesting conversations with the crew beyond the otherwise given information. ++ We saw a group of dolphins up close, right next to the boat (of course this can't really affect the crew) + We were picked up from the apartment (near it) and brought back 0 (neutral) The food was delicious and OK. I imagined a little more underneath. It was a self-service buffet Take long, warm clothes and sun protection. The relative wind can get cold and we had our tour over lunchtime.
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From $82
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).