Cetacean Watching Lda is located in Madalena, on Pico Island, Azores. It is located 20 m from the boats, in the center of the marina. Open from March to October, Cetacean Watching Lda offers changing rooms, equipment storage, a classroom, showers, and toilets. Equipment rental is available. Cetacean Watching Lda organizes a package for you to stay with or without diving to see dolphins and/or whales, including 7 nights in a double room in Bed&Breakfast, 3 Whale Watching trips, 1 guided land tour to the lookout, 1 guided tour to Malcolm Clarke's Sperm whale and Squids' Museum and transfers to the airport It is best to stay 7 nights in Pico.
Embark from early June to mid-July, on semi-rigid boats from 8 to 24 pax, to observe the sociable behavior of sperm whales and swim with dolphins. The aluminum boat of Cetacean Watching Lda is used for scuba diving. About 20 species of cetaceans pass through Pico, in the center of the Azores, with a 97% success rate in observing them.
In July and August, the sea trip lasts 3 hours, and includes 2 to 3 snorkeling dives. You swim with bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins, common dolphins, Risso's dolphins, striped dolphins. From July to mid-October, trips are organized, depending on the weather, to Princess Alice with a departure at 7 am for a 2h30 trip. This shoal rising from 1,000 meters to 35 meters below the surface, 45 nautical miles from Pico, allows beautiful encounters with Mobula tarapacana, Manta birostris, tunas, barracudas, and sharks. Due to strong currents, you descend along a line. Snorkeling is possible because the rays come up to the surface!
Schedules
From 01 March At 30 OctoberMonday | 09:00 | 18:00 | Tuesday | 09:00 | 18:00 | Wednesday | 09:00 | 18:00 | Thursday | 09:00 | 18:00 | Friday | 09:00 | 18:00 | Saturday | 09:00 | 18:00 | Sunday | 09:00 | 18:00 |
Others activities
Dolphin watching, Whale watching, Trek to the top of the Pico volcano (2351m), Swim in the natural pools of the islands, Boat-based island tours, Bike rental (guided tours are also possible), Horse riding, Quad adventures, Speleo dans les grottes de Pico, Madalena's Spa (sauna, massages)
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