Azores Experiences
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A Surprise Season of Sei Whales! – 2022
Hello hello! This is Maria, I’m a whale-watching guide that travels between Baja and the Azores. In both areas, we can see Bryde’s whales and Sei whales. However, it is more likely to see Sei whales in the Azores, and Bryde’s whales in Baja. These two species are not famous for providing great sightings on…
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The First Time I Saw a Sperm Whale – 2012
Hi, my name is Maria, and I would like to share with you the first time I saw a Sperm whale. Little did I know by then, that I would end up working 6 months every year with these giants. The first time I saw this species was in 2012. 3 years before that, little…
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Brydes Whale! – 14/6/21
First of all I would like to clarify that we do not offer the activity of swimming with dolphins commercially anymore. (For more information go here). However, we do some exceptions when we have closed groups, or boat charters with people all coming from the same background, so they understand that they are not going…
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The Biggest Sperm Whale I Have Ever Seen – 23/5/21
In the afternoon of the 23rd of May, we got a phone call from the lookout of the South of the island claiming that he had seen “a whale with a blow like an island”. Here in Faial, we inherited a long whaling tradition, and when they say that “a whale has a blow like…
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Tears on Board – 15/04/21
Sometimes it is hard to tell what is more important in a whale watching tour, the animals, the weather, or the people. For those who have been working on the field for some time –and agreeing with me– you will tell that people is, ultimately what decides if the experience is good or great. Today…