One from ponta delgada on sao miguel island and a second from lajes on pico island. This sei whale was very curious and approached our boat for a while. Based in pico, espaco talassa is the first sustainable whale watching tourism base dedicated to the observation and research of cetaceans in the azores. Two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. Whale watching in the azores espaco talassa pico island. We use small and efficient boats with limited size groups in order to limit the impact on wildlife. Whale watching in the azores espaco talassa pico island study. Inhabitants of the nearby island of pico took note of the demand for whale products and decided to launch their own shorebased whaling industry from the. The proposed area for whale heritage site designation includes the land area of all azorean islands eg, flores, corvo, faial, pico, sao jorge, graciosa. Whalewatching tours are available from the larger islands such as sao miguel, terceira, sao jorge, pico and faial, making it a popular activity for visitors to these. Whale watching pico sport whale and dolphin watching azores. Most tours start at the islands of san miguel, faial and pico, and are usually done by high speedzodiacs for up to 12 persons.
Our whale watching trips have a strong educational element with multimedia briefings before each trip and debriefings on return to shore. Images filmed by rui santos in august 2018 in pico island, azores, portugal. Whale watching here on pico island will be your best wildlife experience during your stay on the azores. The guides for the boat rides to see the whales and swim with the dolphins were wonderful. Among the resident and migratory species, some common, some rarer, you can see more than 24 different types of cetaceans in the waters of the azores. Tours operate from march to october and are of either 5, 7 or 9 nights duration. Join our halfday whale and dolphin watching tour from lajes do pico harbor, in pico island and discover the rich marine wildlife of the azores. The azores, in the middle of the atlantic ocean, is an archipelago of nine islands showing nature in its purest state, and one of the largest whale sanctuaries in the world. Whale watching is one of the main attractions for tourists to visit the azores, some explicitly coming just for the whales.
Whaletrips azores best tips for whale watching on azores. Whale watching halfday tour from pico island futurismo. In the middle of the atlantic ocean, the azores portugal are a group of nine islands situated about half way between europe and north america. Whalewatching in the azores which whales to see and when. This video includes footage from two whale watching trips. We spent june 30 to july 5, 20 on pico and had cw azores arrange for a whale watching trip, a swim with the dolphins, and guide to climb mt pico, and a rental car for a day trip to faial island. We offer diving with sharks, diving with mobulas, snorkeling with dolphins, whale watching, swimming with. Cw azores whale watching in the azores on pico island. We are based in lajes do pico, recognised as one of the top 10 best spots for whale watching in the world. No two tours have the same itinerary since we go where the whales and dolphins are.
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