West Coast Cruise: Whale Watching and Snorkeling

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Funchal

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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

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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

4.9

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Curiosity15741429797

Aug 29, 2025

A must do! - Fabulous time with fabulous staff. The lunch was really tasty and there was plenty of choice including the drinks where they didn’t stop flowing. Highly recommend just remember your sun cream!

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Edgarmarky

Aug 15, 2025

A lovely day with great service - A enjoyable day for our family of nine. Found a small pod of dolphins within 10 minutes of leaving the harbour. Great opportunity to get pictures and videos but found the crew to be respectful and leave after a short while. The tour was lovely with the guides pointing out key points of the island. Stopped in a bay for lunch and a swim. Food was very good and freshly prepared and all inclusive drinks on board. Staff were very attentive and friendly. Overall a lovely trip and worth the money

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385faustop

Aug 4, 2025

Dolphin Watching Boat Tour - The experience was really nice. The super friendly Bordo staff. They've always made drinks available to us. The food cooked by the Lady was truly good. We sailed along the coast to Ribeira Brava and for those who wanted there was also the possibility of swimming and snorkeling activities. We were also lucky enough to see a group of dolphins. Absolutely recommend.

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Julian

Aug 1, 2025

Great staff - The staff were very friendly and extremely attentive, before the trip I was able to change pick up location to my hotel with no problems (ours was not shown as an option on Tripadvisor). The food was really good, tasty and plenty of it.

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Deane_c

Jul 25, 2025

Great trip - It was an enjoyable day especially we got to see the dolphin. The food was tasty and special welcome from all the staff.

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Ruth_h

Jul 24, 2025

Great from start to... - Great from start to finish. Came off cruise ship straight onto this trip. Well organised. Saw lots of dolphins. Nice lunch. Nice day for it

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Leendemeirleir

Jul 18, 2025

One of the highlights of our trip to Madeira - The crew on the boat were very friendly! We saw dolphins and they swam next to the boat for a while so we got to see them really close. I would definitely recommend Living sea if you want to make a boat trip in Madeira. The trip lasts about 5 hours, you get dolphins, swimming food and some info about the coast of Madeira, so you get value for your money in my opinion.

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Racingsnake71

Jul 15, 2025

Wonderful time watching dolphin do their thing - The tour operator were great. They agreed to pick us up from our hotel despite it not being on the list of "official" pick up places. Easy to communicate with and we were well looked after. The trip out to see was rewarded with the wonderful experience of dolphins jumping and putting on a bit of a display and swimming directly under the boat. It was a fantastic experience. Didn't see any whales but was told that only about three days this year have they not seen anything at all. The lunch provided was excellent and plentiful and the non-stop free drinks were more than welcome on such a hot day. During lunch a few people went swimming/snorkeling much to their delight. The crew were very friendly and overall the experience was great. Would certainly recommend and very good value for money.

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Ltankelevitch

Jul 12, 2025

The tour was good... - The tour was good organized, staff was very helpful, servis was good, Food was fresh, warm and tasty! I would recommend it to my friends!!

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Reviewernick

Jul 29, 2025

Coastal Cruise with a Bonus. - Highly rated with prompt start and welcome aboard by friendly and informative crew. Safety checks and advice followed. Seats and tables were a little uncomfortable. However the bow deck with comfortable seating and bean bags was fantastic if a little limited on space. Although dolphin, whale and turtle sighting were understandably not guaranteed, we were thrilled by the abundance and close experience of the two pods of dolphins we encountered. Ecologically responsible limited time with the dolphins with loads of photo opportunities. Unlimited drinks throughout the cruise and the lunch was excellently prepared with a good choice of fish, meats, salad and bread. Lunch followed optional swimming close to coast with mask and snorkel provided. Very safe. Returned to Funchal hugging coastline with great knowledgeable commentary. A whale, turtle or flying fish would've been an unexpected added bonus.

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From $64

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult