Wildlife vacations in Azores
Tours & vacations in 2020 & 2021

Memorable parts? Difficult to decide. Seeing so many whales and dolphins, the insight that the leader (Lisa) imparted in describing their behaviour, the beauty of Faial island. Tips? Stay relaxed and enjoy the experience and learn from the tour leader. Local benefits? Yes, right from the extensive briefing information received before the tour to seeing some of the oceanic problems at first hand. This then gets imparted to the local community encouraging them to act responsibly. Overall... (more)Roger Hull

Swimming with wild dolphins in the clear blue sea was just amazing! The rib trips were well organised and friendly, and the sea-life co-operated! truly fantastic. The jeep trip to the volcanic springs was also really well worth doing. (more)Lois Pierce-Jones

We enjoyed watching the dolphins in their natural habitat. (more)Petra Udovic

Memorable parts? It was all great. If I had to choose highlights it would be the whale watching, Swimming with Dolphins, and snorkelling in the Lagoon. Tips? Go prepared to relax and enjoy the experience. The trip crams in a wide range of activities and experiences without ever feeling rushed. Local benefits? Yes. I was particularly impressed by the environmental and local concerns of the Rep and the steps taken to ensure that activities did not have an adverse effect on the... (more)Patrick Hadoke

Im not normally inclined to book group vacations because I’m not really the sociable kind although in fulfilling my wife’s long held dream to go Whale Watching I had little choice given how everything is structured. After some research I decided the Azores was the place to go therefore I booked one weeks vacation through Amanda finally settling on Pico Island as the destination. Whale researcher Rui is the man on the ground working full time gathering data about the Azorean whales in order to collaborate... (more)Richard Christie

Memorable parts? Seeing a blue whale for the first time in my life Tips? Bring warm clothes for sea even in May it is quite chilly. Sea sickness pills: even if you are not sensitive some rough day at sea it may bring extra comfort. I did not bring but it is easy and cheap to buy at a pharmacy in Horta. Local benefits? I hope it will help for the conservation and understanding better local populations of whales Overall rating? This was a great experience, Tiago and... (more)Sylvain Masse

Memorable parts? The whale watching trips Tips? Take warm waterproof clothing for the boat. Use sunscreen even on cloudy days. Local benefits? Yes. Overall rating? Amazing. (more)Lisa Mcdermott

Absolutely amazing!!!! Whales and dolphins galore !!! Also liked the fact that every time at sea was part of research and monitoring of the cetaceans. (more)Chris Goldthorp

It met my expectations and was really enjoyable. I saw lots of whales. (more)Margaret Woskett

The most exciting part of the vacation was seeing the whales & dolphins. (more)Mark Thornton

The whale and dolphin viewing was great, and the land tours were very interesting. (more)Graham Sadler

4**** (more)Wendy Leonard

The scenery, the food and the others in the group were memorable (more)Dominic OConnor

A really good vacation, very well organised, with lots of different activities. Going to 5 different islands was extremely interesting. (more)Penny Stirling

The most memorable parts of the vacation were...Hiking Pico, some other excursions: whale watching, hiking other volcanoes, swimming with dolphins, tasting great wine, fishing and being able to have it cooked at a restaurant that served it to us. (more)Kat Muto

The boat trips were really good and we got lucky and saw Sperm whales on our third and final outing. (more)James Leaton

It was fantastic - a brilliant family vacation with two children (6 and 9) (more)Paul Purslow

The most exciting part of the vacation was going out in the catamarans to see the dolphins and whales (more)Katina Woolgar

Swimming with dolphins (common and bottle nose) in the Atlantic was truly an amazing experience and one to tick off my bucket list. (more)Lynda Monger

Every time we were on a boat on the sea was exhilarating and exciting, never knowing which animals we might see. A truly unforgettable vacation. (more)Carol Wallace

The trips to sea in order to see the wildlife were the most memorable part of the trip. (more)Charlie Henderson

The most memorable and exciting part of the vacation was the " be a marine biologist for a day" trip was amazing, not only did we see whales and dolphins but got to understand a lot more about the research being done and all the conservation and protection measures that are ongoing. (more)Chris Jackson

The half day whale watching trip out on the small dinghy was very exciting. Horta was our favourite base and Pico and Capelinhos on Faial were fascinating landscapes. (more)Julie Watson

The most memorable part of our vacation? All of it ! (more)Barry Brown

The highlight was the blue whales. A superb experience, and we would have changed hardly anything once we were there, although we had big problems with the flights both ways. (more)Wendy Cadman

Actually getting to see the whales as described - Blue, Fin, Sperm and Sei, as well as 3 different types of dolphins. Lisa is so experienced and enthusiastic, and the skipper of the boat was very skilled too. (more)Swee-Im Ung

Memorable parts? The whole experience of seeing and hearing cetaceans including Blue Whales! Tips? Book as many additional day or half day trips to take in the terrestrial beauty of Sao Miguel. Ponta Delgada is quite a densely populated town with an air pollution to match. It was good to get out once in a while! Local benefits? Yes - it supported the monitoring and advocacy work of the local operator as well as the local economy. Overall rating? A great vacation with... (more)Rob Curtis

Memorable parts? Hiking in Bulgaria, even though it was too short. Tips? Ok trip however do a strong comparison with other companies as well. Local benefits? Only satisfactory. Overall rating? Satisfactory. (more)Patricia Mcleod