Are you ready for whale and dolphin watching on Pico island?
During this whale and dolphin watching on Pico island, you’ll have the opportunity to observe some of more than 28 cetacean species around the Azoren on a zodiac. On Pico Island, we work with one of the most experienced whale watching companies of the Azores.
Come a board of this unforgettable whale and dolphin watching on Pico island that departs from Lajes do Pico. The tour takes around 3 hours, with daily departures, depending on weather conditions. The whale and dolphin watching on Pico island are preceded by a briefing in which one of the qualified biologists explains the importance of how the whale hunting converted to whale watching in the Azores.
This whale and dolphin watching on Pico are done on a rigid inflatable passenger boat (zodiac). Before departure, but already onboard, you will be briefed about safety, rules of observation and respect for the local fauna and flora. The experienced staff will provide an overview of what may be sighted during the whale and dolphin watching on Pico island and give live commentary on the tour and sightings.
The Azores are home or point of passage for more than a third of the world’s whale and dolphin species. Given this special location, you can find many species, such as sperm whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and risso’s dolphins, and more.
Summer months are the best time to see Atlantic spotted dolphins, pilot whales and striped dolphins, whereas the spring months are the time to see migrating baleen whales such as blue whales, fin whales and sei whales.
