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“Excellent experience, highly recommend Oceansee for the service, brilliant quality speed boat, fantastic guide, very caring and great attention to detail.”
“... our guide and marine biologist, was really knowledgable and she (And Pedro, the Captain) was really respectful of the animals - we saw lots of Pilot Whales and Bottle Nose Dolphins - it’s really easy to find.”
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“We booked the dolphin and whale watching tour and it was amazing!!! Didn´t see any whales but the dolphins compensated for that.”
“we loved jumping off waterfalls into pools, zip wiring down cliffs and exploring the amazing scenery.”
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“Within minutes of leaving the harbour, we were entertained with Bryde Whales and Bottle Nose dolphins - we were also delighted to see flying fish! - Great value for money and highly recommended.”
“It is over double the price of the standard boats but totally worth it for these experience of being on an amazing boat with a knowledgeable, friendly crew and the personal attention that goes with a small group.”
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“We saw a large pod of bottlenose dolphins several times, a fantastic trip with incredible views of the highest cliffs in Europe around Camara de Lobos, and a traditional sailing boat to see it all with!”
“... sea trip on a traditional power/sail boat with a maximum of 20guests which included views of the Madeira and Desertas spectacular coastlines, sightings of dolphins, pilots whales and the very rare Monk seals.”
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“Had a fantastic 2 hour speed boat trip with a great crew, special thanks to Francesco he was so knowledgeable and informative great guy.We saw pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins, awesome experience.”
“Fantastic great trip fantastic boat and staff very friendly and helpful We came across 3 pods of dolphins 2 pods where feeding so lots of activity Later in the day we saw another pod of larger dolphins but they se...”
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“Once we got into the deep water ( >2000m) we saw pilot whales, common dolphin and white sided dolphin along with Shearwaters playing in the waves., but it was worth it just for the exhilarating sail.”
“It was amazing we saw 3 different species of dolphins it was an amazing experience and the crew was amazing friendly thank you.”
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“We took the mini bus which was really comfortable,we booked a half day tour to Nuns valley,and a full day trip to the west of the island both were really good.”
“We also stopped in Santana as well as a viewpoint on the way back which felt like an added bonus.”
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“Extremely enthusiastic boat tour guide and skipper, both very knowledgeable and passionate, aided by a lookout on the island guiding the boat towards the spots where the dolphins or whales were located.”
“We weren't able to visit the habitat of Waxbills which were very much in my must-see list, but Felipe able to point us (to within 100 metres) of where we could find them, and indeed the following day we were treat...”
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“... for the ‘fun’ adventure dives (we did wreck, deep dive and nitrox) there was the awesome Afonso Cerqueira wreck (former Portuguese naval ship) and the Garajau natural maritime park with huge groupers and rays.”
“Our two teenage daughters really enjoyed their PADI Open Water course with Wilfred who is an excellent teacher; very encouraging, calm and patient, which resulted in two very comfortable newly qualified divers - t...”
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“The crew were excellent and the guide was very knowledgeable and it was a great experience to go ashore and discover the little museum for the monk seals and learn about the wildlife on the islands (very different...”
“... cake .. " A POD OF SPERM WHALES " and the cutest thing ever a baby sperm whale came right up to the boat " beautiful" topped with a fantastic sunset ..such a special day for us and our guest's .. Sandra you sh...”
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“The boat trip is excellent, friendly and helpful staff, high quality homemade food, and the opportunity to see dolphins and sea turtles in their natural habitat.”
“We had a fab day out with lovely people and lovely food -we saw dolphins, some amazing sights and swam in clear blue seas and even jumped from the top of the boat x”
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“... at Madeira Divepoint) Scuba Madeira's House Reef wins, the varied marine life and amazing rock formations mean that you can do lots of dives on the House Reef and have a totally different experience each time.”
“Great days diving, although sometimes challenging getting into the boat from the shore if there is some swell - you will have to swim out to the boat.”
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“... loads of whales and dolphins,The 2 guys who sail the boat are so nice and have loads of information,I would recommend this trip to anyone.Thankyou for a lovely afternoon Mandie & Peter (from burnley) England x”
“Beautiful boat with friendly, expert crew who picked out a school of 100+ Atlantic dolphins, followed by some pilot whales.”
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“We were very luck to encounter both whales and dolphins ,absolutely fantastic.”
“We didnt see dolphins or whales but nor did any of the ‘tourist’ catamarans that day- however our daughter saw a sea turtle.”
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