AMAZING TOUR! We saw 5 highly active whales jumping out of the water, diving deep and smacking the water with their tails! Mark and... I forget his name (sorry) were amazing tour guides! Apparently it was the most active the whales were all year. This was a dream for my Fiancee and a surreal experience for both of us! I'm really late on this review as we went July 12th 2024. It was the day before we flew back to Canada and honestly, was the best way to end a trip. Oh! and we saw dolphins surrounded our boat! I will definetly do this tour again when I go back. Muito obrigado Picos de Aventura outre vez!

Seeing the wild dolphins was a fantastic experience. We enjoyed it! Our lunch was, unfortunately, a pack to go rather not great. And the trip to Vila Franca Islet could have been much better organised. You need to sit in the crowded local boat in the shining sun ( this is the only way you can get there).

even if I was by myself and it was Sunday morning, I was able to visit a really nice cave in Pico. the guide was amazing, had so many stories, a great great guy. 100% recommend. his passion for his island, Pico, is almost a religion. exceptional!

The trip was great. The staff was really nice, pro active, always there to answer our questions. The organisation was very clear about the fact that they did not promise that we would see whales, but that we would see some sort of sea mammals - or our money back. In a way this was sort of exhilarating to know that sea mammals are still free to wander wherever they want and we can be fortunate enough to see them. We saw dolphins and turtles, a flying fish and everything was great. Warning: wear sunscreen :) (you will get a sunburn for sure)

This was beyond our expectations The company was friendly efficient and professional We had the best experience

The Guide is fabulous! We got to see all 3 types of Dolphins and that was fabulous. Highly recommend this.

Honestly it was pretty boring and uncomfortable. First the positives: the water was truly stunning - crystal clear and deep blue. And of course the whales and dolphins. The negatives: everything else. Two hours of full speed boating - 1 hour out and 1 our back with probably about 30 minutes of time to enjoy the whales and dolphins. The day we went out the waves were just brutal so the 2 hours of full speed boating was not even remotely enjoyable. The boat was crowded and uncomfortable seating. In fact, there was no seating for the 3 of us together up top or the front stadium seating so we ended up sitting in the back near the engineer by ourselves. It was so loud and we had the smell of non stop fuel fumes from the engine. However, that ended up being a park when numerous people upstairs started throwing up. They do not sell any food or drinks so come prepared.

it was great. dolphins, spermwhale, a family of orchas, turtles. out there in the ocean there's a lot of life and Picos de aventura biologists very prepared and enthusiastic. i suggest to everyone going in azzore, to take time for a trip with them

it was good experience in June, we have met to a lot of Dolphins and with 2 whales, meeting with whales was from so big distance and it was almost impossible to see them, in general experience was good but I expected more.

Amazing Experience searching for whale and dolphins! Very good organization and team of Pico de Aventura, very fast reply by mail and assistance

We went with no expectations, but we were surprised... it was inspiring and emotional experience. It was wonderful!

We did the tour with Bea and Katharina. Both were excellent marine biologists and tour guides. We saw three different species of dolphins. Bea explained the differences very well. Also it was very animalfriendly. Once we saw the dolphins, the boat slowed down and the boat kept a distance to not disturb them. Some dolphins swam very close to the boat though. Also Bea mentioned an important point that those dolphins belong to the wild and not in an amusement or marine park!! Very well said! The stopover at that little island was very pleasant as well. Thank you☺️

It was an absolutely amazing experience. I admired the excellent and professional approach of the crew and it´s respectfull and loving attitude to animals. We saw more than we expected - dolphins, whale, turtle, flying fishes. I would choose Picos de Aventura again anytime.

All went well, really nice and lovely team, we have seen Whales and Dolphins, team explained and followed up on all Q

We had a great experience on our dolphin and whale watching tour with our two kids (4 and 7 years old). The team was very prepared and extremely professional in how the prepared us for the trip and handled us on the boat. The trip is nice, the situation of being in open waters in the middle of the Atlantic should not be underestimated. If you do not suffer from excessive sea sickness definitely worth it!