{"id":15,"date":"2014-05-23T15:46:20","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T13:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azores.nl\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-08-30T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:21:13","slug":"dolfijnen-en-walvissen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azores.nl\/en\/dolfijnen-en-walvissen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins and whales around S\u00e3o Jorge, Faial and Pico"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row el_class=”azores-intro-heading fade-in-up-2″]\n

Make a tour at sea and discover dolphins and whales!<\/span><\/h2><\/header>\n[\/vc_row]\n[vc_row el_class=”azores-intro-blok”]\n[vc_column_text]The ocean around S\u00e3o Jorge is spectacular. The clear blue water and the views on the green mountains of the islands are unique. From S\u00e3o Jorge you can make a three hour trip with Sea Explorers Azores<\/a> in Velas) or on Pico with Espa\u00e7o Talassa in Lajes. The best place to book such a tour is in the village of Lajes.
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Dolphins<\/span><\/h2>\n [vc_column_text]\nOften we see big groups of dolphins, sometimes of more than hundred animals. Mostly we see common dolphins, spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins. Many dolphins are curious and come very close to the boat. If we keep the boat on a certain speed, they run from far to join us. You can have good eye contact with them when they do this. Yearly on some tours we meet striped dolphins, Risso\u2019s dolphins and pilot whales.
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Sperm whales<\/span><\/h2>\n [vc_column_text]\nEspecially in August and September we regularly see spermwhales. In some cases we saw sperm whales jump out of the water. Often we see groups of spermwhales with young animals. They were very relaxed and were not disturbed by us.<\/p>\n

In some boattrips we met killer whales, false killer whales, northern bottlenose whales and humpback whales. Almost every year in April, May and June we see fin whales (sei whale, minke whale, blue whale, fin whale). Apart from whales and dolphins we regularly saw sea-turtles, white sharks, hammerhead sharks, tuna fish, flying fish, etc.
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Sperm whale<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Curious sperm whales<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Rondje Pico<\/span><\/h2>\n[vc_empty_space height=”12px”]\n
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