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Dolphin Watching Algarve |
Picture the thrill of watching a pod of
Algarve dolphins leaping from the Atlantic
to race alongside the bow waves of our Algarve
dolphin watching boat. At speeds
of over 26km/hr, dolphins are actually saving energy by
jumping clear of the water in a movement known as porpoising.
Each year more visitors to Marina de Vilamoura in the
Algarve, Portugal (the home to many of the
best
golf resorts in Portugal) choose to enjoy the pleasures of watching
dolphins in their natural habitat by joining us on our daily
Algarve dolphin cruises. Our 12 seater dolphin watching RIB
is able to move rapidly between known dolphin haunts and, as
such, we are able to provide our clients with an
unprecedented number of
Common Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin,
Striped Dolphin and Spotted Dolphin sightings. In fact, We
believe you, your family or corporate group will have the
time of your lives and our Algarve dolphin cruise will prove
to be the most memorable event of your visit to Portugal.
Departing from Marina de Vilamoura, our experienced crew
will guide you on this unique Algarve cruise. With years of
dolphin watching experience behind them they are able to
provide you with informed comment as to the species and
behavioural patterns of the dolphins you will encounter on
the way. As the dolphins are familiar with our
dolphin watching boat, more
often than not, it is they who will come swimming over to
us! This familiarity with the Polvo dolphin watching team
also means that you are far more likely to witness other
aspects of dolphin behaviour, including mating and birthing,
whilst on this cruise. As mammals, dolphins give birth to
live young and the mother will nurse the baby dolphin, or
calf, on milk for up to 2 years; staying with it for up to
eight years!
Polvo Water sports Algarve dolphin watching and eco-tours are
undertaken with the greatest respect to the species we
encounter along the way. As well as
schools of Algarve dolphins, you are likely
to witness other forms of Algarve sea life including sharks
and even orcas. We recommend that you take a camera or video
recorder so that you may document your wonderful day at sea.
Anyone who has been fortunate enough to watch, video or
photograph dolphins in the wild will testify to the fact
that dolphins have an uncanny ability to learn and mimic
behaviours, even jumping for the cameras for what appears to
be the pure pleasure of doing so.
Kids simply love to see these amazing mammals at play. Our
dolphin cruises are both recreational and educational and
enable children and parents to experience something truly
wonderful. We go as far as to say that a day spent at sea,
interacting with Algarve dolphins is a day that few, if any,
people ever forget. With respect to repeat bookings, our
Algarve dolphin cruise leads the field of Algarve turistic
activity.
The Polvo Watersports dolphin watching experience also
includes the chance to explore the Algarve coast line and
visit some of the spectacular cave and rocks that make this
region of Portugal so memorable. The fantastic
Algarve
weather normally allows us to venture inside the caves,
enabling you to see them close up and appreciate the
combination of time and elements needed to create these
truly wonderful formations. Dolphins are considered by
research scientists and marine biologists to be amongst the most
intelligent of animals. Their smiling appearance and playful
manner have endeared them to humans throughout the ages; we
believe you deserve the chance to discover the charms of
these wonderful creatures first hand. Don't miss out:
charter your Algarve, Portugal dolphin watching boat today!
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If you would like to see a
video of our dolphin watching cruise,
visit our information site by clicking on the
clapper board below. Then click on the link for
"Dolphin Safaris" and click the clapper board once
more to see the video!
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● There are 32 species of
dolphin in the world.
● The dolphin's fastest
cruising speed is about 12.5 km/hr.
● Dolphin's have an average
life expectancy of about thirty years.
● The bottlenose dolphin
replaces its outer layer of skin every two hours.
● Dolphins have a thick layer
of blubber to insulate themselves from heat loss.
● A dolphin calf is born
tail-first.
● Dolphins have a level of
intelligence comparable with ours.
● Dolphins have been on the
planet for about 10 million years. |
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