Whale and Dolphin Watching in Pico Island

Futurismo Pico Azores Adventures provide activities that are both informative and enjoyable. They have a 98% success rate in spotting cetaceans.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lajes do Pico - On our whale and dolphin tours, you can encounter up to 28 different cetacean species identified in the Azores. Our tours run on Pico Island from April to October.
What's Included
  • Marine biologist or nature guide aboard
  • Life jacket
  • Pre-tour briefing
What's Not Included
  • Pickup and drop off
Location
Futurismo Azores Adventures
Rua dos Baleeiros
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sally_w
Aug 18, 2024
100% recommend - Amazing experience. Informative briefing, guides who made us feel safe and secure. Saw so much out on the water and loved how respectfully the animals treated.
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Tribu44
Jul 30, 2024
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE - Very nice sea trip in search of whales. Great briefing from the team. Especially Linear who gave us all the explanations about cetaceans. In the end: A male sperm whale, spotted dolphins and Risso dolphins. A team that does not count its time and shares its passion.
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T3926fenancyv
Jul 29, 2024
Sublime experience - Fantastic experience. Very professional organization with super enthusiastic supervisors. They were even happier than we were when we were able to spot a whale shark swimming next to and under the boat. We spotted 4 different fish including dolphins, beaked whale and hammerhead shark. Definitely recommended, but best book in time.
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879wul
Jul 20, 2024
Best chance to see whale tales and lovely dolphins - I enjoyed the trip so much. Our guide,t he young male,sorry I forgot to write down his name, did the good job of clear instructions and detailed information. He takes initiatives in explaining everything and is so knowledgeable. And the view is of course fantastic. We saw four species and also one mother whale and the child whale. The mother whale showed us the tale!
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Mhjacker
Apr 28, 2024
Amazing cetacean diversity in a half day tour. - Excellent half day tour. We had a very pleasant knowledgeable guide. We saw five species of cetaceans very well. We had a great view of sperm whales including a large male, a female with a baby, and a few other females and juveniles. The baby breached several times. It was a fun and pleasant ride for all.
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Lajmen
May 15, 2023
fantastic experience - This is a MUST do while on Azores, especially on Pico island. The team was great, very friendly, explained everything and motivated to find as many dolphins and whales as possible. We were lucky to see sperm whales and dozens of dolphins, also few turtles. It is highly recommended to do, lifetime experience. Keep in mind, due to the bad weather (which happens often), tour can be rebooked or canceled, so consider this possibility and book two tours or have another day on the island just in case. Also take motion sickness pills.
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Jasper
Oct 14, 2021
Best whale watching tour in the Azores - Amazing experience! Roxane and Cesar are very professional we were hooked and booked 3x! We encountered many sperm whales, a sei whale, Risso dolphins, short finned pilot whales, bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins. The zodiac is very good. Don't take the front row if you have a bad back. We want to come back next year!
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Wimenizer
Sep 29, 2021
Futurismo whale watching - Today we did the whale watching tour with Futurismo. Very professional and great experience. They gave us raincoats since it was raining at the start (didn't see the other companies do that). The skipper and the lady (didn't get their names) were very friendly, gave a lot of additional information. They were even almost more enthousiastic then we when the first whale was spotted, like it was their very first time.
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Lilycp754sv
Aug 19, 2024
Amazing with family’s - We were at the back of the line so the boat filled up fast but we got the seats we wanted in the very back. It’s a small boat it wasn’t very splash but we did have really good water conditions. We saw sperm whales and one other type of whale. We also saw spotted dolphins and common dolphins. At the back of the boat you can sit up higher and see everything. The crew was very helpful and explained why we were doing everything and the young lady explained everything about every type of animal. One you finish on the boat they take you back into the hut and further explain about the whales and dolphins.
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Invilnius
Sep 2, 2022
almost good but..... - I went to their Lajes office to get whale watching info, and honestly the women at reception was super nice and helpful, and there office is very nice. I finally went to book to another company though , as she told me they propose swim wit dolphins , which is something I consider should be banned , or that at least so called ecologic friendly company should not propose.
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