Wild Dolphin Watching
ByEcomarine Algarve Faro
A 2-hour trip from Faro's Portas do Mar Pier departing at 8:30, with a sighting success rate we put at 95 percent.
Highlights
- 95 percent dolphin sighting success rate, cited by us
- Small-group trip from Portas do Mar Pier, Faro
- Bottlenose, common and striped dolphins regularly seen
- Departs at 8:30
What to expect
As a locally and family owned operator, we run this small-group trip from Portas do Mar Pier in Faro, into the Ria Formosa and the open Atlantic beyond it, departing at 8:30. We trade as Ecomarine Algarve Lda under RNAAT licence 341/2017.
We cite a 95 percent success rate for dolphin sightings on this trip, with bottlenose, common and striped dolphins regularly seen in the Faro area, and occasional seasonal sightings of orca, false orca and several whale species.
We also run a combined Dolphin Watching and Ria Formosa Islands trip, plus Ria Formosa island routes, sport fishing and private boat rental with skipper.
Meeting point
Portas do Mar Pier, 8000-250 Faro. Departs 8:30.
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