VMT Madeira — Observação de Cetáceos

• Outdoors
• From 3
• Children from 20 €
• Booking advised

Three hours out of Cais 8 in Funchal after dolphins and whales on a wide catamaran, with a swim stop off Cabo Girão when the weather allows.

A catamaran, not a rigid inflatable: a wide stable deck with seating, shade and a toilet, which is the difference between a four-to-seven-year-old enjoying the morning and enduring it. The trade is that it is slower than the RIB operators, covers less water and can miss animals the fast boats reach, and three hours with a large group aboard means competition for the best places at the rail. This is also the Funchal boat that publishes its child pricing plainly, which makes it the easy one to plan around.

Worth knowing: The no-sighting policy is a free second trip and not a refund, so do not book it for your last day. Check-in is compulsory thirty minutes before departure.

Opening hours

Mon

10:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00

Tue

10:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00

Wed

10:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00

Thu

10:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00

Fri

10:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00

Sat

10:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00

Sun

10:30-13:30, 15:00-18:00

Prices

Adult from 12 years 40 €, ages 5-12 20 €, babies up to 4 free. Family pack - two adults and up to four children - 100 €. The operator's own table leaves a gap between 'up to 4' and '5 to 12' and does not explain it, so ask if your child is four.

Season

Sails twice a day, advertised as 364 days a year, with no closed season published.

Getting there

Prices and opening times change without notice, and on this island they change often. Everything here carries the date it was checked in our research notes; if a place has moved or closed, tell us and we will fix it.