Sharkweek
The shark weeks is a program that is designed for shark lovers and takes you to an eye to eye contact with the beautiful creatures.
Beside the blue sharks we look out for Mako sharks and smooth Hamerhead sharks as well.
One day trip takes you to the deep sea mountain of Princess Alice where pelarcif fish and Mobula rays are the main actors. Pelagic fish is also planed for our Baixa Rosais excursion. We will look into shark science and a member of our Megaldon project will give a presentation.
On the last day we plan a whale watching excursions so we complete the big five of the Azores trip: Sharks, Mobula rays, whales, dolphins and pelagic fish.
WHALE & DOLPHINS
It is a very special experience to observe whales and dolphins in their natural habitat.
Around the island of Pico there are rich feeding grounds for all marine mammals. That is why sperm whales live here all year around hunting the giant squid in the deep. Other species like the large baleen whales are only seasonal guests on their migration. Even the largest animal ever lived on our blue plant is our guest from February to June every year.
This makes Pico one of the no 1 destinations in the world to meet whales and dolphins.
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainable treatment of the animals is our top priority. Therefore, the experienced skippers also read the behavior of the animals first and decide when or if you are allowed into the water.
With the help of the experienced skippers you can observe the behavior of the whales in peace and learn a lot about their life and migration cycles.
WHY PICO SPORT
Operating since 1993 we have 30 years of experience with marine mammals. Our skippers work with us since many years and lots of experience in gentle handling of the animals. We find the whales and dolphins because we work with land based spotters. This technique dates back to the days of the old whalers. With strong binoculars the so called VIGIA searches for the whales and dolphins. They tell the boats the positions of the animals. Thus, we never go blindly to the ocean and work with a 99% success rate in sightings.
EXPLORE THE ISLAND
The program includes some tours that will also bring you closer to the culture and nature of the island. So we visit the whale spotter, hike in the wineries, explore the volcanoes of the highlands and the breeding grounds of the yellow-billed shearwaters.
A tour to the neighboring island of Faial is also planned.
