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Puerto Colón Dolphin Trip

Tenerife  >  Spain

A dolphin or whale watching boat trip from the harbour of Puerto Colón also brings interesting pelagic birds and close encounters with burzyk żółtodzioby.

Dodane* przez Team Birdingplaces
Ostatnia aktualizacja 10 stycznia 2024

Opis

The waters around the Canary Islands attract many marine birds. The best way to see these birds is either to take the ferry to La Gomera or by a dolphin tour. Different dolphin tours depart from the harbour of Puerto Colón. A dolphin (or whale watching) trip on Tenerife is a great experience in itself. Almost 30 species of dolphins and whales have been observed around the island. From the resident Pilot Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins to migrating giants as the Blue Whale (extremely rare, but is occasionally seen). Sperm whales are regularly seen.

But a dolphin trip is even more interesting for birdwatchers because on such a boat trip you have the chance to see burzyk żółtodzioby up close. Depending on the season you can also see other pelagic birds like nawałnik burzowy (June-Oct), nawałnik białorzytny (Sept-Feb, because this bird breeds in the archipelago during winter. It breeds on inaccessible rocky islands but if you are lucky it can be seen flying out at sea looking for food), burzyk pólnocny (Feb-Jun), rybitwa czubata (on migration), rybitwa rzeczna (Mar-Nov), tajfunnik cienkodzioby (Feb-Sep) and burzyk malutki (Jan-Dec).

It is worth to look for hunting groups of tuna, dolphins and seabirds. burzyk żółtodzioby follow dolphins in hopes of getting some food. burzyk żółtodzioby is the most common bird, you can see hundreds, and its the dominant species between March and October. They sometimes come very close to the boat (you can observe and photograph them much closer then on the ferry to La Gomera). Also flying fish, tuna and turtels might be spotted. The last years sometimes faeton bialosterny is observed.

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Dostęp

The harbour of Puerto Colón on the southwest coast of Tenerife is the place to be for boat trips. You can park (paid) on the quay, directly at the jetties for the boats. Click on the P in the map for directions. There are several operators offering all kinds of boat trips. You can sail on catamaran or motorboats, or rent a boat by yourself. A good operator is White Tenerife (see the link below). Price of a 3 hour dolphin trip on an ecological catamaran is € 40 (including drinks and sandwiches). A 5 hour trip costs € 57 and includes sailing to the cliffs of Los Gigantes and Masca Bay (Prices 2023). Special pelagic boat excursions are hardly offered, but on request some operators will organize them. Expect to pay higher prices.

Teren i siedlisko

Morze

Warunki

Brak cienia , Otwarty krajobraz

Trasa dookoła

Nie

Czy luneta będzie przydatna ?

Nie

Udany sezon obserwacyjny

Przez cały rok

Najlepszy czas na wizytę

Wiosenne migracje , Jesienne migracje

Trasa

Droga utwardzona

Poziom trudności szlaku pieszego

Łatwy

Dostępne

Łódź

Czatownia/platforma obserwacyjna

Nie

Dodatkowe informacje

You can also see seabirds on the ferry to La Gomera (also described on Birdingplaces, see separate entry). This is a much cheaper option. But most of the time you see the birds from a greater distance and you miss the close encounters.

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