Respectful Whale Watching in Spain

Observe whales and dolphins in Spain in their natural habitat - experience with firmm respectful whale watching in the Strait of Gibraltar.

 
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suitable for families with children
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English-speaking staff
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respectful whale watching
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valuable information before/during the trip

Watch whales and dolphins in freedom in Europe! From the Spanish town Tarifa the firmm-team around Katharina Heyer researches the marine mammals of the Strait of Gibraltar. Be part of it and experience impressive moments.

Whether a two-hour trip or a whole observation week – at firmm you will find the perfect offer and learn a lot of interesting things about the animals. Benefit from more than twenty years of experience and respectful whale watching.

Observe whales and dolphins

Watch whales and dolphins at the southernmost point of Europe! Find out more about our whale watching trips and observation weeks in Andalusia.

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More than whale watching

  • 99 % probability of sighting
  • respectful whale watching
  • compliance with international guidelines
  • valuable information before/during the trip
  • English-speaking staff
  • suitable for families with children
  • also for people with disabilities

Whales and Dolphins

Pilot Whales, Sperm Whales, Orcas, Fin Whales, dolphins - which species occur in the Strait and what do we know about them?

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Tarifa and surroundings

Explore the most southern point of the European mainland and places in the vicinity of Tarifa (southern Spain).

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Foundation firmm

Get to know Katharina Heyer as well as the staff and the foundation board of firmm and learn more about our goals.

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Blog news

by firmm Team

The orca season 2024 ...

… was rather disappointing in terms of the number of sightings. However, some encounters were very remarkable and intense.
We saw the largest of all dolphins 10 times. Five times in July and five times in August.

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by firmm Team

Unforgettable moments

I don't think I've ever seen the firmm team as excited as on 5 July at 15.30, when the boat returned from the second trip of the day. You can find out why that was the case here.

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by firmm Team

Turmoil in the strait

On 01 July we encountered a remarkably large group of about 30 pilot whales, which were moving extremely fast at the surface, jumping without any recognisable course.

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THE DAY OF THE TURTLE

On Sunday 28th April we had the great surprise and at the same time the great joy of being able to observe the release of a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) into the open sea and enjoy the first flapping of its flippers in the wild.

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