Watch blue whales in the Azores, a mid Atlantic stopover where the world's largest animals pass through on their spring migration. For a few weeks from late April into May, blue, fin and sei whales pause around Pico and Sao Miguel to refuel between southern breeding grounds and northern feeding areas off Greenland and Iceland. Pico offers the best blue whale odds, best from late April to May.
Watch blue whales in the Azores, a mid Atlantic stopover where the world's largest animals pass through on their spring migration. For a few weeks from late April into May, blue, fin and sei whales pause around Pico and Sao Miguel to refuel between southern breeding grounds and northern feeding areas off Greenland and Iceland. Pico offers the best blue whale odds, best from late April to May.
Up to 85% sighting chance in Azores: Pico & São Miguel (Portugal). Best months: May, June, April.
Spring, especially the last two weeks of April and the first two of May; the highest baleen whale numbers are in May.
The islands are a mid Atlantic refuelling stop for blue, fin and sei whales migrating between southern breeding grounds and northern feeding areas.
Pico, where blue whales are recorded more often than in the eastern Azores.
No. These are migrating whales passing through, but spring brings the highest big whale activity of the year.
