What is Whale Watch España

Whale Watch España is a non-profit organization, created in 1996 with the purpose to protect the cetaceans in the Iberian Peninsula.

The study and the protection of the cetaceans is made going to the sea to search and view the dolphins and whales in liberty. By taking data, we can collect a scientific approximation of the populations of the cetaceans in the open sea. These observations give us bases for the population studies that help guarantee the sustainability of this activity and the conservation of this resource.

With the duration of two to four hours, and with 97% success, we encounter the Common Dolphin, Striped Dolphin and Bottlenose. These are the resident species that live in the Strait of Gibraltar. The Pilot Whales are also residents, permitting us contact with complete families nearby. The Sperm Whales arrive in the Strait in spring, giving us the opportunity to see from a long distance their characteristic oblique spout, and their tail as they submerge. The Fin Whale, which once populated these seas more profusely, are now sighted less frequently. With their great size and their characteristic flipper, they permit us to identify them easily. The Killer Whale offers us one of the most impressive spectacles on the open sea. The fishing of the tuna by the fishermen of Tarifa. With their fishing lines, they avoid and wait for different groups of Orcas.

It is a unique experience to relate to the animals at liberty, and to verify the beauty of the sea in this marvellous and surprising Intercontinental Reserve of the Biosphere and Nature Reserve of the Strait of Gibraltar

We invite you to meet the dolphins and the whales and to help to protect them.

IT IS AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE!!

Our philosophy…

Whale Watch España is based on a sustainable tourism that is assured as a respectful and responsible activity of the animals and the marine life, as an essential base of conservation. This place is such a productive resource that year after year, it attracts thousands of people from all over the world interested in observing these special animals in their natural environment.

After 10 years of this activity in Tarifa, our experience give us the need to inform about our knowledge throw different kinds of specific programmes directed to schools and institutes.

The team

Whale Watch España is a great family. Our team works to give our visitors the best attention, always trying to make the experience of relating with dolphins and whales in liberty unforgettable.

We speak Spanish, English, German, French, Dutch and Italian, for all the people to understand our explanations, and to have a place within us.

Lourdes Isasa López
President y guide
Languages: Spanish, English and French
670 796 508
whalewatchtarifa@whalewatchtarifa.net