Given their remote locale, the nine volcanic islands that make up the Azores offer prime whale sightings from April to October. Among them, Faial, Pico, and São Jorge are particularly fruitful—with an abundance of fish that entice sperm and short-finned pilot whales. You can hire a tour boat to observe them from any of the islands, but Pico is the most scenic. From $62 for a 3-hour tour.
Given their remote locale, the nine volcanic islands that make up the Azores offer prime whale sightings from April to October. Among them, Faial, Pico, and São Jorge are particularly fruitful—with an abundance of fish that entice sperm and short-finned pilot whales. You can hire a tour boat to observe them from any of the islands, but Pico is the most scenic. From $62 for a 3-hour tour.