Established in 1996 by a local family, Aqua Acores offers visitors a rare glimpse into the world of enigmatic cetaceans and the abundance of marine wildlife living in the Azorean waters. Aqua Acores continues as a family business and strives to offer high quality whale watching, based first and foremost on the welfare of the animals and their environment. We are passionate about our island and culture. We hope to inspire people from different cultures and backgrounds to share the wonders of our ocean so as to bring awareness in order to protect the home we share with these beautiful animals.