Navigation to observe wild life, bird and coastal landscape.

The Iberian south-east Mediterranean seaside is the habitat of several species of seabirds and cetaceans.

The observation of these animal species is common if the access to the sea coincides with the phenological parameter of these species and the climate is appropriate.

Besides the species-watching, the seabed’s of Alicante’s coast and the micro islands of Murcia’s coast have protection figures, such as Marine Reserves, ZEPA and IBA areas, that with its landscape quality obtain the qualifying name of “dream-like landscape".

Laridos al descarte.

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Cola de calderón, Globicephala melas

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The navigations are the perfect way to catch sight of singular birds and that from the coast they are harder to see. The little Paíños (Hydrobates pelagicus) regress to their colonies as the sunset or the smart Alcatraces (Morus bassanus). which are easily visible at sea, just as the pardelas Baleares (Puffinus mauretanicus) in their autumn arrivals.

Punta de Ramonete. Marina de Cope

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Bahía de Cartagena

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The last incentive on board and once we arrive to the harbour is that we will join with the fishing boats at the same time as the fishermen release their uncommercial captures so for this reason we will also be able to observe the feast that some Larious species will have, species such as la gaviota corsa (Larus audouin), la gaviota sombría (Larus fuscus.), o la gaviota picofina (Larus genei.).

Goleta La Morena. Marmaronetta Birding

Perhaps, the unpredictable of this way of observation is one of the incentives with more value. The immensity of the sea, in and of itself already is a motivation, mainly when waves break, we can see a calderón gris’ fin (Grampus griseus.) or we suddenly find a pod of delfines mulares (Tursiops truncatus.) glad to play hide-and-seek with the keel of our schooner.

Delfín mular, Tursiops truncatus. Marmaronetta Birding

We have an 18 metres long spacious sailing boat, provided with all services required in a comfortable navigation and a design which makes it perfect for nature watching. On board of our schooner La morena, which has a wide deck where, besides doing sunbathing, it is possible to place the telescopes with reliability and space, a characteristic that involves the competence of long journeys of sea nature watching.

The Hormigas Islet, the Cope Cape cliffs, the great Tiñoso Cape or the Calnegre Coastal are natural enclaves placed between the warm levantino Mediterranean, which in summer season makes an exceptional couple, the nature observation and to enjoy itself, that by the way is the best way to assimilate it.

We will always have time to put the flippers, the snorkel and mask on to dive underwater and scan the Poseidonea oceanica seabeds which are authentic lungs into the sea and plenty of life.

One journey trips

rips from the airport* with a minimum of 6 reservations and a maximum of 14 with breakfast included, lunch and afternoon snack, didactic equipment, cetacean and bird guides, binoculars for every two observers, teaching explanations from specialized staff of sea fauna, sea sick tablets and travel insurance.

Winter timetable trips 08:00 to 17:00.

Summer timetable trips 06:00 to 18:00.

Weekend navigations are considered from 16:00 on Friday trips, to 18:00 on Sunday.

SSet sails from Alicante or Cartagena*. Four reservation minimum, eight maximum.

Isla de Tabarca, punta Falco. Marmaronetta Birding

Trips longer than one weekend are agreed with the client’s necessities. Set sailings can be from Alicante, Cartagena or Almería*, the navigation course and duration are flexible as well as the service price but this factor depends on the amount of reservations or the planned stops.

Cala Honda, Calnegre. Marmaronetta Birding

The reservations should be done fifteen days in advance to the navigation date which is published on Marmaronetta Birding Web .

The deposit order in the bank account will be the Marmaronetta Birding guarantor of priority in the obtaining of the navigation reserve.

*The security parameters in the sea, advise about the daily meteorological information checking so the trips are fixed to this determining factor just with 12 hours of notice which are established legally by the maritime traffic.