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Dania Tesei and Enrico Villa
Dania Tesei & Enrico Villa
Michael Costa
Michael Costa

THE CW AZORES TEAM

Antero Soares Eugénio Castro
Justin Hart Patrizia "Tita" Villa

THE SECRET TO A WINNING TEAM


  • We'll make you feel at home in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
    We speak English, Portuguese, French and Italian. More important than that, we love sharing unforgettable whale and dolphin encounters with our guests.
  • We'll introduce you to the local culture
    Half of the people in our team come from the Azores. Michael Costa, our Head Skipper, is co-founder of our company.
  • You'll be surrounded by knowledgeable, experienced people
    We are well educated and skilled. Every one of us knows exactly how to do the job. We have met the whales and dolphins of the 5 continents; you are likely to enjoy some of our big stories and we promise you will have your own ones to tell back home. You will of course learn a lot about cetaceans (this is how whales, dolphins and porpoises are collectively called).
  • We'll share with you the care and respect for our beloved animal friends
    The whales and dolphins are the only stars. And we can only think of one stage for them: Nature.
At sea

KNOW US BETTER


  • Dania Tesei Dania Tesei
    Dania has a Master Degree in Chemistry and is co-founder of CetaceanWatching.com, a web site that promotes whale watching all over the world (including the activities of our "competitors") and raises awareness for whales and dolphins.
    Dania is a PADI certified diver and has obtained an offshore boating licence that includes a sailing qualification.
  • Michael Costa Michael Costa
    Our experienced skipper Michael is much appreciated by both people and cetaceans for his skills manoeuvring the boat when approaching the animals. Every year hundreds of tourists, as well as many TV teams and professional photographers value his genius for this job.
  • Enrico Villa Enrico Villa
    Enrico has a Master Degree in Chemistry and is co-founder with Dania Tesei of CetaceanWatching.com, where he authors many articles on cetaceans and whale watching.
    He is a PADI certified diver and has obtained an offshore boating license that also qualifies him for sailing. In the aim to raise awareness and support conservation, Enrico is both coordinating research projects and contributing to the educational aspects of Whale Watching at CW Azores.
  • Eugénio Castro Eugénio Castro
    Eugénio is both a PADI Instructor and a professional diver. He has long worked in both the recreational and commercial environments.
    You will be pleased to be guided by Eugénio to the most beautiful dive sites of Pico and Faial. Do not be surprised if you also see him at the wheel. As a true ocean man, he is also a fantastic skipper.
  • Justin Hart Justin Hart
    Justin has a degree in both Behavioural Ecology and Geology.
    He is a professional ornithologist with more than 15 years experience in wildlife research. He is also a qualified diver, certified in commercial scuba and as a PADI divemaster.
    His work and interests include cetacean watching, marine life surveying, bird ringing and wildlife photography.
  • Petra Szlama Petra Szlama
    Petra is a Skipper and her interests include photography, cetaceans and trekking.
    Thanks to her presence, CW Azores has added German to its repertoire of languages.
    Petra also has an artistic flair. She is the painter of the "CW Azores" mural that can be seen by all who enter the port of Madalena.
    Petra is from Austria and is a Dietician.
  • Patrizia Villa Patrizia Villa
    If Patrizia's interest in tourism has its roots in her High School studies, her love for nature is written in her DNA.
    You will appreciate her support and kindness throughout your stay.
  • Cristina Santos Cristina Santos
    Cristina was born in Pico. She is a skipper with a talent for communication and a very good knowledge about whales an dolphins.
    By training, Cristina has a degree in Physical Education and she is an expert of first aid techniques, which she has learned and practised for more a decade as a volunteer Firefighter in Madalena.
    For the joy and satisfaction of our guests, Cristina is an exceptional spotter.
  • Arne Wichmann Arne Wichmann
    Arne is from Germany and has a Master Degree in Biology. As a further achievement, he will complete his Ph.D. thesis in 2012.
    Arne works at CW Azores as a biologist and skipper, contributing to our research projects and also focusing strongly on the educational value of Whale Watching.
  • Martijn Schouten Martijn Schouten
    From the Netherlands, Martijn is a PADI Divemaster and, while still very young, he has already dived with all the most charismatic sharks you can think of.
    Martijn's motto is "safety and fun!".
  • João Ferraria João Ferraria
    Before joining us in 2011, João has long worked in mainland Portugal as a PADI Instructor.
    He also contributed to many scientific projects and educational programmes.
    At CW Azores he both teaches diving courses and guides our guests underwater.
  • Antero Soares Antero Soares
    His name is legend. His only weapons are the binoculars and the radio. From his little tower, called "Vigia", Antero spots both whales and dolphins and guides our boats to the animals.
    You will hear his unmistakable voice everytime you join one of our whale watching or dolphin swimming trips.
    Thanks to Antero our boat trips have a success rate greater than 97%.
  • Sara Rezk Sara Rezk
    Sara discovered the world of cetaceans while very young and has an incredible propension to communicate with people.
    By assisting kids during our Swim with Dolphins trips she is making many dreams come true and she is dramatically enhancing the experience of our guests.




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