The last sperm whale was hunt in 1987, in Lajes do Pico. There you can find documentation about the archipelago and the cetaceans that live in the Azores waters but also a specialised library, a video one, the statistics resulting from our observations and finally information about the different research plans in progress. In the shop you can rent kayaks, mountain bikes and a briefing is offered every day. Local crafts that you can find there are made with an alternative material and not with animal ivory.
Admission is free.
They are guarantors for our security. By the way we cover some 50 miles from the east to the west and 20 miles from the north to the south on a 200 degree radius. The look-out post of Queimada is the only one in the archipelago that has 2 levels, what is for dolphin and whale fanatics an ideal tool. Visitors, mainly students or scientists who are interested in watching animals in their natural environment use the first level from May to October. They are assisted by experienced lookouts posted in the second level.