Catarina Correia-Fagundes

Having spent most of her adult life at sea - initially as a windsurfer until participating in the 1996 Olympic Games, and then as a sailor - Catarina always loved nature and wildlife.

Her background is in tourism planning and management, and she is a self-taught naturalist, with the main focus on the birds, cetaceans and endemic plants of Madeira. She is the captain of the rigid-hulled inflatable boat, ‘Oceanodroma’, used on our Madeira trip. Together with her partner and co-leader, Hugo Romano, she works closely with the Natural History Museum and the Marine Biology Station of Funchal.

Catarina leads one group tour

This short break to Madeira combines the chance to see a number of endemic and sub-endemic bird species such as Zino’s petrel, Barolo's shearwater, Madeiran storm-petrel, and white-faced storm-petrel with whales and dolphins, giving you a fine taste of this gorgeous island in spring. Find out more about Z) Birds, Whales & Dolphins of Madeira

Destination: Portugal
Price (inc. flights): 5 days from £1,045
Trip type:
Group Tour
When to go:
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D