Alvorecer Mirante Dos Golfinhos

Fernando de Noronha is one of the places with the largest concentration of dolphins on the planet and in the Mirante dos Golfinhos you have a unique opportunity to admire the friendly dolphin-rotators.

Access to the Mirante dos Golfinhos is done by trail. From the PIC of Sancho you will take a quiet walk on a suspended and accessible walkway. The course is about 1km long and ends at the perfect spot to spot the rotating dolphins.

You can visit the place from other attractions, such as the Dolphin Trail - Mirante dos Golfianhos, with exit and return from PIC Sancho, and the Mirantes Trail - Dolphin Bay and Sancho, which is ideal for wheelchairs and people with difficulties of locomotion.

The rotating dolphins are a tropical species and have been named after their jumps out of water with rotations around the axis.

To watch the acrobatic jumps you need to wake up early, since the animals have nocturnal habits to eat, rest or mate, and return to the bay in the morning.

The site is also the address of the Rotating Dolphin Project, created in 1990 to protect dolphins from the island.

The efforts of researchers and volunteers are focused on monitoring animal habits, creating actions that minimize the impacts of human interaction, and put the concepts of ecotourism into practice.