An endoscope of the invention includes: an insertion portion； a distal end portion； a pair of first observation image acquiring sections； a second observation image acquiring section； a pair of nozzles, each of which includes a spouting port for spouting fluid toward each of the pair of first observation image acquiring sections； a pair of first protruding portions, each of which is located close to the front surface of the distal end portion and has a maximum dimension in the radial direction larger than a dimension in the radial direction of each of the nozzles, and a pair of second protruding portions, each of which is located farther from the front surface of the distal end portion and has a maximum dimension in the radial direction larger than the dimension in the radial direction of each of the nozzles.
