Daily Blog 06 June 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on June 6, 2018
Another Right Whale gracing us with its presence...
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Daily Trip 27 May 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on May 27, 2018
A perfect day for a penguin release...
Daily Trip 04 May 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on May 4, 2018
May the Fourth be with you... And also some Southern Rights...
Daily Trip 20 April 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on April 20, 2018
A total birders paradise at sea...
Daily Trip 04 April 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on April 4, 2018
A very cloudy and misty day at sea today but it did not stop us from getting some amazing sightings of our local wildlife...
Daily Trip 30 March 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 30, 2018
Word's cannot describe todays events... However, I will certainly try...
Daily Trip 29 March 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 29, 2018
An awesome day of sightings on Dream Catcher...
Daily Trip 18 March 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 18, 2018
Whales, Whales, Whales!
Daily Trip 16 March 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 16, 2018
Did someone say dolphins?!
Daily Trip 07 March 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 7, 2018
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES! AGAIN!
Daily Trip 05 March
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 6, 2018
What an excellent day on the water filled with some amazing wildlife...
Daily Trip 04 March 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 4, 2018
Our first Southern Rights of the year!
Daily Trip 01 March 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on March 1, 2018
A bit of a different start to our morning today as first trip departed from Gansbaai harbour due to low tide in Kleinbaai
Daily Trip 28 February 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on February 28, 2018
Our trip today started in the shallows, where we were greeted by a small pod of three Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins, our rarest coastal cetacean...
Daily Trip 19 February 2018
Posted by Will Gilmore on February 19, 2018
A beautiful day at sea in some excellent weather which to included all of the Marine Big 5...
Daily Trip 16 February 2018
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Our journey began in The Shallows and we didn’t have to wait long before spotting our infamous Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins...
Daily Trip 26 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 26, 2017
2 species of Whale, two species of Dolphin and 2 species of shark, all in a days work...
Daily Trip 18 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 18, 2017
A sun shining, Southern Right Whale watching, seal kill viewing kind of day….
Daily Trip 17 December 2017
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Nothing quite beats a playful little whale calf….
Daily Trip 16 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 16, 2017
Not only did we get to see the Marine Big 5, we also got to see 2 different species of whales!
Daily Trip 15 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 15, 2017
We had a Whale of a time out there on the deep blue…
Daily Trip 14 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 14, 2017
Our luck hasn’t run out just yet with us finding all of the Marine Big 5 including a lob tailing Southern Right…
Daily Trip 12 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 12, 2017
We got to see our Marine Big 5 on a picture perfect sea day....
Daily Trip 11 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 11, 2017
Almost half way through December and our whales are still going strong!
Daily Trip 09 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 10, 2017
A breaching calf on a bright and sunny day....
Daily Trip 08 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 8, 2017
Incredible visibility and the Marine Big 5, we could not have had a better trip...
Daily Trip 07 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 7, 2017
A weird and wonderful day out at sea, with a good few laughs along the way....
Daily Trip 05 December 2017
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A little bit of wind and a lot of whales!
Daily Trip 04 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 4, 2017
A great Monday with 3 of the Marine Big 5…
Daily Trip 03 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 3, 2017
At long last, the return of the White Shark to Dream Catcher trips....and some epic whale tail action.
Daily Trip 02 December 2017
Posted by Jax on December 2, 2017
We got to see the Marine Big 5 just before the wind came in....
Daily Trip 30 November 2017
Posted by Jax on November 30, 2017
We had a super curious little calf on the first trip of the day…..
Daily Trip 29 November 2017
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We had a lovely Tuesday watching some whales, admiring some seals and catching glimpses of penguins...
Daily Trip 28 November 2017
Posted by Jax on November 29, 2017
We had another Marine big 5 kind of day with both of our client trips spotting all of our favourite animals!
Daily Trip 27 November 2017
Posted by Jax on November 28, 2017
It’s impossible to have a blue Monday when you’re spending it with some Southern Right Whales…
Daily Blog 14 November 2017
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on November 14, 2017
Our intrepid whale watchers today braved a very wet day to go out and see our lovely Southern Right whales.
Daily Blog 12 November 2017
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on November 12, 2017
We are very fortunate to still have our friendly gentle giants in the bay...
Daily Blog 10 November 2017
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on November 10, 2017
Our day started partly cloudy with turquoise water all over the bay...
Daily Trip 09 November 2017
Posted by Jax on November 9, 2017
The picture says it all...
Daily Trip 07 November 2017
Posted by Jax on November 8, 2017
We got to see 2 beautiful pairs of Southern Right Whales out on the ocean today...
Daily Trip 06 November 2017
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We had four whale watching tours today in a South East wind...
Daily Trip 04 November 2017
Posted by Jax on November 5, 2017
4 beautiful trips on a perfect summers day...
Daily Trip 02 November 2017
Posted by Jax on November 2, 2017
Today, we witnessed quite a worrying event in the bay…
Daily Trip 01 November 2017
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Today was another picture perfect day on the ocean, with us having a wide variety of spectacular sightings…
Daily Trip 31 October 2017
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We were in for a super Halloween treat today when we arrived at Geyser Rock to find our very first pup of the season...
Daily Trip 30 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 30, 2017
With only 3 trips out today, our first launch was a little later, with us hitting the sea at around 10 to see what all was out there and the sightings certainly did not disappoint…
Daily Trip 29 October 2017
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We keep having amazing sightings out in the bay, with the wind still pumping enough to get the whales a little excited…
Daily Trip 28 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 28, 2017
We had all of the members of the Marine Big 5 come out and play today…
Daily Trip 27 October 2017
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As the wind picked up...so did the whales...
Daily Trip 26 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 26, 2017
Whale watching on the Atlantic…the adventure of a lifetime…
Daily Trip 25 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 25, 2017
A swell day watching moms and calves in the shallows...
Daily Trip 24 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 24, 2017
Another no sea day has come and gone and it seems as though we will be on the water every day for the next while, which is great news for us....
Daily Trip 21 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 21, 2017
“There’s always the day when they come back” and today…they did!!
Daily Trip 20 October 2017
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We had a shark on the first trip, some dolphins on the second and a whale tail or two on the last trip of the day...
Daily Trip 19 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 19, 2017
Although a little windy, we had a great day out on the Atlantic with beautiful whales on both of our trips...
Daily Trip 18 October 2017
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4 trips, all with gorgeous whale sightings...
Daily Trip 17 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 17, 2017
Rain; that lovely, liquid-y thing that forces us to put our cameras away and actually -fully- indulge in the magnificent experience that is watching 60 ton giants…
Daily Trip 14 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 14, 2017
We had a swell day out and about in the bay today…
Daily Trip 13 October 2017
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Sun, sea spray, waves and whales....
Daily Trip 12 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 12, 2017
It was a mother and calf kind of day, which ended in a very generous surprise by some of our amazing clients...
Daily Trip 10 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 10, 2017
With a light South Easterly blowing this morning, we set out on Dream Catcher and got more than we bargained for…
Daily Trip 08 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 9, 2017
We got to see some gorgeous sights out on the water today, which made braving the chilly weather worth it! All 3 trips were able to have fantastic encounters with the whales today, with each being completely unique...
Daily Trip 07 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 8, 2017
Mothers and calves are taking over from the mating groups and we're loving it....
Daily Trip 05 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 5, 2017
Many large whales in our small “little” bay…
Daily Trip 02 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 3, 2017
Perfect weather with perfect sightings...
Daily Trip 01 October 2017
Posted by Jax on October 1, 2017
The comeback of the Humpback Dolphin…
Daily Trip 30 September 2017
Posted by Jax on September 30, 2017
We had 3 trips out on the water today, with our marine mammals outshining their fishy and feathered friends....
Daily Trip 29 September 2017
Posted by Jax on September 29, 2017
Whale season is definitely at it’s peak with tons (excuse the pun) of Southern Right Whales gracing our shores at the moment....
Daily Trip 28 September 2017
Posted by Jax on September 28, 2017
3 days after our last sea day, we head out with no idea what to expect...
Daily Trip 21 September 2017
Posted by Jax on September 21, 2017
We would have charged our clients extra for the breaching action we experienced on Trip 2 but that would be a - breach - of contract...
Daily Trip 20 September 2017
Posted by Jax on September 20, 2017
Today’s trip was one filled with some salty sea spray and a few cool species...
Daily Trip 19 September 2017
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Some more gorgeous Southern Right Whale action and not 1 but 3 Mola Mola’s…
Daily Trip 16 September 2017
Posted by Jax on September 16, 2017
Kleinbaai appears to be the bay to be in at the moment…
Daily Trip 15 September 2017
Posted by Jax on September 15, 2017
After only 5 minutes at sea we stumbled across a couple of….
Daily Trip 14 September 2017
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It was a 4 trip kind of day today with moody skies clearing to a patchy blue sky over a picture perfect ocean...
Daily Trip 12 September 2017
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on September 12, 2017
The wind calmed down a lot since yesterday and some more...
Daily Trip 29 August 2017
Posted by Jax on August 29, 2017
This morning, our whale sightings were absolutely outstanding with the Southern Rights pulling out all of the stops to ensure memories that will last a lifetime...
Daily Trip 29 July 2017
Posted by Jax on July 29, 2017
Our first Southern Right Whale calf for the season, a boisterous pod of dolphins and a Sun Fish or two make for a great day…
Daily Trip 27 June 2017
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on June 27, 2017
We launched in the afternoon for a whale watching from our harbour in Kleinbaai...
Daily Trip 10 June 2017
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on June 10, 2017
After a heavy storm over the last few days we had still a little bit of wind blowing and creating a little chop...
11 April 2017
Posted by Jax on April 11, 2017
Only a couple of moments after leaving the harbour, we had our first sighting, which was...
26 March 2017
Posted by Jax on March 27, 2017
Where there's gannets there's usually the chance of seeing a...
21 March 2017
Posted by Jax on March 21, 2017
A perfect sea day with not one but two Brydes Whales...
07 March 2017 | Boat Based Tours
Posted by Jax on March 7, 2017
A Cape Gannet recovery on a beautiful day...
09 February 2017
Posted by Jax on February 9, 2017
This mornings trip started with an awesome....
07 February 2016 | Eco Marine Trip
Posted by Jax on February 7, 2017
Our first sighting of the day was at our sister company's vessel, Slashfin....
04 February 2017 | Boat Based Tours
Posted by Jax on February 4, 2017
A birder's paradise with a Sabine's Gull, hundreds of gannets and a couple of Shearwaters...
22 January 2017 | Marine Big 5 Gansbaai
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on January 22, 2017
We were surrounded by Bryde’s whales...
29 October 2016 | Boat Based Whale Watching
Posted by Dyer Island Cruises on October 29, 2016
On our two whale watching tours today we saw Bryde's whales, the whales we have here year round...
13 October 2016 | Whale Watch Tours
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on October 13, 2016
It was great to be back out at sea after two days on land due to bad weather...
11 September 2016 | Whale Watching
Posted by Dyer Island Cruises on September 11, 2016
What a great day!
8 September 2016 | Boat Based Whale Watching
Posted by Dyer Island Cruises on September 8, 2016
Today we only had one trip, but it was great to spend some time out at sea...
6 September 2016 | Whale Watch Tours
Posted by Dyer Island Cruises on September 6, 2016
After a no sea day yesterday it was great to be back on the boat and...
20 August 2016 | Marine Big 5 Safari
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on August 21, 2016
We just had another three stunning trips before some bad weather and wind hits us...
9 August 2016 | Whale Watching Gansbaai
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on August 10, 2016
We had sunshine again the whole day and only later on the wind picked up...
7 August 2016 | Marine Big 5 Safari
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on August 7, 2016
We definitely had a lovely Sunday out at sea...
6 August 2016 | Whale Watch Tours
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The day started off with some Southern Right whales in Pearly Beach...
1 August 2016 | Whale Tours South Africa
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on August 1, 2016
What a perfect day!
09 July 2016 Whale Watching
Posted by Anwynn Louw on July 12, 2016
A magical Marine Big 5 expedition...
25 June 2016
Posted by Sandra Hoerbst on June 25, 2016
As our clients mentioned, we had perfect conditions out at sea...
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