A Beautiful Whaley Day, 24 October 2019
Written by October 25 2019

The day started off with excitement throughout every person the boat, everyone ready to get out to sea for their marine adventure. Our day was full of surprises, with views of a Great White shark and some Bronze Whaler sharks at the shark cage diving boats. We had fantastic views of our Southern Right Whales and some of our guests even got a sneak glance at one of our visitors in our bay, a sub-adult humpback whale. Our seals were as playful and a joy to watch as always; swimming, napping and hobbling along on Geyser Rock. We were lucky enough to see a fairly big group (about 8) of our African Penguins lazing around on Dyer Island among the many Cormorants that also inhabit the island.
Photos from today

Southern right whale

Southern right whales seen directly from behind

This little whale was waving at us from the shore

Mom and her young one swimming along

Whale tail!

We were treated to a lot of tail slapping

African penguins (foreground) and Cape cormorants (background) on Dyer Island

Can you spot the big male Cape fur seals?

Our beautiful seal island

An uncomfortable position to lie on top of the rocks

A Bank cormorant among the Cape fur seals

Cape cormorants outside of Kleinbaai

Cage diving with Bronze whaler sharks
What species did we see today?
Bronze Whaler Shark Bronze Whaler Shark
The Bronze whaler (also known as Copper sharks) here in Kleinbaai are very curious and interactive. These sharks eat mostly fish, with sardines being one of their favourites.
Southern Right Whale Southern Right Whale
Southern right whales attract thousands of visitors every year to experience these gentle giants off the South African coast.
African Penguin African Penguin
As one of only 17 penguin species left in the world (and the only one on the african continent), the african penguin often breed in offshore colonies, such as Dyer Island.
Cape Cormorant Cape Cormorant
One of the most famous species of Cormorant in the Western Cape, the Cape Cormorant is well known for it's beautiful turquoise eye and impressive size.
Cape fur seal Cape fur seal
With a local population of 60,000, it's no wonder our guests capture so many photographs of these wonderfully playful marine mammals.
Bank Cormorant Bank Cormorant
Often enjoying a broad diet including klipfish, rock lobster and more, the increasing rarety of the Bank Cormorant makes every moment we see them even more special.