Humpback Whale Breach! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 21 June
Written by June 21 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 21 June 2022:
A beautiful day out with a bit of wind out at sea and four out of the marine big 5 spotted! Our trip started out heading along the coastal waters towards the shark cage vessels where we caught a brief glimpse of the iconic Great White Shark as well as the Short Tail Stingray. Not long after searching the deeper waters for some whale spouts, we came across 3 beautiful humpback whales that gave us a spectacular show including one that gave us an amazing breach before we headed into Shark Alley. The Cape Fur Seals were entertaining us around the boat with their acrobatics while the African Penguins on Dyer Island waddled about and sat near their nests on top of the island. An amazing day to have been out on the ocean.
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What species did we see today?
Humpback Whale Humpback Whale
One of the best-known whale species, they are renowned for their acrobatic behaviour and complex melodious song as well as extremely long flippers and are a special favourite of Dyer Island Cruises guests and crew alike.
Great white sharks Great white sharks
Gracious, beautiful, misunderstood - three words used by guests of Dyer Island Cruises after witnessing South Africa's most infamous marine species: The Great White Shark.
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.
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.
