Humpback whales! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog
Written by June 14 2021
On today’s tour we had a light breeze blowing that just slightly picked up throughout the tour. Along the coast we spotted four ostriches having some beach time. Shortly after we reached the shark cage diving boat and witnessed some great shark activity. At Dyer Island there were a few penguins posing on the rocks and couple of cormorants as well. And after having see the playful Cape Fur seals we ventured into the deeper water off the bay and were lucky to spot three humpback whales traveling alongside towards Quin Point. They came up regularly so we could get some great looks and photographs and were showing off in between with slapping their extremely long flippers. What a great trip!
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.
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 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.
