Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 03 February
Written by February 3 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 03 February 2024:
New day, new trips! Laving Kleinbaai Harbour quite early today we cannot wait for what the bay has to offer today. As always, we made our way to the most popular hangout spots for our Marine life. We visited the more coastal areas where the natural estuary mouth is located for the lookout for any marine mammals in the area and headed to the Shallows for some Bronze whaler shark activity. The Reef system, De Clyde, was another destination to tick off the list as we are trying to bring the importance of the Ecosystem closer to our guests. A stop at the Island system could of course not be missed. At Dyer Island, we got some great views of the endangered African Penguins as they were waiting for our boat to pull into the small bay. The Cape fur seal pups on Geyser Rock were busy playing and exploring whereas the adults were either relaxing or cooling down in the more chilly waters of Shark Alley. On the second trip, we were lucky enough to have spotted Bryde’s whales in deeper waters.
Trip 1
Trip 2
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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.
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.
Brydes Whale Brydes Whale
The mysterious Bryde's whales visit the Dyer Island area throughout the year, with most sightings occurring during summer into winter.
