Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 06 January
Written by January 6 2023
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 06 January 2023:
It’s been another sunny day but with some cold wind from the southern ocean. Our first tour started off with a cruise along the coastal waters and a visit to the shark cage diving boats. We then made our way through the deeper parts of the bay to Geyser Rock and Dyer Island. On the second tour, we also visited the Cape fur seals on Geyser Rock and looked at the penguins on Dyer Island, but before we got there spotted a pod of common dolphins in the bay.
Trip 1
Trip 2
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It’s been another sunny day but with some cold wind from the southern ocean. Our first tour started off wih a cruise along the coastal waters and a visit at the shark cage diving boats. We then made our way through the deeper parts of the bay to Geyser Rock and Dyer Island. On the second tour we also visited the Cape fur seals on Geyser Rock and looked at the penguins on Dyer Island, but before we got there spotted a pod of common dolphins in the bay. On our way back to Kleinbaai we stopped to see more shark
What species did we see today?
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.
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.
Common Dolphin Common Dolphin
With an 'hourgalss' patch on either side and aerial activity the common dolphin is an agile and majestic species, that may easily reach a speed of 40km/h.
