Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 06 March

Written by March 6 2024

Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 06 March

Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.

Trip Summary 06 March 2024:

Leaving Kleinbaai Harbour behind us we had not made it far before we got to encounter our first sighting of the day. We started with a raft of African Penguins just outside the harbour! This raft was not the only raft we got to see throughout the trip which has been very special for crew and guests alike. After we spent some time with the raft we headed straight towards Uilenkraalsmond where we spotted some of the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphins. The dolphins were quite active and stayed around for quite some time before we decided to let them be. Cruising further into the bay we ended up in an area called the Shallows. We slowly but surely approached Marine Dynamics Shark cage diving vessel Slashfin where we got a glimpse of the amazing Bronze whaler sharks. Continuing our tour we headed through the reef system, De Clyde, and made our way over to Dyer Island, home to the endangered African Penguins. After passing briefly we went straight over to Shark Alley, where the Cape fur seal colony was already waiting for us on Geyser Rock. Once it was time to say goodbye we left the Alley and entered deeper waters. Unfortunately, the open ocean was rather quiet today. Just before we went back to Kleinbaai Harbour we made a quick stop close to the infamous Danger Point area. Thanks again to everyone for joining our Marine Big 5 tours!

 

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