Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 11 August
Written by August 11 2023
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 11 August 2023:
We started today with some fog covering the whole bay, which made it a little bit difficult to spot the whales, but we managed to have quite a few sightings of Southern Right whales and even a nice bonus of two Bryde’s whales on our way to the island. At the Island System, we enjoyed some seals. Our second trip got lucky with some incredible Southern right sightings and Cape Fur seals at Geyser rock and some penguins on Dyer island. For the third trip, we had to drive around a little bit but then were rewarded with a stunning mother and a calf Southern Right whale pair. And on the fourth trip we couldn’t believe it at first, but it seems that seals and whales are good friends with a Cape Fur seal playing around a juvenile Southern Right whale for the whole time we were with it!
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What species did we see today?
Southern Right Whale Southern Right Whale
Southern right whales attract thousands of visitors every year to experience these gentle giants off the South African coast.
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.
