Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 16 May
Written by May 16 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 16 May 2024:
As usual, we left Kleinbaai Harbour behind us and headed into deeper waters first. Shortly in we made a quick stop around hundreds of Cape Cormorants sitting on the water and watching them dive and taking off. Further in, we were super lucky to have spotted a Bryde’s whale. At a quite fast pace, the whale was circling our boat over and over again minding its business cruising. After spending some time with the Bryde’s whale we let it be and continued our trip. Still, in deeper waters, we encountered a second Bryde’s whale. Unfortunately, it only made a brief appearance and went for a deeper and longer dive. Heading to the island system we watched the Cape fur seals on Geyser Rock, and were able to see a few of the endangered African Penguins once we headed over to Dyer Island. On our way back to Kleinbaai Harbour we were super lucky to have encountered big rafts of Penguins coming close to the boat.
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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.
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.
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.
