Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 17 April
Written by April 17 2025
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa – Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 17 April 2025:
Today, we had a bumpy ride due to some swell. We started our trip by exiting the Kleinbaai harbour and headed towards our shark diving boat, Slashfin, where we saw the Bronze whaler shark. On our way to Dyer Island, we saw a raft of penguins floating above the water a few meters away from their home. when we got to Dyer Island, the boat could not get close to the island because of the swell, but luckily, people had already seen the penguins, so now they got the chance to see their home. We then drifted into deeper waters as one of the crew members had seen a whale’s blow. As we got into deeper waters, we were lucky enough to find a Bryde’s whale that wanted to show off its dorsal fin. After a lovely look at the whale, our journey continued back to Geyser Rock, where we saw our flippered friends, the Cape fur seals. To end off our trip, we drove past Danger Point and headed to Gansbaai harbour due to low tide in the Kleinbaai harbour.
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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.
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.
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.
