Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 24 June
Written by June 24 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 24 June 2022:
A wonderful trip this morning started off with seeing a raft of African Penguins swimming along in the water just a few minutes outside of the harbour. After searching the deeper waters for some time, we caught a few glimpses of two individual Bryde’s whales before they headed off. A surprise visit from two Mola Mola (Sunfish) proved to be quite entertaining as we watched them feed on some box jellyfish! Along the way, we were fortunate enough to come across a pair of Humpback Whales just behind Geyser Rock that were happy enough to let us watch them for a little while. Our trip led us to our seal colony where the Cape Fur Seals gave us their acrobatic entertainment around their boat. Afterwards, we made a stop at the shark cage diving boat where we were able to see a beautiful Bronze Whaler Shark and the iconic Great White Shark before we made our way to the harbour.
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What species did we see today?
Great white sharks Great white sharks
Gracious, beautiful, misunderstood - three words used by guests of Dyer Island Cruises after witnessing South Africa's most infamous marine species: The Great White Shark.
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.
Humpback Whale Humpback Whale
One of the best-known whale species, they are renowned for their acrobatic behaviour and complex melodious song as well as extremely long flippers and are a special favourite of Dyer Island Cruises guests and crew alike.
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 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.
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.
