Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 27 June

Written by June 27 2022

Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 27 June

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

Trip Summary 27 June 2022:

We had two marvellous trips aboard Dream Catcher today! We were able to tick 4/5 of our Marine Big 5 off the list today including; Humpback Whales, Cape Fur seals, Bronze Whaler sharks and the endangered African Penguin.

On our first trip of the day, we were lucky to see a Cape Fur seal predating on a Cuttlefish straight out of the harbour. Not long after, we were thrilled to come across two Humpback Whales in deeper water and then, a larger, active group of five Humpback Whales who put on a lovely display for all those on board!

On our second trip, we also enjoyed some fantastic Humpback Whale action with a total of four whales spotted around the boat!

Of course, our Marine Big 5 adventures would be incomplete without paying a visit to our world-famous Shark Alley which we ventured into on both trips. Here we were able to enjoy our ever-inquisitive 60,000 Cape Fur seal colony on Geyser Rock and the endangered African Penguins on Dyer Island. Not forgetting our shark cage diving vessels where we witnessed some stunning Bronze Whaler shark action as well as a Short-Tail stingray around the boat! A big thank you to all who joined us today, it has been a pleasure having you on board!

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Fur Seal

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Fur Seal

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Kelp Gull

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Sub Antarctic Skua

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, African Penguins

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Fur Seal

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Fur Seal

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Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale Footprint

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Bronze Whaler shark

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Sub Antarctic Skua

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Fur Seal

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Fur Seal

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Hartlaub's Gull

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Fur Seal

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Humpback Whale

Whale Watching, Gansbaai, South Africa, Cape Cormorants

 

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