Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 29 March

Written by March 29 2024

Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 29 March

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

Trip Summary 29 March 2024:

Leaving Kleinbaai Harbor behind us we headed further into the bay and started strong! We encountered a raft of the endangered African Penguins. Shortly after we spotted a spout in the distance. Heading towards the spout we encountered a Bryde’s whale pair. Spending some time with them we got some great views of the whales. What a great start! After we decided to let them be we made our way towards the island system. Stopping by Dyer Island, we gave it another shot to also get to see some of the endangered African Penguins on the island. Heading just around the corner we cruised into Shark Alley. Most of the Cape fur seals were piling up on Geyser Rock whereas others were playing and cooling down in the water. After it was time to say goodbye to the Cape fur seals we headed back through the reef system into our bay to more shallow areas. Picking up some floating Kelp along the way we were able to give our guests a closer look. Leaving the reef system behind us we made our way into the Shallows. We stopped by Marine Dynamics Shark cage diving vessel Slashfin where we got some great views of our beloved Bronze whaler sharks. Not only were the sharks surrounding the cage but also came closer to our boat to investigate. Moving on we headed along the coastline passing the natural estuary and welcomed our guests back at Kleinbaai Harbour. Thanks to everyone for joining our Marine Big 5 tours!

 

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