Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 4 October
Written by October 4 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 04 October 2022:
We had four phenomenal trips aboard Dream Catcher today, each just as amazing as the last! On all trips today we spent some time with multiple beautifully calm pairs of Southern Right Whales. We also witnessed some brilliant Bronze Whaler shark action around our shark cage diving vessel, Slashfin, and some very inquisitive Southern Right whales! We also paid a visit to the world-famous Shark Alley on all trips today where we enjoyed the ever-playful, 60,000-strong Cape Fur seal colony on Geyser rock! We stopped by Dyer Island where we were able to spot some endangered African Penguins on land. We had some incredible bird sightings on all our trips today including; various Terns, Cape Cormorants ad Cape Gannets diving amongst a bait ball of small schooling fish. All in all, a perfect day out at sea for our guests and crew alike. A big thank you to everyone who joined us on board today, we hope you thoroughly enjoyed your Marine Big 5 experience with us!
Trip 1.
Trip 2.
Trip 3.
Trip 4.
Tripadvisor – https://bit.ly/2YZ0jDR
Google – https://g.page/r/Caej8uYZYnR8EBE/review
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/WhaleWatchSA
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.
Southern Right Whale Southern Right Whale
Southern right whales attract thousands of visitors every year to experience these gentle giants off the South African coast.
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.
