Sunny Sunday cruise! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog
Written by May 23 2021
Today’s tour started with some excitement around the shark cage diving boats, having seen two different Great White sharks. One was quite curious and came several times closer to investigate our vessel. After some great sightings we moved on to Dyer Island, where we saw a couple of the endangered African Penguin and thousands of Cape Cormorants heading out to sea. At Geyser Rock were plenty of Cape Fur seals we could get a closer look at. As it was such a beautiful day we ventured behind the islands into deeper water and were lucky to find a humpback whale after a little bit of search. Having had some looks at the whale we moved on and found another individual, showing off by lifting its fluke up before taking a deeper dive. Heading back towards the harbour we were astonished to find two Bryde’s whales, a mother and her calf as well as more Cape Cormorants. What a great time at sea!
What species did we see today?
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.
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.
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.
Cape Cormorant Cape Cormorant
One of the most famous species of Cormorant in the Western Cape, the Cape Cormorant is well known for it's beautiful turquoise eye and impressive size.
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.
