In our opinion this season has been the best in terms of Humpback whale sightings.There has not been a single trip where we have not seen these “angels of the sea” and soon you’ll be able to hear them too. A new hydrophone has been ordered and will be in operation soon. Male Humpback READ MORE
Humpback whales a plenty! We have been spoilt this week with sightings on “these angels of the sea” Our skipper Mario is enjoying the sight of 6 Humpback whales which had encircled the boat, giving our clients a 360 degree spectacular close encounter.
Yesterday was a great day to see Southern Right whales. A total of 6 gentle giants were enjoyed by guests on the first trip and then again on the second trip. These slow moving mammals are here to mate and give birth. This behavior makes for great viewing and awesome photos.
During a recent outing to the Bitou River for a clean-up,the volunteers had this amazing encounter with a Cape Clawless Otter. It is one of South Africa’s endangered species and there is believed to be four families in the Plettenberg Bay area.
The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is one of our most endangered seabirds. There are only an estimated 55 000 of these endemic birds left in South Africa, about 5% of the original population. There are only 2 major breeding colonies, one in Port Elizabeth and the other in Simons Town
The weekend proved to be a great time for us. On every trip that we went out, our guests were spoilt with awesome sightings of Humpback whales and Brydes whales. The Humpback whales were the most entertaining as they lob-tailed, spy-hopped, slapped their pectoral fins and breached
Ocean Blue and Orca Foundation’s Research and education boat “Gaia” is in the process of going through it’s 5 year refurbishment. All the staff at Ocean Blue and Orca stripped the boat down as a team building excercise. This boat should be back on the beach fitted with new engines and sparkling in the next READ MORE
What an awesome experience!!! Yesterday on our 12h00 boat trip we had our first encounter on a Humpback whale. A few of our guests were quite emotional when they experienced how gentle this majestic mammal was. This whale was very playful, swimming alongside the boat then diving underneath, giving the guests an experience of a READ MORE
On Thursday at 13h00 Ocean Blue Adventures took a group of Indian tourists out to a walk on the Robberg Penninsula. Our local guide Chanel only managed to the Gap walk which normally takes 30 minutes as the tourists were in awe of the spectacular views and the fauna and flora to be found in READ MORE
This is the Qolweni community, based at the entrance of Plettenberg Bay. The population in Qolweni is between 6000 and 7000 people. Ocean Blue has a crèche and a nursery school in the community and is busy with an HIV/Aids soup kitchen. Ocean Blue conducts township tours in this community, led by READ MORE