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Picture of the day: Eared Seals

“Picture of the day” Eared Seals (include sea lions and fur seals) have tiny ears and lift their bodies off the ground with their flippers. Seals range in size from the male southern Elephant Seal which reaches in excess of 3500kg to the smallest seals in the world that weigh 40 – 60 kg and READ MORE

Picture of the day: Cape Fur Seal

“Picture of the day” In the 1950’s the population of the Cape Fur Seal in Plettenberg Bay was 10 000. By the early 1980’s, their numbers had been reduced to 0. Currently we have a population of between 4000-5000 Seals. Facts on Cape Fur Seals: They can dive up to 250meters Can hold their breath READ MORE

Picture of the day: Awesome Trip

“Picture of the day” What an awesome trip!!! Today on our 12h00 boat trip we encountered Brydes whales just off the Point of Robberg. We also had ± 10 White Chinned Petrels circling above the boat for at least 5 minutes and at the seal colony we had our regular visitor, the Elephant Seal. En-route READ MORE

Picture of the day: Bottlenose Dolphins

“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 trip today we picked up a group of 60 – 70 Bottlenose dolphins moving along the Keurbooms coastline. We also picked up a small group of rare Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphins, feeding off the Keurbooms River Mouth Please be careful between 12h00 and 14h00 with very hot weather conditions READ MORE

Picture of the day: 100 Bottlenose dolphin

“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 boat trip this morning we had ± 100 Bottlenose dolphins playing in the surf off Keurbooms strand. With water temperatures rising to between 24 and 25°C, something we have not seen in our bay for the last 6 years, we have had sightings of whale sharks, striped marlin READ MORE

3 Humpback Whales

“Picture of the day”   On our 07h30 whale watching trip we were fortunate to find 3 humpback whales ± 8 kilometers off Beacon Island. We followed these animals for ± 1 kilometer, heading due south. On returning into the bay we encountered ± 15 Bottlenose dolphins playing in the surf of the River Mouth. READ MORE

Picture of the day: Whales breaching

“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 boat trip we were fortunate to find 4 Humpback whales. Our guests were kept entertained for 30 minutes with whales breaching ± 30 meters from the boat and playing on the surface. We will be running whale watching trips throughout December and January.