“Picture of the day” Yesterday our crew, Shaun and Mario took our vessel Damara II for the 12h00 excursion. As they were running along Keurbooms Strand they came across a lonesome pod of 9 Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphins, the largest of the 3 dolphin species in our bay. As the boat was traveling alongside them, they READ MORE
“Picture of the day” On Monday 16th April we had our second Southern Right whale passing through the bay for 2012. Guests were entertained on Robberg Beach with this whale breaching up to 5 to 6 times ± 2kilometers off the Beacon Island moving towards the Point of Robberg. Today on both our 09h30 and READ MORE
“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 boat trip this morning we picked up a nice pod of dolphins ±100-150, moving from Grootbank towards Keurbooms Village, surfing and playing in the waves. They kept our guests entertained for 20 minutes. We then moved off and came across a small group of very rare Indo-Pacific Humpback READ MORE
“Picture of the day” We had a pod of ±2000 common dolphins in the bay this morning. We also had Brydes whales feeding in the bay. These dolphins are associated with diving seabirds (particularly Cape Gannets), Penguins and Brydes whales – all feeding on the same small pelagic fish (pilchard, herring, squid etc.)
“Picture of the day” At last the Brydes whales have arrived in our bay. We are so lucky in Plettenberg Bay to be able to have whales throughout the year. Brydes normally don’t show themselves like Humpback’s and Southern Rights. Normally you just spot the dorsal fin on it’s back or their blows. The average READ MORE
“Picture of the day” Dolphins will work together as groups to contain fish in as tight a ball as possible. This cooperation ensures that every member gets their fair share. They have a built in radar that enables them to communicate, locate and stun fish.
“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
“Picture of the day” On our 12h00 trip we had ± 80 Bottlenose dolphins playing in the waves off Keurboomstrand. With the warm waters and lots of bait fish in our bay, we hope they are here to stay.
“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” On our 09h30 boat trip this morning, we came across a small group of bottlenose dolphins playing in the surf off Keurbooms Strand. After watching these animals we headed for the seal colony and came across a Brydes whale in the middle of the bay.