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19 November 2014

During the day we spotted all Marine Big5 and a lot more wildlife. The day began with a light breeze and relaxed Southern Right whales in the Uilenkraalsmond area. Later on we had a breaching calf...

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15 April 2016

Today was an amazing day out on the water with numerous sightings, many of them unusual. Our trip started off with some Humpback Dolphins. The pod was swimming in the direction of Franskraal when we...

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16 April 2016

Today was exceptionally clear and one could see all the way to Cape Point whilst out on the water. We set off on Whale Whisperer this morning and made our way towards the shallows.  Here we find...

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24 April 2016

We were very glad to be back on the boat after a couple of no sea days.  The swell was not too bad today, which was awesome considering that yesterday we had 7 meter swells due to a cold front moving...

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29 August 2016 | Marine Big 5

Today was a perfect day to be out at sea and look for some whales. Shortly after launching from the harbour, we received a call over the radio by one of the shark cage diving vessels, that they have...

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29 November 2016 | Whale Watching Gansbaai

Another quiet day in the bay. After arriving in the Pearly Beach area we were heading into deeper water , where we spotted a Sunfish, also known as Mola mola. We could see it breaking the surface with...

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18 December 2016 | Boat Based Tours

This morning we launched our boat Whale Whisperer for the first tour. We saw three African penguins close to Uilenkraalsmond in the water and some more later on during the trip on Dyer Island. On both...

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08 February 2017 | Wildlife Tours Gansbaai

Another beautiful day out at sea with a full boat and a couple of return guests, which is always awesome. Our first two sightings of the day featured sun fish. These Giant Bony fish where out and about...

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11 February 2017

On today’s trip, we saw many different bird species and a Sunfish. Whilst waiting to board the boat through the harbour and all the way to Franskraal beach, we were greeted with the sight of hundreds...

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25 February 2017 | Whale Tours Gansbaai

Due to a very low tide, we had to launch out of Gansbaai harbour today. This is always a welcome change of scenery as it allows for us to explore Walker bay a little more and today, the sea was...

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01 April 2017

After a gloomy no sea day yesterday, we were excited that the weather had cleared beautifully today, allowing us to get back out onto the deep blue. With stunning Cirrocumulus clouds above us, we set...

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04 April 2017

It was a busy day out at sea with two trips on Dream Catcher. It was absolutely amazing to witness just how much had changed in the sea in such a short space of time and it really reminded us of just...

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29 April 2017

Today, we launched out of Gansbaai Harbour for what turned out to be an absolutely magical trip. Sometimes, one gets the feeling that the sea might be a little “bluer” on the other side, as Walker Bay...

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Daily Trip 28 May 2017

We couldn’t go out to sea for a few days due to bad weather, but it was even more exciting today to be back on the boat and experience the beautiful nature. On our first trip, our first encounter was a...

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Daily Trip 28 July 2017

It’s really starting to feel like Whale Season here with our sightings picking up wonderfully. We had two lovely trips today with the first seeing all 3 species that the area has to offer. The swell...

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Daily Trip 29 July 2017

The ocean was quite like a box of treasure today, with a variety of stunning sightings on all 3 of our trips. It seemed as though every new are held for us some kind of gem, be it a whale or one of our...

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Daily Trip 08 August 2017

We had quite a few interesting and unusual sights on our trips today, ranging from awesome Southern Right Whale mating behaviour to the Predation of a Kelp Gull by two Sub Antarctic Skuas. On our first...

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Daily Trip 09 August 2017

Today was definitely the best day of our season so far with sightings that really took our breath away. We had some Humpback Whales make a really dramatic come back and the Southern Right mating groups...

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Daily trip 14 August 2017

For many, the idea of Monday brings with it a sense of doom and gloom, but not here, in our little corner of paradise. For us, today was a perfect day at the office, with the swell dropping a bit and...

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Daily Trip 18 August 2017

For the first time in over a month, we were able to spot the Marine Big 5 our waters, which was a really welcome surprise. This was due to the return of the elusive Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin, who...

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