Diary

Cape Town Wildlife – What to see ?

CAPE TOWN WILDLIFE Who needs a safari? Animals you can see in and around Cape Town Cape Town has a lot of wildlife is you know where to look. While spotting the Big 5 from the back of an open-top safari vehicle may be the ultimate dream for first-time visitors to South Africa, you need not head to the bush to experience spectacular wildlife… Read More
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Stranded marine animal – What to Do ?

Stranded Marine Animal on the beach - What you can do ?! With a wealth of marine life inhabiting Cape Town’s bays and the Atlantic Ocean beyond, it’s not uncommon to come across a seemingly stranded marine animal along the shoreline. While your first instinct may be to rush to its rescue, there are a few things to keep in mind to ensure… Read More
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How To Snorkel… with SEALS

Snorkeling is one of the most relaxing and easy way to enjoy the wonders and beauty that the ocean has to offer. You can explore your local beaches, reefs, shallow shipwrecks, and it opens up a whole other world of travel activities during your holidays. We love to snorkel with the Cape Fur Seals and know that a lot of people have never snorkeled… Read More
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Seal Snorkeling Videos – A collection from our guests.

A Cape Fur seal pup whizzes past a snorkeler at duiker island, Cape Town
We are delighted with this collection of Seal snorkeling videos created by our clients. Thank you and we love sharing them. We have put together a small collection of videos that our Seal Snorkeling guests have uploaded for everyone to see how amazing and incredible the experience is. Rent a Camera During our Seal Snorkeling trips, we strongly… Read More
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Lost GoPro Hero2 found after a year underwater

During our Seal Snorkeling trips to Duiker Island, Hout Bay, we offer rental GoPro Hero 2 camera’s for our excited guests to snap away some happy memories of the fun and beautiful Cape Fur Seals darting around you and playing away. After some time in the chilly waters, even with the thick 5mm Dive Gloves that you are kitted out in, your fingers… Read More
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Sardine Run 2013 – The year of the Humpback Whale

Humpback whale breach Steven Benjamin Animal Ocean
The Sardine Run is a highlight of my year. One never knows what you will find out on the ocean during this period but the rewards are massive, even life changing. This year we spent a month racing around the ocean tracking flocks of Cape Gannets, pods of Common dolphins and staring in awe at the many Humpback whales that crossed out path. Here is… Read More
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Cape Fur Seal in the media – Dances with Seals

The playful Cape Fur seal in Cape Town have been making the news locally and abroad. A recent image made it into the Telegraphs "picture of the day". Below is great article by Leanna Farish, - view original source here Dances with Seals The seal eyeballs me. She’s gliding slowly through the water beneath me, her huge, wide-open eyes… Read More
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