Our local ocean sustains a pretty remarkable array of marine wildlife. As our visiting gentle giants slowly leave our shores to return to their southern feeding grounds off Antarctica, we can still count on regular sightings of our other favourite marine mammals – dolphins! Throughout the year we enjoy wild encounters with three different dolphin […]
For Mother’s Day this year, we are shining the spotlight on all the dedicated dolphin mamas living in oceans across the planet. Highly sentient beings, dolphins possess exceptional mothering traits which are definitely deserving of our respect. The beautiful bond between dolphin cows and their calves forms some time before birth. Expecting dolphin mamas croon […]
Last week, guests taking part in our Ocean Odyssey Marine Eco Tour enjoyed a very special close-encounter. They witnessed first hand the extraordinary hunting prowess of the Orca, the apex predator of our oceans. Seasoned skipper Johannes Pikaan was out on the water when he spotted the unmistakable dorsal fin of the elusive Bryde’s whale […]
Seeing a large pod of long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis) moving swiftly through their wild ocean home is an experience that you are unlikely to forget. It is one of the most thrilling marine spectacles we are fortunate enough to observe off our Garden Route coastline and each time – we are left humbled and […]