Kleinzee Oceanfront Guesthouse
Travel Blogs from Gansbaai
Down the Garden Path
... the old harbour to grotto beach, gave us ample opportunity to see the whales as they come in quite close to shore. After a sunny afternoon on the beach we then got treated to a delightful night out on the town with the extremely good looking staff from the Hermanus backpackers. It was a diverse, cultured evening of live music, tuk tuk rides, whisky, motorcycle porn, graffiti and African expressional ...
DA DUM, DA DUM, DA DUM DA DUM DA DUM DODODO...
... from the captain, and boarded the large vessel almost immediately. We hurried off shore about 15 km and set anchor. Within minutes after the crew throws chum (tuna blood and fish guts) overboard we are greeted by a handful of Great Whites! The beasts are literally jumping out of the water within a few feet of the boat attacking our seal decoy and tuna chum. Mindy and I volunteered to be the first ones in the cages and before we knew ...
Going East Now to Gans Bay & Albertina
... am taking in the sights around me and appreciating the beauty of nature. We spot some interesting birds and after hour 2 hour cruise, Jorge and I go for a little nature walk and see a few more.
After the cruise we head back to Gansbaai and I say my good byes and head east again towards Albertina where I will spend one night at the Garden Route Game Lodge.
I hope you enjoy the photos from my river cruise and nature walk in the Gansbaai area.
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Great White Shark Cage Diving
... wet suit on. You sit with your head above water and your knees resting on the bar of the cage. The sun was hot. I spent the day trying not to swallow too much fish blood. I was constantly spitting out salt water and looking forward to having a long thorough shower at the end of this. We did not smell too fresh by the end of the day. The closest shark encounter was when a great white swam across the front of the cage. One member of staff yelled ...
Great White Sharks need I say more?
... speeds and exit the water vertically, fully breaching and taking the bait in one bite. Please watch the videos, they are very impressive.
Throughout the day two baits were lost to the sharks and each time it was completely inevitable. We saw seven sharks altogether, breaching, diving, at the surface, underwater and striking directly towards the cage.
I asked the captain if he had any interesting stories to regale, he didn’t disappoint. Megoladon I ...
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- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Free parking