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Whale Watching from Gansbaai: A Mesmerizing 2-Hour Marine Life Expedition
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281 Ratings
Gansbaai
Jump on board for a spectacular 2-hour whale watching experience along the cliffs of De Keldar. Watch Southern right whales and other marine life as they swim amongst you. Enjoy the experience in full, as the boat is never overcrowded for the best experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Gansbaai - Jump on board for a spectacular 2-hour whale watching experience along the cliffs of De Keldar.
Watch Southern right whales and other marine life as they swim amongst you. Enjoy the experience
in full, as the boat is never overcrowded for the best experience.
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What's Included
- Professional guide
- Boat ride
What's Not Included
- The listed price does not include a R5 parking fee, payable at the time of tour check-in.
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please bring warm clothes, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, camera, video camera, and binoculars
Location
3 Hawe Weg
Hawe Weg
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(281 Ratings)
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Mrmrsw50
Feb 12, 2024
Excellent whale watch - Currently there seem to be more southern Right hanging out at Gansbaai, than in neighbouring Hermanus, which is why we chose Ivanhoe whale watch . We were lucky enough to soon find Mum and calf , who came so close to the boat, you could feel the spray of the blow. We’re able to watch them for a fair while, and get some great footage. Saw quite a few other whales too. We’d certainly use Ivanhoe again .
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Jet48036462113
Nov 23, 2023
Super whale watching experience - Good reception, very friendly. Excellent contact via WhatsApp for changes to the original booking.
Very funny skipper and saw a lot of whales.
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Abarks81
Nov 23, 2023
Awesome Experience - Did the sunset whale watching tour and had a great time. Knowledgeable and friendly staff. We saw so many whales.
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Wander11675541331
Nov 23, 2023
Great. - Great. The view is good. We know that South Africa is experiencing a very hard time. Hope South Africa will get well soon.
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Camper07349456510
Mar 6, 2024
Interesting - It was quite an experience.Enjoyable even though it was windy and the boat ride a bit rocky.We saw few whales but I know such trips are a risk as nature has her own course.
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Raquel_b1981xxx
Nov 21, 2023
Good experience - I liked this activity. The driver was a cool guy. I think you offer a vehicle with more space, almost 3hs tightly wasn’t good.
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108burkhardm
Aug 29, 2024
Strange - We had booked weeks before, unfortunately the tour was cancelled a day before due to the weather, incomprehensible for us, as we then spontaneously experienced a similar tour with success and nice weather with another provider.
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Mrsbeex1
Aug 2, 2024
Whales were amazing but staff seem to forget it’s a first for guests - Fairly decent but not worth the drive from Cape Town. We combined this whale watching with shark diving - separate review for that. We sailed 15 mins out of the bay and luckily watching whales breaching. They skipper stated it was getting too choppy after just a short while and took us back in after a short while. We didn’t sail any further than 15 mins from shore and were out for around 45 mins (including the journey out). I feel the guys are so used to this amazing experience that they perhaps forget some of us will likely never see it again. The whales were amazing and continued to breech all the way back to shore sadly we were unable to stay and observe. Very short lived experience, expensive, a lot of travelling from Cape Town and we wouldn’t recommend. Try and find somewhere closer to Cape Town if possible
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Roving50764371869
Dec 13, 2023
Never again. - Unfortunately, the tour was first postponed and then rebooked without our consent. We didn't see any whales. The snack didn't arrive, nor did the drinks. A total of 6 hours' drive from Hout Bay, two hours of boating along the coast.
The dolphins were nice. But that was it... there wasn't a boat big enough for 40 people either.
Never again...
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Bushbebe
Jul 31, 2024
Choose another company. - We didn't see any whales, which is not under the control of the crew. However, it still could have been a great experience. Sadly, it was not. We weren't even greeted on arrival. Communication was terrible. After a cursory briefing, we set off in high expectation, and heard barely a word from the crew until they dropped us back at port fifteen minutes early. Almost no information on the wildlife/birds, history of the area, or anything else. They just didn't seem that interested - they seemed to be going through the motions. Sure, they offered vouchers for a future date, but as most of those on board were leaving the country, it seemed like a lot of money for nothing, and was sooooo disappointing. A bucket list experience fell very very flat.
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