Whale Watching from Gansbaai: A Mesmerizing 2-Hour Marine Life Expedition

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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.
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
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Holgerk704
Nov 22, 2025
Great experience - Unfortunately no whales seen but overall a great experience. Unfortunately, we were relatively late at the end of November. At this time of year, the whales are relatively rare in the bay. As compensation, a huge swarm of dolphins, estimated at more than 100 specimens, accompanied us for about 15 minutes. And we saw some seals. Besides the safety instructions, there was a lot of information about whales and co. Despite the high seas, we felt safe and in good hands.
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Nosnets1
Nov 4, 2025
Great trip with expert guides - Great trip - Johannes and his team are very knowledgeable which meant we got to see a number of whales and also learnt a lot about the habits of the Southern Right Whales.
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Brendan
Nov 4, 2025
Brilliant respectful trip. Highly recommended - This was such a great trip. Really knowledgeable guides. Very respectful visit to see the whales. Such a great trip. Highly recommended
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Karina
Oct 29, 2025
Worth the trip - Worth the Journey from cape town, they are very careful with whales, they look for them very eagerly and explain
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Tiptopmalaga
Oct 27, 2025
Great experience - highly recommend tour company ! - So happy that we booked out tour with this company. Great experience - of course there are never any guarantees of what you see but I got the feeling they knew exactly what they were doing and where to go. We got the best sights of whales right next to the boat, swiming under and around us. Small boat and around only 20 passengers so never felt crowded or too much. Better than expected and highly recommended company to use :-))
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Roouk
Oct 25, 2025
Amazing experience! - Had a fantastic morning trip and were so lucky to see some whales so close. The mothers and calves stayed near the boat for some time so we got to see a fair amount of activity. Was a highlight of the holiday!!
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Bintimuhammada
Oct 25, 2025
Once in a lifetime experience! - We saw the whales close up in their natural habitat and this was amazing The skipper and guide were patient and allowed us to get as many pictures as we needed always keeping us aware of the whales behaviour and reactions to us
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Maikel
Oct 25, 2025
Really fantastic - Whale watching from whole bay South Africa. It was fantastic. All of them are on the boofmd looking for whales. And yes, we found them. The crew were very friendly. Told super much about the whales and all the life in the bay.
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Fabelhaft123
Oct 22, 2025
Special experience - Very good organized and they also respected the space to the whales. We were happy and saw one baby so close, because it came by itself to the boat. It was a very special experience for me. I would definitely go again.
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Shelley_d
Nov 23, 2025
Misleading….. - It is misleading to take people out on a whale spotting boat tour when you openly know there are no whales as they have already migrated. I specifically asked before booking (9pm previous evening) if there had been any recent sitings, to be told yes & then less than 12 hours later (8am next morning) email saying not to expect to see them as they had migrated. Conditions on ticket say no refund!!! All we saw was 4 seals and although nice enough boat ride definitely not worth it. To add insult to injury they gave out ‘come back for a free boat ride’ compensation vouchers - duh?! It’s the tail end of the season!!! Captain describing the bay as a ‘dead bay’ and the lack of seabirds would have been a clear indication of NOTHING TO SEE.
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From $128
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).