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Offshore Adventures
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Offshore Adventures is offering you a once in a lifetime experience in Plettenberg bay! The most amazing wildlife encounters, you have always dreamed of! Action packed adventures, not to be missed! Explore the ocean at its best, Swimming with seals and the Ultimate free diving marine safaris!
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
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Adventure Tours
1–2 hours
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Dec 2023 • Couples
The most amazing experience ever! Angelo is a great guide and PK a wonderful skipper. Professional, responsible and really enjoyable. Thanks Angelo and PK!
Written 5 December 2023
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Stefan P
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Nov 2023 • Couples
We had an amazing trip with Angelo, we were lucky to see some hammerheads on the way in and everything was well explained.
Close to the seal colony the crew located a baby seal which was drowning as it could not properly swim yet and it likely fell into the water. They had radio contact with the guys on shore and they recommended to grab it and return it onto the rocks so the mother could locate the baby and so they did!
The swim was great and our time in the water was certainly sufficient.
I would certainly recommend this trip!
Close to the seal colony the crew located a baby seal which was drowning as it could not properly swim yet and it likely fell into the water. They had radio contact with the guys on shore and they recommended to grab it and return it onto the rocks so the mother could locate the baby and so they did!
The swim was great and our time in the water was certainly sufficient.
I would certainly recommend this trip!
Written 2 December 2023
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Werner S
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Such an amazing and insightful experience. We realized that seals are very smart and underestimated creatures and we loved interacting with them in their natural habitat. The guide was very friendly, well prepared and shared a lot of knowledge with us.
Written 28 October 2023
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Andrea T
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Oct 2023 • Family
Loved the trip! Beautiful scenery and playful seals. We took our 14mnths baby with and had a blast. Thank you to the embracing and informative crew for a great time 👍🏼 we’ll be back
Written 18 October 2023
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jonesinc
Waterlooville4 contributions
Fantastic trip with Stuart as our guide. He was fun and informative. We were able to get very close to the seals but they didn't really want to play.. but you can't help that. Loved the experience would try it again if we ever have the chance
Written 9 October 2023
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Tim K
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Sep 2023 • Couples
When travelling the garden route this is a must do! The experience to swim with seals is truly unique! These animals are so welcoming and curious. I don’t think any other animal encounter will ever be this up close and playfull.
Offshore adventures does not interfere with the habitat of the animals. No touchting is allowed an nothing is forced upon the animals. Offshore adventures really respects the animals and ocean.
Our guides Claude & Romeo were awesome. They went the extra mile in getting some nice pictures along with showing us all the fun behaviorals of the seals.
10/10 you just don’t want to miss out on this experience.
Offshore adventures does not interfere with the habitat of the animals. No touchting is allowed an nothing is forced upon the animals. Offshore adventures really respects the animals and ocean.
Our guides Claude & Romeo were awesome. They went the extra mile in getting some nice pictures along with showing us all the fun behaviorals of the seals.
10/10 you just don’t want to miss out on this experience.
Written 24 September 2023
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Aneesha c
London, UK9 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Went swimming with seals, and wanted to mention that Angelo was incredible, so professional in every situation and just truly amazing. He really wanted us to have an excellent experience, and for that we thank him!
Written 20 September 2023
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Kerem T
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Aug 2023 • Couples
Please be aware of the risks, one of the seals severely attacked my girlfriend and a friend of us and she almost had to undergo surgery. While everything seemed fine at the beginning, we were told by Claude that seals may playfully bite you but that if you keep still we would be fine.
We just arrived at Robberg peninsula where we jumpednin the water. After 5 minutes of floating my girlfriend started screaming for help and yelling that the seal would not let go. I took a look through the snorkling goggles and saw the massive teeth of the seal stuck in my girlfriends ankle. It almost tore here ACL...
The skipper Red took her onto the boat to observe the wounds when a second person of our group (a friend of us) got atttacked. He got bitten severy on his shin. We then all realized the seriousness of the situation, which was horrifying...
Our friend got stitched up at the hospital (4 deep biting wounds were stitched). My girlfriend had to be driven to a specalist surgean in Knysna where she might have to get surgery for her ACL. Luckily the ACL seemed fine, but she still can't walk on her right foot (the attack happened 10 days ago).
I hope offhshore adventures does not operate the swimming with seals tour anymore. It too is dangerous!! Worst of all was that after our traumatic experience offshore adventures still wanted to know where we left their wetsuits...
We just arrived at Robberg peninsula where we jumpednin the water. After 5 minutes of floating my girlfriend started screaming for help and yelling that the seal would not let go. I took a look through the snorkling goggles and saw the massive teeth of the seal stuck in my girlfriends ankle. It almost tore here ACL...
The skipper Red took her onto the boat to observe the wounds when a second person of our group (a friend of us) got atttacked. He got bitten severy on his shin. We then all realized the seriousness of the situation, which was horrifying...
Our friend got stitched up at the hospital (4 deep biting wounds were stitched). My girlfriend had to be driven to a specalist surgean in Knysna where she might have to get surgery for her ACL. Luckily the ACL seemed fine, but she still can't walk on her right foot (the attack happened 10 days ago).
I hope offhshore adventures does not operate the swimming with seals tour anymore. It too is dangerous!! Worst of all was that after our traumatic experience offshore adventures still wanted to know where we left their wetsuits...
Written 5 September 2023
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andyjanec
Soham, UK83 contributions
My family and I with two young teens had a fabulous morning with Claude and the seals. After our onshore safety briefing, we climbed into the boat and set off to the peninsula to find the seals. Everything about the boat ride was exhilarating and fun. Once at the seals, we hopped in and had the best 20 mins of fun with the little guys. They are very inquisitive and love to get close to you, nipping your fins and swimming through your legs. It's lovely to dive down slightly as they follow you. Claude had our safety in mind the whole time and spread himself between the 2 families onniur boat well. My kids loved it, and as relatively confident swimmers, they needed no aides. However, they were available if needed. I had two reservations beforehand. 1) Sharks - needn't have worried. The whole whoke bay are totally on that, and they have lots of things in place to warn water-users if they are spotted. 2) Being bitten by a seal - Claude says they are like puppies, if you offer them a digit, they'll probably have a playful nip, but he showed us how to protect our fingers when swimming and despite my children's flailing arms, they didn't even get close to nipping us. I guess they learn that plastic fins are good to go; human flesh, not so much. These concerns put to sleep we had a blast. The time went super quick, and we hopped back on the boat for the famous beach landing. It's really fast and fun. You really do have to hold on. We'd all do it again in a heartbeat. Including my husband who watched from the boat, as he is, in his own words, "a coward." He said it looked fun and would rather have been in the water than the boat. I'm not sure I'd take younger kids, esp if they aren't confident swimmers. It is open sea after all, but it's an absolute must for any family holiday. Book it, whatever the season. Oh and as a bonus you get to download any pictures and videos your guide takes on his Go-Pro, for free! You won't regret it!
Written 2 September 2023
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Ajeet B
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Was absolutely incredible. The team were informative and entertaining. The whole experience was surreal, I’m not the strongest swimmer but this wasn’t a problem. Couldn’t recommend this more to people
Written 25 August 2023
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anoukmulder
Utrecht
Is it safe to go when (25 weeks) pregnant?
Casper J Kruger
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Good day
That's fine, it's safe.
Kind regards
Offshore Adventures
Cheuk Lam W
1 contribution
If I don't know how to swim can i join this activity? I see there is snorkeling equipment provided.
Casper J Kruger
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Good day
Yes, you can do this activity. We'll provide you with a float, so you'll stay at the surface.
Kind regards
Offshore Adventures
mijjanine1990
Venlo, The Netherlands103 contributions
Is it possible to swim with seals in this time of the year (next weak)?
Casper J Kruger
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Unfortunately not. We don't offer the swim with seals trip in your winter months (Mid May - Mid August)
AMStUSA
Hamburg, Germany4 contributions
Have there been any accidents with the seals, maybe because they felt disturbed or threatened or sth like that or is it safe?
trfc82
London46 contributions
Yes there has been incidents where someone has been bitten by a seal. My husband was bitten on 28/11/16 and suffered a deep wound that needed 38 stitches in total. When being treated by the doctor he was told that this was the 3rd bite in the space of a week, although the other 2 weren't as serious they did require stitches. The seal bit my husband from behind. My husband was filming with his go pro at the time and he was simply floating. Locals to Plettnhave suggested that during the mating season the males become territorial. We were not made aware of the 2 recent previous incidents until after my husband had been bitten. The doctor has advised that he will need to be off of work for 2 weeks. I do not consider this trip to be safe. The seal was not being provoked in any way, however, they are wild animals and as such are unpredictable.