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Dolphin & Whale Watching in Cape Town Central
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Dolphin & Whale Watching in Cape Town Central
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On the Water
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On the Water
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Freediving
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Adventure Tours
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Bus Tours
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- MrsBeexGlasgow, UK123 contributions10 of us brooked the shark diving (hookah) and whale watching tour. We were collected by a lovely driver in Cape Town at 415am for the 2.5 hour drive to Gansbaai. Breakfast was prepared for arrival & whilst waiting a while for safety briefing. I feel breakfast is unnecessary as those who ate got terribly sea sick and was unable to eat the lasagne they offer afterwards. (The waters are super choppy). We were aware that the great white’s non-existent now, so we’re not suprised when we didn’t spot any. Sadly, the whole experience was poorly managed. We were collected 415am for the 2.5hr drive and waited around an hour upon arrival. The dive lasted 1 hr, before we were took back to watch the video they sell. We had 15 minutes each (groups of 4) in the water but later realised we should have had 2x15 mins sessions. Most of the group found it took around 10 min to become familiar with the hookah. There was apparently loads of bronze whaler sharks but I was unable to see any, the waters are very murky. The skippers were rushing the whole time and quite frankly uninterested in us. My husband and daughter didn’t even get to take the wetsuit off before they started heading back. Whale-watching was then arranged for 1230. Meaning we had 2 hours sitting outside a closed whale watching facility (I am unsure of the company name to leave a review for them separately) . After being collected at 4:15am it was honestly a waste of time. I am a very positive person - see my other reviews- but this was the worse thing we done during our time in South Africa (and most expensive). We paid £230 pp (totalling around £2300 for the group). We contacted the company yesterday afterwards and they refunded us (£30pp) after admitting the waters were decent conditions and there was plenty of sharks so there was no reason to return early. Sadly, I do not recommend- especially for those travelling from cape.Written 24 July 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Resort389315490001 contributionI did the at Herman's for whale watching i really enjoyed the great service amazing experience with Paul polano tours great Job Paul is bestWritten 11 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- David BCumbria, England15 contributionsFirstly, the day out we had, bore no resemblance to the previous reviews. It does illustrate however, how much the weather and/ or guide can influence the enjoyment or otherwise of this trip. Pick up was on time, the only surprise being that there were 7 others in the mini bus on the same trip - but this did mean we then got charged the reduced fee for a 'group'.
Our guide was personable and chatty and gave us a running commentary of what we could see and some of the history behind South Africa.
The botanical gardens (£ included) were a bit of a dead loss purely because it was the wrong time of year, but served as useful 'stretch' stop en route.
The boat based whale watching (optional - £ not included) was helped by the fact that it was wall to wall blue sky and mill pond like sea state. This was early Sept and during the 2 hrs or so, we saw probably 5 or 6 whales with calves close up and a pod of bottlenose dolphins.
Lunch was in Hermanus (£ not included) and you could go to whichever restaurant/cafe that took your fancy.
On the way back to Cape Town we stopped at a vineyard for a wine tasting session (£ included). All very nice.
Overall a full day out 08:45 to 18:00 - no complaints at all.Written 10 September 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
