CAPE SECRETS
Gansbaai is a popular fishing town located in the western cape. It’s about 2 hours from Cape town and is perhaps best known as the Great White Shark Capital of the world, but there is so much more to this small town.
Gansbaai falls under the Dyer Island Conservation Trust, home to thousands of seabirds, including the iconic African penguins, Whales who migrate here from Antarctica, Orcas (though not very often), Dolphins and roughly 60,000 seals. We had the pleasure of touring the area with a company called Marine Dynamics who founded the conservation trust. They run a highly successful and educational shark diving tour, if you’ve seen Great Whites on TV, they have most likely been filmed here, it honestly changed my preconception of great whites. The founder of Marine Dynamics is Wilfred Chivell.
Marine Dynamics actually founded the African penguin and seabird sanctuary whom they work closely with. This might not be a known fact but the African penguins are endangered and scientist believe they may be extinct by 2013 (which breaks my heart). These beautiful little birds face a variety of challenges such as oil spills, fishing line entanglement, seal bites & shark bites.
Aside exploring this incredible eco-system, we had a chance to explore the Gansbaai caves and the HMS Birkenhead memorial site. Apparently, the legendary Birkenhead treasure is still waiting to be found… The Gansbaai area is also known for its rich Fynbos (part of the Cape Floral Kingdom).
Gansbaai really surprised me, I couldn’t recommend it more for those looking for a fun weekend away.
Here are some links for the places we stayed/visited:
www.overstrand.gov.za/en/gans...
www.sharkwatchsa.com
(if you want to learn more about volunteering - www.sharkwatchsa.com)
www.dict.org.za
gansbaaiinfo.com
Track by - Petit Biscuit 'Oceans' 2015 mix
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2 авг 2018
