Experience the beauty of the ocean and the Cape Town coastline on this Ocean Safari. Cruise in style on a luxury catamaran as you spot some of the variety of marine creatures to be found in the area.

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Duration 1.5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English

Highlights

See dolphins, cape fur seals, whales, penguins, sunfish, and more depending on the season
Get beautiful views of the Cape Town mountain range
Enjoy a journey on a luxury catamaran

Full description

Escape of the hustle and bustle of the city to smell the fresh ocean air and learn about the Atlantic coastline's unique marine ecosystem. Your skippers and guide are experienced enthusiastic and love sharing knowledge and experiences of the ocean. Gaze at the beauty of the ocean as well as at the beauty of the Cape Town Atlantic Coastline. Cruise along and see the city from a different perspective. During the tour, you have the chance to see dolphins, cape fur seals, whales, penguins, sunfish, and more depending on the season. Get views of the 12 Apostle Mountain Range, Signal Hill, Lions Head, and Table Mountain as you make your past Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay, and Oudekraal.

Includes

Luxury catamaran
Professional guides
Informative briefing
Muffins
Hot chocolate
Bottled water
Set of binoculars to use during the experience
Search for Marine life

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Not suitable for

Children under 10 years
Pregnant women
People with back problems
Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
You must fill out a travel information form
You will receive a mandatory temperature check

Meeting point

Shop 8, Quay 5, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa. Right next to Mozambiqu Restaurant on Quay 5.

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Important information

What to bring

Windbreaker
Sunglasses
Sun hat

Know before you go

The local partner assesses conditions on a daily basis, if weather/sea conditions might not be suitable for the trip, changes will be made accordingly
Animals sightings cannot be guaranteed
Solo travelers may be asked to join the tour at a different time, close to their selected date
The minimum age for this tour is 10-years-old
Not recommended for travellers with severe back problems
Not recommended for pregnant women over 12 weeks

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.2 /5

based on 29 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.3/5
Transportation
4.4/5
Value for money
3.8/5
Safety
5/5

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Was a little tricky to find the site among all the other cruise sites in same area, staff there were great and took us to our beautiful catamaran where it turned out we were the only two people at that time. We had a private tour, and the crew were great-spotting seals, penguins and dolphins-alas no whales that day. But was a wonderful tour! Highly recommend

September 25, 2022

Despite the fact that we only saw seals and penguins, we had a great experience! We were only together on the catamaran + 3 personnel. It was a very nice, neat boat where we could sit both inside and on deck. We got muffins, hot chocolate, nice music and were treated very well. They were super nice to us, wanted to take pictures for us (she always suggested that!) and really did their best to see more animals but you don't change nature. Still it was a nice boat trip so definitely recommended!

August 5, 2022

With a group of five, we were lucky that we had no other passengers on board. Danny told a lot about the area and did his best to show us everything. The weather changed considerably halfway through, so it was more sensible to go back to the coast a little more. We thought it was a great experience. Even saw whales (despite the season).

March 10, 2020

Cape Town: Marine Big 5 Ocean Safari from V&A Waterfront

Cape Town: Marine Big 5 Ocean Safari from V&A Waterfront

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