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Thrilling Shark Cage Diving For Easter

Posted by:  Shark Diving Unlimited On 12 Apr 2017

Things start to get exciting at this time of year, when Great White Sharks begin their serious hunting behaviour in Shark Alley, Gansbaai....

An Inside Look into Stanford’s Many...

Posted by:  Xplorio Headquarters On 11 Apr 2017

We take a closer look at some of the exciting activities that Stanford has to offer...

First Impressions

Posted by:  Fynbos Retreat On 04 Apr 2017

First posted on our website in April of 2014 this blog aims to capture my very first impressions of Fynbos Retreat, Witvoets Kloof before we...

Peculiar Pollinators

Posted by:  Grootbos Private Nature Reserve On 04 Apr 2017

The yellow trailing pincushion (Leucaspermun prostatum) is part of the greater genus, Leucaspermun...

Marine Big 5 - Bottlenose Dolphins

Posted by:  Dyer Island Cruises Whale & Marine Big 5 Eco Tours On 21 Mar 2017

The Common bottlenose dolphin is the archetypal, and possibly most famous species of dolphin...

Penguins Loved By La Pentola

Posted by:  African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary On 07 Mar 2017

Shane Sauvage, from La Pentola visited the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary leaving behind a legacy...

Shark Diving Gansbaai - 04 March 2017

Posted by:  Marine Dynamics Shark Tours On 06 Mar 2017

We spent 23 days waiting and hoping to see a White shark in Gansbaai and over the weekend we spotted our first shark since early February......

New Gansbaai Black Trails Attract Hardcore...

Posted by:  Shark Diving Unlimited On 15 Feb 2017

Gansbaai has just launched some excellent and challenging new mountain bikers, perfect, safe training grounds for hard-core mountain bikers....

Great White Shark Cage Diving - 23 January...

Posted by:  Marine Dynamics Shark Tours On 24 Jan 2017

A blanket of white covered the bay today as we headed out this morning with mist hiding the islands and much of the coastline...