Magic Moment of the Week: Amazing sightings

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Over the past few weeks we have had some of the most amazing sightings of humpback whales.  They appear to be mostly adolescents and very curious of the boats.  They are also very playful and breach and give us a show when we are around!  

Magic Moment of the Week: Did You Know?

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  Did you know that fish have ear bones called otoliths.  These bones not only aid in the fish’s balance but when sliced through, the age of the fish can be determined by counting the rows of concentric rings.  This is just like a tree. Often, when the fish is consumed by a predator species […]

Magic Moment of the Week: Close encounter with southern right whales

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One piece of advise we always tell our guests, when whale watching you should always hold onto the boat and always be prepared to duck!  This trip required such instructions as the whale decided to rub its back on the bottom of the boat then waved goodbye with its tail running along the side of […]

Magic Moment of the Week: Skype Call to Spain, Take 2

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Our second Skype call with SEK Alboran in Spain was so nice.  The children in Spain were all dressed in fancy dress costumes as it was their last day of school. Our children learned how to write ¡Hola! and had it written on the chalkboards that were a gift from Spain

Magic Moment of the Week: Great day at sea

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What a great trip, the sea was flat, the wind was calm and the Bryde’s whale was playing with the boat.  It swam around, behind, underneath the boat and gave us a great show.  As we waited for the whale to catch up with us, it suddenly surfaced beside us to give us this amazing […]

Magic Moment of the Week: Trip of a lifetime

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Yesterday we had the most exciting encounter with a Bryde’s whale.  This animal was so relaxed and it swam beside, around and under the boat. We are not exactly sure who was watching whom?

ADVENTUROUS VOLUNTEER SPECIAL OFFER!!

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 WINTER SPECIAL- MAY , JUNE AND JULY Have you ever wanted to spend a holiday making a change in the world? Would you like to spend four weeks in sunny South Africa volunteering on a marine conservation and education project? Do you love the outdoors? Do you want a life-changing experience? How about visiting one […]