GANSBAAI : THE FACTS

Gansbaai is a little fishing village situated on the western side of Cape Agulhas (the southernmost tip of Africa) on the coast between Cape Town and the Garden Route

Gansbaai was named after Mountain Geese that made their home in the area. (The Afrikaans name for Goose is Gans - hence the name).

The harbour at Gansbaai is in a sheltered bay with Gansbaai itself nestling at the foot of Duyenefontein Mountains. Gansbaai boasts a beautiful coastline with magnificent “Fynbos” vegetation of which there are 164 species.

Divers stay at the nearby Grootbos Nature Reserve.

In spring and winter, Southern Right Whales come into Walker Bay to calve and can be seen from the shore in Gansbaai.

DYER ISLAND

Dyer Island lies approximately 5.2 nautical miles off the coast.

There is a narrow channel in the sea between Geyser Rock and Dyer Island which is home to up to 60 000 Cape Fur Seals. This is also the natural feeding ground to the Great White Shark.

Since the area around Dyer Island has been declared a nature reserve, boats may only enter this area with a permit given by the Department of Nature Conservation.
A warder, stationed on Dyer Island, protects the birds breeding there. A number of these are endemic species, such as the Oyster Catcher and the Swift Tern.

CAGE DIVING : FACTS
The whole day´s diving is spent in the vicinity of the channel (Shark Alley), viewing Great Whites - either from the cage or experiencing the same excitement from the deck of the boat.

Great White Cage Diving is the ultimate, adrenalin-high adventure.

Gansbaai Harbour