Ivanhoe Boat Based Whale Watching Featured
Ivanhoe Sea Safaris is regarded as one of the leading boat-based whale watching companies in South Africa. We also boast one of the limited whale watching permits allocated country wide. We specialise in Boat Based Whale Watching and we pride ourselves in offering a uniquely personalised service to all our clients.
We operate in Area 6 of Walker Bay which is celebrated as the best location from which to view the magnificent Southern Right Whales. Our guests are looked after in lavish style by our fully qualified, proficient and registered whale guides whose only duty is to make your trip as memorable as possible. The safety of our guests is paramount and we have all-encompassing public liability insurance.
Area 6 of Walker Bay has the town of Hermanus on its Northern shore and the town of Gansbaai on its Southern shore. The Ivanhoe launches from the quaint fishing harbor of Gansbaai, from there we travel along the Cliffs of De Kelders and on towards Plaat beach. Gansbaai is a beautiful, scenic 35-minute drive from Hermanus and a two-hour drive from Cape Town.
Join Ivanhoe Sea Safaris on a spectacular boat based whale watching tour!
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Wayne
Disappointed is the only word I can use, we was taken out in condition which were far from idea, and I felt robbed of our money, the large boat rocked around quite a bit and was packed with passengers, my daughter ended up getting sick at the sight of other passenger getting sick.
We then decided to try Ivanhoe Sea Safaris - I was told the day we went out on the Hermanus Boat - Ivanhoe was closed, they don't go out in poor conditions - We did have much better conditions with Ivanhoe, but it was not just the weather that convinced me we had made a more wise choice taking the journey round the coast to Gansbaai - The crew made my family feel so comfortable from the start, extremely friendly and the knowledge and person interaction we got from the crew as fantastic!
Ivanhoe only allow a max of 25 people on the boat and it was almost full on the trip, but we had plenty of room to move around. We were asked to take our seat when traveling between whale groups and then invited up to the front of the boat when the skipper cut engines as we was close to whales.
There we was supper impressed again, the boat stop enough distance from the whales so not to interrupt them but close enough that our standard zoom camera could get some nice shots. We got even more lucky, it was like the whales new this boat, Jason the skipper was giving a whistle to the whales and they came even closer, almost next to the boat and took a good look at us.
Chalk and Cheese the two experiences, Ivanhoe cost more and was 30mins drive round the coast, but we had traveled from afar and it was a small price to pay for a completely contrasting experience!
Make the extra effort and go to Gansbaai - Ivanhoe set the bar at levels I would say can't be reached on the bigger Hermanus boats!
