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Travel Guide of Gansbaai in South Africa by Influencers and Travelers


Gansbaai is a fishing town and popular tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale-watching location.


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1 - Pearly Beach

   15 km away

Pearly Beach is a village in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. An area where the southern right whale comes to calve and mate along its migratory route.

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2 - Gearing's Point

   20 km away
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3 - Shark Diving in Gansbaai

Getting into the cage with sharks in Gansbaai, near Plettenberg Bay, is truly one of the most breath-taking adventure activities you will ever live to remember. When feeding actively around the boat, the sharks may occasionally brush their tail again...

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4 - Hermanus

   21 km away

Hermanus, is a town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is famous for Southern Right whale watching during the southern winter to spring seasons, and is a popular retirement location, too.

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5 - Elim

   36 km away

Elim is a village on the Agulhas Plain in the Western Cape of South Africa. It was established in 1824 by German missionaries as a Moravian mission station.

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6 - Wildlife Experiences in Gansbaai

Join the Ivanhoe team for what will undoubtedly be a memorable 2 hour Big 5 Sea Safari. Their goal is to target Walker Bays Big 5; Whales, Dolphin, Seals, Penguin and Marine Birds. You'll depart from the harbour of Gansbaai and cruise along the sceni...

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7 - Caledon

   39 km away

Caledon is a town in the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located about 100 kilometres east of Cape Town next to mineral-rich hot springs. As of 2011 it had a population of 13,020. It is located in, and the seat of, the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality.

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8 - Kleinmond

   41 km away

Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is situated inside a UNESCO-declared biosphere about 90 km east of Cape Town between Betty's Bay and Hermanus.

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9 - Whale Watching in Hermanus

   20 km away

Hermanus is South Africa’s premier whale watching destination and is recognised by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) as one of the best whale watching destinations in the world! When you visit Hermanus, the seas are so abundant with sea life that you w...

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10 - Betty's Bay

   47 km away

Betty's Bay is a small holiday town situated on the Overberg coast of South Africa's Western Cape province. It is located 100 km from Cape Town beneath the Kogelberg Mountains on the scenic R44 ocean drive between Pringle Bay and Kleinmond.

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11 - Stony Point Nature Reserve

   48 km away
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12 - Zip-Lining in Hermanus

   24 km away

Explore the wild forests of South Africa's Western Cape on treetop canopy tours on the outskirts of Fernkloof Nature Reserve. Dangling 50 metres above the forest floor, explore the colourful canopy of evergreen trees and native birdlife on this ...

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13 - Fat Biking in Gansbaai

Learn how to slalom down sand dunes and pick up the pace along De Kelder's stunning shoreline on fat bike tours across beach and backcountry. A hybrid sport putting the fun back into cross-terrain cycling, fat biking across the sand dunes and nature ...

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Why should you visit Gansbaai ?


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It is here, in the small fishing village of Gansbaai, that cage dives are organized to observe sharks, especially the great white shark. The experience is unforgettable! If nature remains unpredictable, we know that from May to October the shark is almost guaranteed. ! This is the major attraction of the city, and in fact one of the main ones during a trip to South Africa.













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