Whale Route In season, from June to November, the 65 km Whale Route along the greater Mossel Bay coastline is superbly suited to view whales. Four species are seen along this route, of which Southern Right Whales are the most commonly sighted when they come into Mossel Bay to calve. There are however also Humpback, Brydes and Killer Whales frequenting the route. Local whale numbers surpass even those of the famous territory at Hermanus. Mossel Bay also forms part of the Cape Whale Route, stretching for 900 km from Doringbaai on the West Coast to Storms River Mouth in the Tsitsikamma National Park.
Experience the thrill of viewing the giants of the deep close up, by taking a 3-hour boat based whale-watching trip.
With the ocean on its doorstep, the greater Mossel Bay offers an abundance of other marine life. Seal Island in the bay is home to a breeding colony of hundreds of seals and their cubs. They can be viewed during an island cruise or even from land.
Dolphins Schools of up to 500 dolphins make a spectacular sight and can often be seen at play in the bay and along the St Blaize hiking trail. The most common dolphins found all year are Heavisides Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Dusky Dolphin and Bottlenose Dolphin. Jackass Penguins - flightless seabirds found at the south and west coast - frequent the Mossel Bay area. Their name is derived from the fact that they utter a loud bray like a donkey - a sound usually heard at night. They are excellent divers and move extremely fast and quietly very low in the water.
Bay coastline is superbly suited to view whales. Four species are seen along this route, of which Southern Right Whales are the most commonly sighted when they come into Mossel Bay to calve. There are however also Humpback, Brydes and Killer Whales frequenting the route. Local whale numbers surpass even those of the famous territory at Hermanus. Mossel Bay also forms part of the Cape Whale Route, stretching for 900 km
from Doringbaai on the West Coast to Storms River Mouth in the Tsitsikamma National Park.
home to a breeding colony of hundreds of seals and their cubs. They can be viewed during an island cruise or even from land.