Activity Description

Ocean Odyssey’s Eco Marine Tour offers the ultimate ocean-going experience that captures the beauty of the unique Garden Route coastline! Our coastline offers incredible coves and caves, and rugged rock formations. Amongst this natural beauty is an array of marine life that can be encountered!

With a maximum capacity of 37 passengers (over two vessels – Odysseus 25-seater & Oyster Catcher 12 seater) per tour, expect an intimate and personalized experience aboard our vessels which is accompanied by our skilled skipper and nature site guide. The tour departs from Thesen Island marina and cruises through the diverse Knysna estuary up to the impressive, rugged headlands. Passing through the Knysna Heads is an experience on its own! Once we skilfully maneuver our way through the headlands, we enter the vast Indian Ocean where all the fun begins!

Our skilled crew will traverse the coastline in search of three species of dolphins (Bottlenose, Common, and Humpback dolphin). Dolphin is common to the area and is often sighted surfing the waves, feeding, and traveling across the coast. Our Humpback dolphin is an incredible special sighting as they are an endangered and protected species. We can always count on our Cape Fur Seals to make an appearance as their colony is close by and often venture out looking for a delicious octopus to snack on. It may not be whale season but keep your eyes peeled for the whale’s distinctive blow, you may be lucky to stumble across the Brydes whale, our non-migratory whale. Expect to sight plenty of pelagic birdlife during the experience – African Penguins, Cape Gannets, Cape Cormorants, Terns and so much more! The ocean is an incredibly unpredictable place, you never know what you are going to find until you are out there!

This tour pays a very special focus on the coastline itself! Expect to view coves and caves that are not accessible by land and multiple rock formations which are often covered in birdlife. Admire the iconic Knysna Heads that guard the passage to sea from the estuary. Take in the spectacular rugged cliffs and coast – the magnificent natural scenery perfectly complements the experience!

The duration of the activity is 1.5 hours and is sea and weather conditions permitting! We highly recommend booking this for the first day you are in the area, in the event of poor conditions we can reschedule you to the next best ocean-going day.

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