Location: Gansbaai
Top Things to do in Gansbaai
The 6 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Gansbaai, Western Cape
Gansbaai (Dutch/Afrikaans for "bay of geese," sometimes referred to as Gans Bay or Gangs Bay) 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.
Restaurants in Gansbaai
1. Beachcomber Guide
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5.0 based on 126 reviews
The Perlemoen Trail. Discover a secret shoreline you never knew existed, exploring the amazing ecosystem of colourful rock pools,strange creatures and medicinal plants on a pristine coastal nature trail, a world class 4 day guided slackpacking hiking trail.
2. Fatbike Tours Cape Town
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5.0 based on 375 reviews
Fatbike tours are new to South Africa! Join us on an amazing ride on Sand Dunes from 185 meters down to the cliffs. Suitable for all levels of riders and this is a bundle of fun in the Great Outdoors with breath-taking views! From ages 8-80 on our Dunes and sunset Dunes tour with a variety of routes for all levels :-) learn to ski on a bike down the dunes and ride down verticle dunes or meander between them. This is a must do activity when visiting South Africa
3. Gansbaai & Pearly Beach Horse Trails
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5.0 based on 249 reviews
Gansbaai & Pearly Beach Horse Trails invite you on a memorable horseback adventure that will take you through a dune forest and across the pristine white sandy beaches of one of the most tranquil stretches of the Cape Whale Coastline. Enjoy individual and knowledgeable attention from your personal trail guide, Sarah Coronaios, who will share with you her passion for horses and the Overberg. Southern Right Whales are plentiful in season and the lure of a dip in the cool blue Atlantic beckons on hot trail-riding days. With over 30 years of hands-on experience in riding instruction, natural horse training and trail riding, Sarah Coronaios would like to share her passion with other horse enthusiasts. An excursion on horseback with Gansbaai and Pearly Beach Horse Trails is undoubtedly the most exhilarating way to explore one of the most secluded and pristine stretches on the Cape Whale Coast. Two well appointed, self-catering cottages are available on the farm.
Reviewed By S1219XGlaurenc
Unforgettable! Amazing hosts and beautiful horses, long white beaches, Sandunes, snacks and drinks, swimming with the horses - amazing
4. Great White Shark Tours
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4.5 based on 1,930 reviews
We are a shark cage diving operation in Gansbaai, SA, offering guests white and copper shark cage diving and surface viewing. The company was founded more than 20 years ago by local legend Brian McFarlane, a professional diver and skipper who was involved with the sea, diamond diving, fishing and great white sharks for most of his life. Apex Predator, a custom-built boat, was awarded Blue Flag Status, implying that the boat is fitted with all the modern amenities to give guests a comfortable experience safely suitable for the sea conditions in the area where we are legally permitted to do shark cage diving. Imparting passion & knowledge to staff and crew, Brian has instilled respect for daily encountered marine wildlife enabling them to give guests with a truly memorable bucket list shark diving experience. 5* Tripadvisor reviews confirm our commitment to uphold marine tourism ethics thereby establishing Great White Shark Tours as one of the industry's leading white shark operators.
5. African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary
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4.5 based on 163 reviews
The African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary (APSS) a project of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust (DICT) based in Gansbaai, South Africa. A state of the art facility, designed and built by passionate experts, that strives to provide local marine avian species with a local rehabilitative centre where injured, diseased or distressed birds can be treated and rehabilitated.
Reviewed By janethN9787CD - Banbury, United Kingdom
My husband read about this Sanctuary in a local newspaper and thought it would be somewhere interesting for us to visit, as I am obsessed with penguins! We always visit Boulder Bay and Stony Point when we holiday in South Africa, but this is a very different attraction. Due to all the over-fishing and plastic waste in our oceans,, there are many thousands of sea creatures who are suffering. This Sanctuary rescues sea birds and penguins and takes them to this amazing place. I was delighted to be allowed to be shown around the whole place including the ICU, the hospital, the medical centre, and the various places where the inmates are taken from arrival to hopefully their rehabilitation into the wild. They have the most gorgeous selection of penguins in various states of health, and there are even three pairs who have settled down together. I cannot speak highly enough of this 'attraction' and would encourage anyone to go and visit and get a greater wealth of knowledge about the care system for our sea birds and penguins. We were told that in 1920 there were 1,000,000 African penguins, now there are 18,000 and by 2030 they will probably be extinct - how awful!
6. Danger Point Lighthouse
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4.0 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By 23peterf - Hermanus, South Africa
This lighthouse is located close to the relatively remote town of Kleinbaai famous for its white shark diving tourism. The lighthouse was built in 1895 over 40 years after the HMS Birkenhead, a British troop carrier hit a reef about 1 kilometre away offshore and sank with the tragic loss of over 400 lifes in 1852. The reef was clearly visible from the shore during our visit with the waves breaking over it. There still appears to be an eerie silence hovering over this place. After having paid an unusually small entrance fee we climbed up the light house which offers a good 360 degree view over this rather remote part of the coastline. On the basement is a mini museum displaying previously used electric light bulbs and gas lights. There was a very friendly lighthouse keeper on site who happily shared his knowledge about this and other lighthouses along the coast. There is plenty of parking at the bottom, clean toilets and one can even book self catering accommodation on the property. I can definitely recommend to visit this very interesting tourist attraction which is suitable for the whole family. Please check opening times: October - April Monday to Friday10h00-15h00, rest of year by appointment (+27 21 449 2400).
