Highlights
of this full day tour include:
• Your ecological adventure begins with an exciting beach
launch from Plettenberg
Bay and heads east past the bird sanctuary and beautiful Keurbooms
beach to the famous
Arch Rock.
• One usually encounters large groups of Bottlenose and small
pods of the rare Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins, as well as certain
shark species here.
• From Arch Rock we head out into the middle of the bay where
pelagic seabirds are normally found about 7km off shore.
• In addition, resident Bryde's Whales, Common Dolphins, Southern
Right and Humpback Whales, and even occasional Orcas can be seen.
• We then traverse the Bay to the point of Robberg
Peninsula and out to the ‘wild side’, often seeing
groups of whales and pods of dolphins.
• Cruising back along the inside of Robberg, the unique geology
from this unusual viewpoint and the growing Cape Fur Seal colony
can be closely observed.
• Finally we head back along the Robberg beach, while a brief
explanation on the history and shipwrecks of the area is given.
• After passing the Beacon Island Hotel (built
on the site of an original whaling station) we end
the experience with an exhilarating beach landing on Central Beach Plettenberg
Bay, where a 4X4 vehicle will meet you.
• After refreshments, we travel up the Indian Ocean seaboard
to the ‘Birds
Of Eden’ sanctuary.
• Enjoy a traditional lunch (not included)
in this unique two-hectare dome (the World’s largest), which
spans a gorge of indigenous forest.
• The sanctuary has its own mysterious ruin, incorporating
a walk behind a waterfall.
Its dome has the ability to synthesize thunder and create
short spells of rain from an irrigation system in the structure.
Roofed viewpoints within the gorge have been erected for use
during the brief ‘rain storms’.
• ‘Birds of Eden’ arose from the need to create
a safe environment in which to release a large collection of
free flying birds and miniature monkeys.
• Our visit to Monkeyland
affords one an opportunity to enjoy a monkey safari within an
indigenous forest conducted by an experienced game ranger.
• On this safari, you can expect to see numerous species
of primates ranging from the Gibbons of Asia, and Howlers from
South America, to the Lemurs of Madagascar.
All of these species behave, feed and live in as natural an
environment as possible.
At Monkeyland one is privileged to be able to step into their
world to explore, and learn fascinating facts about these primates,
first hand.
• This concludes this adventure, and we return to our hotel |
