Mossel Bay Things to Do

There are a few operators that organise trips to Seal Island to watch the seals. During the whale season there are also whale watching trips and there's always the chance of seeing dolphins. Ramonza is one of the operators with a nice sailing boat, they do hourly trips to Seal Island and two whale watching trips a day.

White Shark Africa is the only cage diving company in Mossel Bay, that is only allowed to cage dive around Seal Island. Sharks are only there during the winter months, so it's best to do it during that time because in the other months the chances of seeing a shark in the cage are very small. They will however try their hardest to find a shark on the surface, so you'll at least see a shark.
There are better chances of seeing sharks in Gansbaai and False Bay, but Mosselbay is more sheltered, so there's less chance of becoming seasick.

This museum stands at the spot where Dias first met the locals. It has a lot of information on the local history, maritime and an aquarium. In the big gardens around it stands the Old Post Office Tree, where people used to place their mail in an old shoe for it to be collected. You can spend a good couple of hours in the museum.

This is a diving company in the harbor, where I started doing my PADI Advanced. You can do several dives with them; the Dolosses are great for beginners, as it is a shore dive that doesn't go much deeper than 7 meter. You see a lot of stuff though, like anemones, sea urchins, sea stars, butterfly fish, rock cod, flounder and tons of local fish. They've also got a dive at Phluffy Reef where they occasionally see ragged tooth sharks, but they've also got special shark feeding dives.

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This is technically not much of a beach, as there is very little sand. You can lie on the grass and the rest is rocky. It's great for snorkelling though, there's a wall where you can get down the stairs to get in. This is also where the more advanced people go surfing.

This is the beach in front of Diaz hotel. It is a very long stretch of beach with life guards during weekends and holidays. Because it's not as rocky as the other beaches, it's a great spot to learn to surf. There's also a waterpark next to it and a few restaurants.

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This is a game reserve just a 15 minute drive away. I did a 3 hour game drive there and saw elephants, rhino's, giraffe's, buffalo, wildebeast, waterbok, impala, lions and more. If you haven't got time to go to one of the big game reserves, this is a good alternative.
There's also the possibility of hinking, horseback riding and overnight stay.

This beach is just next to the harbor. It is nice and sheltered from most wind directions and there's nice sand. There is a restaurant next to it, but there also are braai's, so you can cook your own food.