A fishing charter with experienced offshore crew is well suited to running pelagic birding trips — the boats and skippers already handle the same deep-water routes, sea conditions and safety [...]
A normal sightseeing or fishing charter stays relatively close to shore. A pelagic tour is purpose-built to reach the continental shelf edge, far beyond where standard charters go, because that's [...]
Binoculars, a camera with a zoom lens if you have one, sunscreen and a hat, a warm windproof jacket (it's noticeably colder on open water), and seasickness tablets if needed. [...]
Yes - no prior birding experience is needed, and our guides help identify species as they appear. Because the trip covers open ocean swell, we recommend taking a seasickness remedy [...]
Expect a mix of albatrosses (Shy, Black-browed, Atlantic Yellow-nosed), petrels (White-chinned, Pintado/Cape, Great-winged), shearwaters (Sooty, Cory's), Wilson's Storm-Petrel, skuas and Cape Gannet, among others. Exact sightings depend on the day, [...]
Cape Town pelagic trips run somewhere between 5 and 9 hours, since reaching the shelf edge and back takes time. It is also subject to weather conditions and the location [...]
Pelagic charter prices depend on number of people on board. A charter is charged as a boat fee per boat and is subject to the ever changing fuel prices. Contact [...]
Our pelagic birding trips depart from Hout Bay harbour, Cape Town.
In South Africa, a pelagic trip usually refers to a chartered boat trip departing from a Cape Town harbour out to the edge of the continental shelf, where the cold [...]
"Pelagic" is a term describing anything that lives in the open ocean, away from the coastline or seabed - as opposed to "coastal" or "benthic" (seafloor-dwelling) species. In birding, a [...]
