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Cape Cross Seal Colony Tour from Swakopmund, Namibia
Swakopmund, Namibia
$340.24
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Close encounters with Cape Fur Seals provide a remarkable glimpse into their breeding behaviors and maternal bonds. During October, large adult males establish territories while females care for their pups born in late November or early December.
- 🦭 Witness around 80,000 to 100,000 Cape Fur Seals up close during your visit.
- 🐾 Observe large adult males as they haul out to set up breeding territories, often staying for six weeks or more.
- 👶 Experience the birth of a single pup in a critical 34-day period when 90% of pups are born.
- 💧 Understand the importance of maternal bonding; without milk from females, pups have virtually no chance of survival.
- 🔊 Learn how mothers call for their pups after separation, showcasing the strong connection formed during the initial bonding period.
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Cape Cross Seal Colony Tour from Swakopmund, Namibia
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours
- Clients have a choice between mineral water, Coca Cola or Fruit Juice.
Meeting point
In front of the Strand Hotel
Return details
In front of the Strand Hotel
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Depart from Swakopmund and travel along the Skeleton Coast in the direction of Cape Cross. En route visit some salt-pans where flamingos can be seen. Your guide will explain the nature and characteristics of these shore birds. Continue along the coast and stop to take a closer look at a ship wreck. Your guide will relate the history of this wreck. Inspect some endemic lichen-fields which occur near Cape Cross.
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Proceed to Cape Cross seal reserve. Here in 1486 a Portuguese explorer named Diego Cao, the first European to set foot in Namibia, erected a stone cross in honour of King Juan of Portugal. Today there is a large colony of Cape Fur Seals which can be viewed at close quarters and is an experience of a lifetime. Since the introduction of legislation controlling the utilisation of seals in Namibia in 1922 the seal population at Cape Cross has increased to more than 250,000. Your guide will provide all relevant information about the seals.
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The return journey to Swakopmund includes a sightseeing tour of the small holiday resort, Henties Bay. Henties Bay developed from a mere sprinkling of fisher huts into a very popular holiday resort within a few decades. Your guide will relate the origin and history of this settlement.
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Cape Cross Seal Colony Tour from Swakopmund, Namibia
Swakopmund, Namibia
$340.24
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!