Ocean Odyssey Knysna

23/04/2025

🌟 BONUS Talk of the Town Event! 🌟

Talk of the Town Tuesday is excited to present Dr. Simon Elwen, a leading South African marine mammal researcher, who will share insights from his extensive work on killer whales in South African waters. Discover what we really know about these apex predators in our oceans!

What to expect:
✅Engaging discussions on killer whale ecology, behavior, and conservation.
✅Learn about their movements, habitat use, and the latest research findings.
✅Support a great cause! Proceeds fund educational projects for local schools.

📅 Date: 29th April, Tuesday
🕒 Time: 18h00 (Doors open at 17h30)
📍 Location: Knysna Yacht Club Restaurant
💰 Price: R70 pp (kids 12/u free)

Enjoy a cash bar and delicious burgers!

Secure your spot online: www.knysnaestuary.co.za/product/talk-of-the-town-tuesday-april2-0/ or pay at the door. Limited seating is available – first come, first served!

Brought to you by Knysna Estuary Research Foundation, Knysna Yacht Club , and Ocean Odyssey Knysna .

23/04/2025

🌟 BONUS Talk of the Town Event! 🌟

Talk of the Town Tuesday is excited to present Dr. Simon Elwen, a leading South African marine mammal researcher, who will share insights from his extensive work on killer whales in South African waters. Discover what we really know about these apex predators in our oceans!

What to expect:

Engaging discussions on killer whale ecology, behaviour, and conservation.
Learn about their movements, habitat use, and the latest research findings.
Support a great cause! Proceeds fund educational projects for local schools.

📅 Date: 29th April, Tuesday
🕒 Time: 18h00 (Doors open at 17h30)
📍 Location: Knysna Yacht Club Restaurant
💰 Price: R70 pp (kids 12/u free)

Enjoy a cash bar and delicious burgers!

Secure your spot online or pay at the door. Limited seating is available – first come, first served!

BOOK NOW - http://www.knysnaestuary.co.za/product/talk-of-the-town-tuesday-april2-0/

Brought to you by Knysna Estuary Research Foundation, Knysna Yacht Club, and Ocean Odyssey.

23/04/2025

This week, we were super excited to have Senior Marine Field Ranger for Cape Nature, Chanel Visser, back for "Talk of the Town Tuesday" at the Knysna Yacht Club.
The subject, once again, brought our attention back to the lingering Rabies endemic in our Cape Fur Seals.

Chanel shared with us some insights into seal aggression, human-wildlife interactions, and conservation strategies—plus the latest updates on our local seal colony.
Here is the number for any seal related incidents along the Southern Cape:
Plett Stranding Hotline +27 79 463 4837

Thank you so much for joining us, and we are looking forward to seeing you again soon 😊


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22/04/2025

It's almost time for the Southern Right Whales to make their appearance in Knysna!!
Keep your eyes peeled.
Here are some interesting facts
Adult length: around 15.5m in females
adult weight: average 50 tons
Length of gestation: around 12 months
Measurement at birth: around 4- 6m
Life span : estimated at over 50 years
Distinct feature : white callosities on the head
Arriving for our winter montns
Each year at the beginning of winter (May/June), Southern Right Whales starts arriving in South African waters. They have travelled thousands of kms from their feeding grounds in Antarctica to mate and calve in the sheltered bays along our coastline.
Although once hunted to near-extinction, Southern Right Whales are now protected, and populations are slowly recovering at the maximum biological rate of around 7% per annum.

18/04/2025

Time on the ocean is always exciting!!
A compilation of an Orca sighting by our Skippers Eastern and Johannes.

Enjoy 😉

15/04/2025

🐟 Talk of the Town Tuesday is back! 🦭

Join us on Tuesday, April 22nd at 18:00 at the Knysna Yacht Club for an eye-opening talk on Rabies in Cape Fur Seals: Investigating Unprovoked Aggression, presented by Chanel Visser—Senior Marine Field Ranger for CapeNature and the 2024 African Conservation Awards' Best Marine Ranger winner!

📢 Chanel will share groundbreaking insights into seal aggression, human-wildlife interactions, and conservation strategies—plus the latest updates on our local seal colony.

📍 Knysna Yacht Club Restaurant
💰 R70 per person (Kids 12 & under free)
🍔 Cash bar & burgers available

🔴 Seats are limited—book now! 🔴

💡 Remember, your ticket helps fund various environmental projects!

Tag a friend who needs to be there! 🌊
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14/04/2025

A visit to the Needle caves.
These caves are often visited during our eco marine tours when ocean conditions allow it.

It's not only a spectacular sight, but home to birds and sometimes a Cape Clawless Otter or two🦦

11/04/2025

Some crazy cool stuff at WTM Africa
Out own Terry working hard to keep the tourist coming 😊❤️

Africa

07/04/2025

Good morning, world!!
For those of you who are attending WTM Africa, see you there.
This week, Ocean Odyssey's Terry will be in Cape Town, representing Knysna's whale watching industry as well as our beautiful monohull sailing experience Springtide Charters.
Good luck, Terry.

28/03/2025

If everything else fails, there is always coffee ☕️
Yes, let there be coffee!!!

26/03/2025

Spotting hunting Bryde's whales in Buffalo Bay feeding on sardines.
📹 Aiden Pepler

20/03/2025

What a beautiful day on the ocean yesterday 💙🌊👌
Skipper Johannes Pikaan shared some of his videos with us.
1. Bottlenose dolphins 🐬
2. Cape fur seals 🦭
Both hunting, socialising, and enjoying the beautiful ocean vibes.

19/03/2025

Tracks Cast in Stone.
Dr Charles Helm entertained us last night with his talk of some ancient discoveries over the last few decades along our very own coastline.

Numerous Pleistocene (Geologic period of approximately 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) vertebrate tracksites have been identified on aeolianite (Pertaining to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth) palaeosurfaces (Palaeosurfaces is an area where geologists and geomorphologists can combine their expertise to provide a more holistic treatment of the processes that helped shape the face of the Earth) in the Garden Route National Park, West Coast National Park, and Addo Elephant National Park. In the Garden Route National Park alone, 57 Pleistocene vertebrate tracksites have been discovered. An equilibrium exists, whereby new sites become exposed through cliff-collapse events, while known sites slump into the ocean, are eroded through the action of wind and water, or are destroyed through wave action. Engraved graffiti poses a further threat. These sites complement the traditional body fossil record and have significant palaeoenvironmental and palaeoanthropological implications. Hominin sites are of global importance: one contains the oldest tracks attributed to Homo sapiens, others contain patterns made in sand by ancestral humans and constitutes a form of early palaeoart Collectively, these sites have substantial geoheritage value.

17/03/2025

It seems that the bottlenose dolphins love this spot 👌
Buffelsbaai Wildside
Video 📹 Aiden Pepler

16/03/2025

Good memories

11/03/2025

Next weekend!!!

11/03/2025

Looking forward to this talk

📢 Talk of the Town Tuesday – Tracks Cast in Stone 🦖🌿

Join us for another fascinating Talk of the Town Tuesday as we explore the fossil footprints of the Knysna area with Dr. Charles Helm! 🦕👣

🔍 Topic: Tracks Cast in Stone – Fossil Footprints of the Knysna Area
📅 Date: Tuesday, 18th March
🕕 Time: 17H30 for 18H00
📍 Venue: Knysna Yacht Club Restaurant
💰 Entry: R70 per person (Kids 12 & under FREE!)
🍔 Extras: Cash bar & burgers available for sale

Dr. Charles Helm, a research associate with the African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience at Nelson Mandela University, will take us on a journey through time, revealing the Pleistocene fossil trackways his team has discovered along 350 km of coastline. 🌊🏞️

🔥 Seats are limited! Secure yours by booking online or paying at the door: www.knysnaestuary.co.za/product/talk-of-the-town-tuesday-march/

Tag a friend who loves fossils, history, and the natural wonders of Knysna! 🦴🌍

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