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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nHot Tips for Whale Watching <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Early morning is the best time of the day for spotting\nwhales, as there is normally less wind.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- However, whale-spotting may be a more\nspectacular event later in the day, as it has been noted that whales actually\nbecome more active later on, when the wind starts to pick up. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Keep a watchful eye out for the whales spout\nor blow, this is the first clue that they are around. Whales have to come to\nthe surface to breathe. In order to take a breath, they ensure their blowhole\nclears the surface, first exhale, then breathe in. The whale\u2019s spout is the\nmist or spray that can be seen when they exhale. Keep your eyes peeled for a\nwhite spray a few meters above the water, along the horizon. P.S. these giant\n\u2018puffs\u2019 are surprisingly loud, so keep your ears peeled too!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cFootprints\u201d are another tell-tale sign that\nthere are whales present. When a whale makes a shallow dive, it swims just\nunder the surface for a few minutes. As it moves its powerful tail, it creates\na disturbance on the surface that looks like an oil slick. This \u201cfootprint\u201d\nenables us to track the whale by following its \u201cfootprints\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Also look for white patches on the surface,\nout at sea. These are often caused by waves breaking over the body of a whale<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- If you notice any kind of giant splash out of\nthe corner of your eye, keep looking in that direction as it could be whales\nbreaching*<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
*breaching is when a whale breaks through the surface of the water<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWild whale watching really is a joy! We hope that you\u2019ll have a whale of a time \ud83d\ude09 on your next visit to KwaZulu-Natal!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While the SA Whale Route is most famous for encounters with southern right whales, humpback whales and several coastal dolphin species; no less than 37 species of whales and dolphins can be found in the waters off South Africa. Lucky for us, the South Coast is perfect for whale watching! All in all, South Africa has about 1930 km of whale watching coastline, extending from … Continue reading Whale Watching on the South Coast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,15,3],"tags":[8,6,5,7,4],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kwazulu-natal","category-uvongo","category-wildlife","tag-kwazulu-natal","tag-south-africa","tag-south-coast","tag-uvongo-river-resort","tag-whale-watching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- However, whale-spotting may be a more\nspectacular event later in the day, as it has been noted that whales actually\nbecome more active later on, when the wind starts to pick up. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Keep a watchful eye out for the whales spout\nor blow, this is the first clue that they are around. Whales have to come to\nthe surface to breathe. In order to take a breath, they ensure their blowhole\nclears the surface, first exhale, then breathe in. The whale\u2019s spout is the\nmist or spray that can be seen when they exhale. Keep your eyes peeled for a\nwhite spray a few meters above the water, along the horizon. P.S. these giant\n\u2018puffs\u2019 are surprisingly loud, so keep your ears peeled too!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cFootprints\u201d are another tell-tale sign that\nthere are whales present. When a whale makes a shallow dive, it swims just\nunder the surface for a few minutes. As it moves its powerful tail, it creates\na disturbance on the surface that looks like an oil slick. This \u201cfootprint\u201d\nenables us to track the whale by following its \u201cfootprints\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Also look for white patches on the surface,\nout at sea. These are often caused by waves breaking over the body of a whale<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- If you notice any kind of giant splash out of\nthe corner of your eye, keep looking in that direction as it could be whales\nbreaching*<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
*breaching is when a whale breaks through the surface of the water<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wild whale watching really is a joy! We hope that you\u2019ll have a whale of a time \ud83d\ude09 on your next visit to KwaZulu-Natal!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While the SA Whale Route is most famous for encounters with southern right whales, humpback whales and several coastal dolphin species; no less than 37 species of whales and dolphins can be found in the waters off South Africa. Lucky for us, the South Coast is perfect for whale watching! All in all, South Africa has about 1930 km of whale watching coastline, extending from … Continue reading Whale Watching on the South Coast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,15,3],"tags":[8,6,5,7,4],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kwazulu-natal","category-uvongo","category-wildlife","tag-kwazulu-natal","tag-south-africa","tag-south-coast","tag-uvongo-river-resort","tag-whale-watching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrs.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- If you notice any kind of giant splash out of\nthe corner of your eye, keep looking in that direction as it could be whales\nbreaching*<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Also look for white patches on the surface,\nout at sea. These are often caused by waves breaking over the body of a whale<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cFootprints\u201d are another tell-tale sign that\nthere are whales present. When a whale makes a shallow dive, it swims just\nunder the surface for a few minutes. As it moves its powerful tail, it creates\na disturbance on the surface that looks like an oil slick. This \u201cfootprint\u201d\nenables us to track the whale by following its \u201cfootprints\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Keep a watchful eye out for the whales spout\nor blow, this is the first clue that they are around. Whales have to come to\nthe surface to breathe. In order to take a breath, they ensure their blowhole\nclears the surface, first exhale, then breathe in. The whale\u2019s spout is the\nmist or spray that can be seen when they exhale. Keep your eyes peeled for a\nwhite spray a few meters above the water, along the horizon. P.S. these giant\n\u2018puffs\u2019 are surprisingly loud, so keep your ears peeled too!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n