Half Hour Seal and Harbour Cruise from Cape Town
4.8

Half Hour Seal and Harbour Cruise from Cape Town

By Waterfront Charters
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Ages 0-70, max of 60 per group
Duration: 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: English
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Highlights

  • Experienced guide
  • Entry/Admission - Waterfront Charters
What's not included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (guests may purchase)


Start:
  • Waterfront Charters - Daily Boat Trips & Private Tours on a choice of luxury sail and motor boats, Shop 5 , Quay 5, V&A Waterfront, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa
    on the waters edge next to Sevruga Restaurant
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Infant seats available
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 52540P6

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
    • The wellbeing of our guests is always a first priority, and will override all other considerations. When the skipper of any of our vessels feels that safety will be compromised, he will always opt for a safer option
    • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
    • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 52540P6

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    $3.94
    per adult
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    • Waterfront Charters
      4.2 of 5 bubbles552
      South Africa
    • BeatriceS1346
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Lovely outing!
      Lovely way to enjoy Cape Town harbour and coast. Very professional and friendly staff. Will reccommend it and do it again!
      Written March 18, 2025
    • Marcus P
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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      Great experience with incredible views. The staff was great and the route to the sunset was great! The staff was attentive to our glasses making sure they were kept filled. The only critique I would give is to have better plastic glasses. But overall I would recommend
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    • 177lesterh
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      With table mountain as or back ground, seeing dolphins,seals and a sighting of a whale made this cruise amazing
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      Written March 12, 2025
    • BBBBManchester
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A fantastic and memorable hour
      Well organised, very friendly and just right to get a flavour of the Cape coast. Only sit on the bow if you're happy getting wet :-)
      Written March 10, 2025
    • Tina613
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fab 1 hour cruise, highly recommended
      Excellent 1 hour catamaran cruise from the waterfront up to Sea Point. Crew were fab and friendly and ship was well organised and stocked with drinks to purchase. Highly recommended.
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    • 563marijkem
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Good option for younger travellers
      Probably a best choice for younger groups who enjoy loud music and alcoholic beverages. Limited seating, difficult to see over the people sitting on the front deck. Retirees with even slight mobility challenges could find the movement and limited seating challenging.
      Written March 7, 2025
    • E4225PQerikp
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Bad agency
      DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS AGENCY. They promised us a certain vessel, but changed the boat on the day. I would not have booked that boat and specifically asked 3 days in advance if they can garuantee that certain boat. They promised they can but lied. We did the tour with Southern Cross and honestly did not really enjoy it.
      Written February 26, 2025
    • annettedut
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great trip
      Even though the weather was windy, we had a lovely time, with a different view of this gorgeous city and table mountain. The captain was great, very kind and helpful as well as very capable.
      Written February 22, 2025
    • Paul H
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very enjoyable evening, great staff ensured that everyone had a good time.
      Loved the sunset, very enjoyable cruise, great staff ensured everyone had a wonderful time! A must do, when visiting Cape Town.
      Written February 16, 2025
    • Flyer06395338905
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Terrible
      I asked the staff at the desk before making my booking and they assured me that the weather will be okay , which it definitely was not ( clearly just there to make the money) Then we ended up going on a different boat and not the catamaran as we wanted to which was already disappointing. And to top it off we had the worst weather out there (waves breaking into the boat) causing for a very unpleasant and kinda scary time out there. My honest opinion is that they shouldn't have even done the cruise that night but like I said earlier they are just in for the money and don't care for the client.
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      3.0 of 5 bubbles
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    • Trip12921845647
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Sunday well spent🌻
      What a wonderful experience, excellent service. Special thanks to Siphokazi and Zack. Sunday afternoon well spent🌻
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    • nflute00
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Sunset cruise
      Went on a Sunset Cruise which we booked online same day, easy process with confirmation on WhatsApp. Picked up tickets/boarding passes from the office on the waterfront easily. Boat was well looked after, clean and staff friendly. Not too overcrowded either as we were on the smaller boat. Stunning sunset views, 2 glasses of ok fizz (as expected) and then a cheap bar on board too. Towards the end lots of people headed inside for a bit of a 'party cruise' back with music and dancing, so we ended up with the front of the boat and sunset views nearly to ourselves!
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    • sjsjsj
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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    • 896elaineb
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    Jascaliner
    Los Angeles, CA108 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2023 • Friends
    We had an awesome adventure with Bongi, the captain and the wonderful crew. They were very friendly and made us feel comfortable throughout our cruise. They also offered to help us take photographs that actually came out perfectly. Bongi took the time to give us some humorous albeit accurate interpretations of the landscape and also recommended some nice places to eat. Two Thumbs up!
    Written November 5, 2023
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    Elandri B
    Cape Town Central, South Africa1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2025 • Family
    Most amazing experience with the Southern Cross! The staff was so friendly.
    Would definitely recommend this & we will be back soon!
    Written January 27, 2025
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    Companion22181517645
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2024 • Family
    Best Crew and very friendly. I will come back again.

    It was worth the experience and the top deck was very fun and we enjoyed every second.
    Written January 1, 2025
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    Jason de Wet
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    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Thank you staff of Southern Cross Waterfront Charters @ V&A
    I visited today and the experience was amazing, but short. Next time I'm doing it again and maybe with my friends :)
    Written May 1, 2024
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    Bernadette247
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2024 • Couples
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    Written January 18, 2024
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    Edward M
    Johannesburg, South Africa4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2020
    Though this was short, Thanks to Thabiet and his team we really enjoyed. Even went for the 1hr long cruise on the Enigma because of Thabiet's excellent customer service.
    Written November 18, 2020
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    PennyM
    8 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2019 • Family
    We loved it, great crew. Gave us a tour in the seals harbour explained everything a first timer would like to know n more..
    Written November 25, 2019
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    Baxter Jones
    Cape Town, South Africa22 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I showed a friend the harbour along with my girlfriend, so we decided to go for a boat cruise. This was the best price, and a great experience.
    Written May 7, 2019
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    Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share. We look forward to you and your friends joining for more Waterfront Charters experiences. We suggest treating your girlfriend to a romantic Sunset Champagne Cruise. Kind Regards The Waterfront Charters Team
    Written May 23, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Chewy_NR
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Funny and fun experience!!! Worth every penny spent... captain Thabiet's humor was excellent! Will send as many people I know on this bout as long as he is the Captain.
    Written February 6, 2019
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    We couldn't agree more Chewy, thank you for taking the time to share. Regards The Waterfront Charters Team.
    Written February 15, 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

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