Red and the team made this a simply awesome and super fun afternoon! + Well organised and run. Never felt like we were just hanging around not knowing what to do. + Fun, engaging and really friendly at the base point. All the kit and equipment handed out spot on and super clean. + We were so lucky to see 🐟 (Sun fish), dolphins 🐬 (like 50!), and seals!! + The skipper 🚤 was fun and friendly, willing to show and educate and point out things if you missed them. + Made us feel super safe and secure especially considering the area has shark 🦈 sightings. . Only thing would be to have more than 1 outdoor shower 🚿 . Doesn’t have to be anything posh, just something to have a quick wash after in your swimming 🏊‍♂️ kit. We couldn’t recommend this enough! A must do in Plettenberg and the area as a whole. I’d come back and do it again and again and not be bored.

Great experience swimming with the seals. Guide was Red who was very nice to take photos of the experience and answer all our questions on the boat. Water was cold but not too bad with the wet suit in November.

We joined the tour last week and I have been thinking whether to make this review or not, but I decided to make it because I would have liked to know this info in advance. For me, swimming with seals was not an enjoyable thing to do for two main reasons: 1. If you get seasick easily, I would not recommend it: I got seasick in the boat (the ocean can be very rough and the boat goes fast and is bumping all the time). Once we got to the seals I thought OK, now in the water it will be better, but there were strong waves and with the wetsuit the monitor said it was normal that I would still be seasick because it gives some buyoncy. The sea was really agitated, and if you go back to the boat is worse. The seals are cute but they also stink, which makes your sea sickness worse. 2. You are there with hundreds and hundreds of seals and, although you are in open water, the concentration of seals is so big, and you are so close among all of them, that it is not healthy if by accident you swallow water (which is easy with the snorkling mask). I swallowed water once and got a stomachal virus that is lasting several days. So, in conclusion, the seals were cute, but I would not do it again, and I also wonder to what extent we disturb them... (Plus, I read now in another review that a man got seriously bitten by one).

Once in a lifetime opportunity to snorkel and experience the cape seals! the entire experience was a delight, from the friendly and upbeat staff, communication about start times, briefing, the boat ride out and the actual snorkelling. We are then treated to a warm shower after our amazing experience with the seals. Our guide gave us some very interesting facts and info about the seals before dipping into the cool waters. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Plett and surroundings.

My wife had the time of her life. I certainly had a time but this is due to my irrational fear of the water due to my swimming skills. This was helped by the fact that my wetsuit kept me afloat and our guide kept me calm. The seals were cool and inquisitive and a pod of bottlenose dolphins came fairly close (I wasn't close enough to see them underwater). Unforgettable experience.

It was our best experience in South Africa, and we did quite a few. The guide was amazing, the trip to and to the seals was great (we even see a great white shark), and swimming with seals is just an amazing experience). So go do it.

Had an amazing experience viewing the seals. Definintely something worth doing when visiting the Plett area. Next time we will swim with the seals as well.

wowwww - it is a must have to do this unforgetable adventure! Seals are incredible! Thanks to the guide!

What an experience, do it, do it, do it!!! We just stumbled across this trip thinking what to do one afternoon, we had a 10 year old with us who loved it as much as we did.

Great experience, absolutely a must do when in Plettenberg Bay. Special thanks to very knowledgeable and passionate about all things ocean Layne Wilkinsen. We visited a colony of 7000 seals and the crew made me feel safe in water even though I can't really swim - someone was looking after me at all times. Highly recommend!

Just an absolutely amazing experience and so worth it. Our guide (Claude) was super helpful with an amazing sense of humor and always made us smile throughout the while trip. So enjoyable. The dive itself was also just amazing. Beautiful clear water and seals were harmless and very curious. Didn't seem to mind us much and were very playful and gentle. Swimming down to the sand was amazing as the curious young seals follow and are just pure joy to see. They blow bubbles, float upside down and just chillax near you. Did not feel unsafe at any stage whatsoever. The life jackets are just a tad bit uncomfortable behind the head as the foam is very thick and forced your head a little awkwardly foward but is a Must have and definitely necessary and is only worn for about 30 mins out of the whole roughly 1 1/2 hour trip so nothing to worry about, ladies just don't tie a low bun 😁 otherwise no complains and as apart of someone on the Plett board of tourism this is a must try. This place and experience deserves no less that a 5 star review in my opinion.

I was so anxious and apprehensive about going but our guide (Claude) made me feel so at ease about the experience which made the fear of being eaten by a shark considerably less🤣 Was so glad that I did try it because it honestly is an experience of a lifetime! The water was a bit murky due to the storm but it was still great getting nice and close to the seals 🦭 The skipper was really friendly too and informative.

Nice activity if you want an experience to remember! I did the seal swimming which included a motor not ride back and forth as well as a wetsuit with mask to make sure you can hold on the water. Seals are quite friendly and very curious! Make sure you ask the guide to make pics of you!

Undoubtedly, swimming with seals is a fabulous experience. The staff was super friendly and one of them (I wish I could remember his name) was incredibly compassionate when it all started to go wrong for me. On the pictures it looks beautiful, but you do not see if there is a swell and what that will do to you combined with the smell! The website promises that they do not go out in strong easterly winds and yet we went out (I only realized on the boat that an easterly was blowing) and found ourselves fighting against a 1m swell. Not ideal conditions to go out in and I believe that the need to make an income might have influenced good judgment on the 16th of January. All other tours were cancelled and everyone was moved onto the 10h00 tour. As a total beginner, I had to trust their judgment, but regret it now. More than half of the people on the boat were seasick and the guide summed it up with the remark “We had lots of casualties today!” I am not sure how I feel about that. I clearly did not have the “sea legs” to go out that day and you might think that is entirely my problem, but I do not believe that safety rules were followed that day to the tee. Are the staff competent? Absolutely! But there were some things that should not have happened and need to be mentioned: 1. If you promise that photos will be included, then make sure that your camera is working! Our guide took a photo of our group still on the beach and realized that his camera isn’t working, but instead of going back and fetching another one (I would sincerely hope that you have a reserve) he did not bother and proceeded with the tour and only told us afterwards that unfortunately there were no photos of us, but that the skipper took some pictures from the boat. Not cool! If you knew you had a problem…fix it or give us a discount! The photographic memories are half the fun of this tour. 2. Anticipate the seasickness and difficulty with the mask/snorkels by giving us some training beforehand! We were equipped but at no time encouraged to try the mask and the snorkel out so that when we’d get into the water we’d be able to breathe! If someone hasn’t used a snorkel in a very long time and then (half seasick) jumps into salt water and swallows some, it is almost impossible to still breathe through a snorkel. In hindsight I realize that this could have easily been avoided if we had been encouraged to try the mask and snorkel out, on the way to the seals. But again, the swell was probably too high to do so. Which makes me question once again… 3. Should you really go out in a 1m swell where you will end up “chasing” the people (off the boat for example) in situations that are completely new to them? Point 3 might be debatable but point 1 and 2 should have been taken care of! I also believe that we should have been warned of the swell. If you are 25 years old, my recommendation is that you definitely do this! It’s a great trip and seals are guaranteed. But if you are 55 and over, like me, never again! I now have a torn chest muscle that will take quite some time to heal. It happened when I tried to re-enter the boat during a 1m swell, using the metal stairs on the side of the boat. It was a disaster, especially since I was already fully seasick at that point. But I am ever so grateful to the NSRI chap who very compassionately helped me back into the boat. He deserves a medal for his effort to keep me going and comfortable. I wouldn’t have made it without him. I also vaguely remember the skipper of the boat barking some very harsh and rather unfeeling instructions at me during this whole ordeal and to his defense, I concede that we must have looked like very unsteady tourists with no sea legs at all, but my question to him: why DID you take us out on that day?? Just because people are willing to pay doesn’t mean that you must let them do it. Not in this weather! To those who get to go out in calm conditions – good for you! ENJOY IT! It will be amazing. P.s. Regarding reply from owner - why no reply re: missing camera and lack of training?

We did the snorkeling with seals and it was so much fun. Definitely would do it again! Our guide was great and made getting in the water easy. The baby seals are adorable. They really are curious and playful in the water and they swam right up to us. All in all great experience, thanks so much!

EPIC EXPERIENCE!!!!! 5 stars all the way! Red and Nico took us out and everything was super organised and professional. Red is calm and caring and looked after us really well. Red took some awesome photos and video of our time with the seals and we were able to download them almost immediately from the website! Snorkeling with Seals was an absolute highlight and we will definitely highly recommend this activity for all our guests as top 5 things to do in Plett!

Even though the water were freezing (less than 10 degrees), we still had a pleasant experience :) The staff is very friendly and have a lot of patience for everything! The view of the seals is amazing! I never saw that number of seals in one place!

One of the most amazing experiences I have had. I only wish it was longer! You get to close to the seals that they bump into you. You don't have to be an experienced swimmer as you get dropped off by boat and don't swim at all (you are mostly floating while watching the seals). However I wouldn't recommend if you are nervous in the ocean and tides. Our guide PK was brilliant. He was supportive and friendly through the whole adventure. I will absolutely do it again if I find myself in the area.

Amazing experience. I can recommend everyone to do this trip with Offshore Adventures. They are very professional and we had a great time! Saw a lot of deals, they also took pictures of us swimming with them which you get for free afterwards! Thanks Stuart for the amazing trip!

Just driving the garden route with the different weather is so amazing

Joe and I had a fantastic experience with Lain and Rederick. Professional, knowledgeable and good humoured. Wonderful to spend time with nature and see the seals up close and personal.

Snorkling with the seals was one of the best experiences we had during our trip in South Africa. The staff is very professional and they know what to do with the seals when they are around you. Highly recommended!

Had a really great time with The Offshore Adventures! The seal snorkel was a really amazing experience, we got to swim with tons of seals - the seals played with us and bopped us! Our guide Layne was really knowledgeable, friendly, and was a great leader. He did many tricks with the seals so that they swam under us and barked - Layne also spoke with us about sharks and was really knowledgeable about the marine life around the area. He also gave us tips for the rest of our trip and seeing the marine animals! The snorkel was worth it and we would definitely do it again!

A truly amazing experience, the freeing sensation of snorkelling whilst the uniquness of enjoying it with seals. Highly recommend and cannot wait until I go again!

We had the most wonderful experience swimming with the seals. Tristan, our guide, was extremely friendly, helpful and taught us a lot about the seals. We felt completely safe the wole time and would best like to come back tomorrow for our next trip. Thank you so much :-)

A wonderful informative experience. Our guide and driver were just fantastic, fun, engaging, knowledgeable and made the experience! We saw sharks, seals and a whale. Will definitely recommend this!

2 weeks after this amazing experience and i cant help but smile. Genuinley one of the best things ive done. Immersed in nature with a twist of adrenalin. Whats not to love.