Duiker Island
Thousands of Cape fur seals on a rock usually seen only from a boat.
Duiker Island is a small rocky island off Hout Bay, often also called Seal Island.
That name can be confusing because there is another Seal Island in False Bay.
Duiker Island is home to a colony of thousands of Cape fur seals.
Visitors do not normally land on the island. Boats leave from Hout Bay Harbour and approach the colony from the water.
That distinction matters.
These seals are not part of an aquarium or a scheduled wildlife show. This is a wild colony, so numbers, behaviour and how closely boats can approach depend on the sea, season and conditions on the day.
Regular tourist trips have been running here for decades, but the island itself has not become an attraction with a guaranteed script.
It makes more sense to go and see what the colony is doing that day rather than arrive expecting a performance.
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In short: 🦭 Cape fur seal colony · 🪨 Rocky island · 🚤 Viewed from boats · ⚓ Departures from Hout Bay · 🌊 Conditions depend on the sea · 🚫 No regular landing
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