What an experience and what and learned so much about the wild ocean. I can recommend this tour enough and with such lovely people tooo that own the business. WELL DONE ! I will be booking for another adventure with Raggy Chasers.

This experience was beyond anything I could have imagined. I thought I would see some penguins unique to South Africa. We did see penguins, but the stars of our day were the three separate pods of bottle nosed dolphins we encountered; up to 1000 in the day. First pod was the smallest and closest to the harbour, magic watching them hunting for food. But further out on our way to the Penguin Island we came across a larger pod. Beautiful to watch, soo many we thought. Our third pod was the largest and there were so many you couldn't count them all. up to 600 in this pod at least. This was the BEST tour I had ever done. To see so many and to be as close as we were was beyond any dream. I am not a good photographer, but I am sharing some photos.

The crew were fab from the beginning. Good explanation of the trip before we boarded and of course the understanding that they cannot guarantee what you will or won’t see! Lovely boat. We were on My Bru. Very clean and plenty of space even though we were full. Whilst the penguins on penguin island seemed to be having a sleepy indoor day we sort loads of different birds and were blessed to see a shoal of around 1,000 dolphins 🐬!!! So amazing. Got some wonderful pictures. A wonderful all round experience and am going to come back to do some more trips with this company another time. Highly recommend them.

For a long time I have wanted to do a Raggy Charter trip into Algoa Bay and recently the opportunity arose. Wow, I was blown away by the diversity of what we saw and how beautiful it is out in Algoa Bay. Jake, Tertius and Purity make a great team and are most knowledgeable in regards to what we saw. We even saw a Brydes whale, which was totally unexpected. I can but only heartily recommend that if in PE and want to see saline then Raggy Charters will be your best bet

Very professional, and beyond professional. All staff members are sincerely taking account of every single visitor.

A superb experience by Keith and Purity. The sighting of whales, seals, playful dolphins and penguins provided an exhilarating experience. A well managed business being aware of safety for its customers, the environment and sea life.

On the ocean wave, spray in the face, salt on the skin, the exhilaration of landlubbers being at sea .... even before the first sighting of marine wildlife, and that was less than 10 minutes from leaving harbour! Mommy and calf humpback whales obliged, though we didn't bother them for too long. After that we saw a succession of gambolling dolphins, more whales, a few seals, and one 'raft' of penguins floating happily on the surface. But the seabirds' real domain were the islands we sailed past, St Croix and Brenton - teeming with colonies of cormorants, terns, penguins, gulls, a few oystercatchers, with their guano (no longer exploited) giving the rocky islands a white sheen. Avuncular Skipper Keith and his bubbling assistant Purity (who's made her way to a maritime career from Bushbuckridge in landlocked Mpumalanga) were mines of information on the marine fauna, conservation issues, the islands' history etc - and also ensured our comfort and optimal pelagic sightseeing at every turn (of the helm).

Raggy charters staff, facilities and a joyful professional attitude made our trip unbelievable. We saw everything, whales, dolphins, seal, etc. It was such a humbling privilege to be so close with nature. Thank you all, for making our year end function a top notch event.

There was a Large group of us with numbers changing a lot the staff were really accommodating for our group. The tour itself was spectacular we saw dolphins, penguins and humpback whales. The staff made sure we got to see as much as possible, getting a close as we could to get some amazing views and pictures! The staff made the tour, they were friendly and really informative about the animals, local area and impacts things are having on the local wildlife. Overall incredible trip! Would highly recommend to anyone in the area!

Absolutely amazing trip. An absolute must do! The staff were fantastic and so knowledgeable. We saw so many seals, dolphin and whales. Raggy Charters are just the best!

A pleasant day out on sea. The highlight was a big group of dolphins on our way back. Always nice to spend time with them. Such an intelligent specie.

We had the most incredibly magical, spectacular Eco-Ocean Cruise with Raggy Charters on Saturday 29/04/2023. We were so incredibly lucky that after a general and safety information talk given by Lloyd Edwards, Owner, we were very safely and expertly skippered by a very competent Keith, directly into a huge sardine run feeding frenzy, by what seemed like hundreds and thousands of Common and Bottlenose Dolphins, three Bryde’s Whales, Oyster Catchers, Cory’s Shearwaters, Storm Petrels, Gannets - many youngsters included which is so encouraging - a Turtle, Seal and Common Gulls. A subAntarctic Antarctic Skua decided it was going to share energy with me and find out about humans a bit more - I am an animal communicator trained by Anna Breytenbach - and after hovering above us and dropping in on us again and again for many minutes then landed very briefly on my outstretched hand. Purity, our Guide is incredibly competent, friendly, and highly experienced in her lazer eye spotting of whales, dolphins, turtle etc and made absolutely sure each and every one of us was completely comfortable and remained safe and included in staying safe whilst on board. It was truly a most magical, awe inspiring and deeply humbling experience with each breath we took as we were completely enraptured by the spectacular display and grateful for the extremely competent Raggy Charter team expertise. We also encountered the Raggy Charter research and filming crew working tirelessly on a documentary to be screened on the BBC Channel Blue Planet, hopefully by 2024. An unforgettable experience to be remembered forever. My nearly seven year old grandson who had been gifted this cruise for his 6th birthday last year, was completely enraptured from beginning to end. And remains so. Much gratitude and respect to the Raggy Charters team. We can highly recommend a cruise with them.

This is an exceptional and unique experience of the ocean and marine wildlife. We have been more than once and have had the most memorable sightings of whales, dolphins, seals, penguins and many sea birds. The guides are professional, knowledgeable and committed to preserving the natural resources in the area. There is a focus on safety for both people and wildlife. It is impossible to recommend this highly enough. Raggy Charters does so much to protect and raise awareness of the issues impacting the marine life in the area. It feels good to know that we are supporting them.

The experience with the Raggy Charters is definitely in our top 3 moments of our vacation in South Africa! It was worth every little penny! First off, the Captain and his 2 crew members were such lovely people. We learned a lot about their mission to protect the environment and tons of information about dolphins, penguins, whales and lots of other animals living in the bay. First we got a funny speech and some necessary safety instructions. After we went on the boat and as soon as we were driving we saw dolphins coming everywhere to the water surface. We didn’t know where we should look first, because they were all over the place. We also saw a little seal/robberg at a propeller of a big tanker ship. Pretty sweet to see how it played around the propeller. But the most special moment was in front of a little island where we saw hundreds of dolphins catching some air. The captain explained they are resting. And then we saw a little white dolphin. An albino dolphin. We were able to take some pics and videos of it. You can see it at the photo section (Sorry for the bad quality. We took photos of my laptop screen.) This is such a special moment, because the captain searched his last 30 years for one - and on this day, he finally saw it! He was jumping like a kid on Christmas evening. Here and there we also saw penguins and a lot of birds. Pretty awesome how many different animals we could see. All in all it was definitely worth it every minute. After the tour we had an amazing sea food platter at the restaurant right next to the starting point of the Raggy trip. It’s called „Of the Hook“. When you want to see lots of animals and have a nice boots tour, you need to check this out. Thank You for everything!

WE had a famous and wonderful day seing killer whales, pingouins, seals, whales, dolphins… We slept this night with lovely dreams… Thanks a lot for all the crews.