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Franskraalstrand Destination Guide
Explore Franskraalstrand in South Africa
Franskraalstrand in the region of Western Cape is a place in South Africa - some 807 mi or ( 1298 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Time in Franskraalstrand is now 01:32 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Uilenkraal, Pearly Beach, and Cape Town. Since you are here already, consider visiting Uilenkraal . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Franskraalstrand ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
White Shark Cage Diving, Gansbaai, South Africa
During my gorgeous stay in Namibia, I went on a trip to our bordering country South Africa and didn't miss my chance to experience the great white sharks. Twelve people and me, we decided to jump on a ..
4 Whale Breaches in 30 sec - Walker Bay, South Africa
Watching the sun go down from the cliffs of De Kelders in Gansbaai South Africa we saw a whale breach four times in a very short space of time. De Kelders is the best place in the world for Land-Based ..
família Lauletta no White Shark Cage Diving - Gansbaai / Africa do Sul
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Shark Cage Dive South Africa
Our dive with a school of Great Whites off the coast of the town of Gansbaai, two hours by car from Cape Town, South Africa. We saw about a dozen Great Whites, the largest about 15' (3.5m) long. Tour ..
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Interesting facts about this location
HMS Birkenhead (1845)
HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or steam frigate Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy. She was designed as a frigate, but was converted to a troopship before being commissioned. On 26 February 1852, while transporting troops to Algoa Bay, she was wrecked at Danger Point near Gansbaai on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa.
Located at -34.65 19.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Pearly Beach
Pearly Beach is a village in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Located at -34.65 19.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Walker Bay
Walker Bay is a large bay located in the south-western Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the next major bay between False Bay near Cape Town and Cape Agulhas to the south-east. The bay is famous for having some of the best land based whale-watching in the world, which a town on its shores, Hermanus, has become famous for. Southern Right Whales visit the bay in the winter and spring months. Gansbaai on the shores of the bay has also become very famous for Great White Shark diving.
Located at -34.50 19.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Bantamsklip, Western Cape
Bantamsklip is a rocky stretch of coast approximately 7 km SE of Pearly Beach in the Overberg district of the Western Cape province of South Africa. The site is 23 km south east of the town of Gansbaai. 1:50 000 map series reference 3419DA Bantamsklip is situated on the Groot Hagelkraal farm.
Located at -34.71 19.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
SANSA Space Science
SANSA Space Science, previously the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory (HMO) is South Africa's national geomagnetic research facility. The observatory is situated in the town of Hermanus in the Western Cape Province and forms part of the South African National Space Agency. The observatory is an active participant in the International Real-time Magnetic Observatory Network, one of a large number magnetic observatories which monitor and model variations of the Earth’s magnetic field.
Located at -34.42 19.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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