Gansbaai is within the Walker Bay area of the Cape's Whale Coast and in the Overberg region of the Western Cape.
Gansbaai's close proximity to Hermanus and Cape Town and also Cape Town International Airport makes this a wonderful lifestyle choice for permanent residents with children, retirees and even for those looking for a convenient weekend or second home destination.
This fishing village with two harbours has during the last decade transformed itself into an international tourism destination offering some of the best shark cage diving in the world due to the colonies of Cape Fur Seals that frequent "Shark Alley" between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock.
Gansbaai's other main attractions is the Dyer Island bird sanctuary where rare species such as the African Penguin, Cape Cormorant, African Black Oystercatcher and the Hartlaub's Gull live as well as the caves at De Kelders - offering the only freshwater cave next to the coast of Africa, which has been changed into a swimming pool.
Suburbs in Gansbaai:
- De Kelders
- Perlemoenbaai
- Kleinbaai / Van Dyksbaai
- Klipfonteyn 1
- Klipfonteyn 2
- Duikersfontein
- Birkenhead
- Franskraal
- Uilenkraalsmond
- Pearly Beach
- Baardskeerdersbos
- Blompark
- Masakhane