Namibia

Namibia's Walvis Bay sits on the Benguela Current, one of the world's most productive marine upwelling systems, and offshore excursions head 20–25 nautical miles into it past Pelican Point's 50,000-strong Cape Fur Seal colony. Shy, Black-browed, and Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatrosses are joined by Northern and Southern Giant Petrels, White-chinned Petrel, Sooty Shearwater, and Broad-billed Prion. Cape Gannet — breeding at just six sites worldwide — and Cape Cormorant add the Benguela's distinctive nearshore character, alongside African Penguin and, on some trips, Leatherback Turtle and Southern Right Whale.