Visit Danger Point lighthouse. The remains of old wrecks, having sailed along this treacherous stretch of coast, have found their way to rest along this coast, including the legendary HMS Birkenhead which sank at Danger Point on the fateful night on the 26th February 1852. The Danger Point lighthouse was commissioned and building started on the 14th April 1894.

Explore the Klipgat Caves where excavations revealed archaeological deposits left by Middle Stone Age people about 85 million years ago and by the Khoisan (Later Stone Age).

Gansbaai has numerous restaurants, grills and coffee shops. The specialty of most is seafood and old fashioned home cooking. The Afrikaners would phrase it as 'boerekos'.

Gansbaai is less than an hour's drive from Cape L'Aghulhas, the southern most tip of Africa. En route is Elim, an original Moravian Mission station.

White Shark cage diving and shark viewing trips is a very popular Gansbaai attraction to visitors from across the globe. There are nine white shark viewing / diving operations active in the Gansbaai area. Some operators have a specialist crew for photography and film work, while others offer an opportunity for total adventure.

Whale Watching can be observed from De Kelders to Pearly Beach between June and November every year when they come to Walker Bay to calve. Gansbaai offers some of the best boat-based and land based whale watching in the world.