Itinerary

Day 1

The trips normally last from 4-5 hours at sea. It is a 20 minute boat ride to the location where the cage diving takes place (just across the bay). Immediately on site the crew drop in the chum bag/s and then the waiting game starts to see if any sharks are interested in the chum slick or boat. Once the sharks arrive the cage is dropped into the water and cage diving commences. It is a simple surface dive and non technical. We do not use air in the cage in the summer months as this tends to spook the sharks. On some of the boats there is a videographer that will film the experience. You will watch this after your trip and will have the option to buy this on DVD for approximately R350 per copy. The footage will include topside and underwater footage of the sharks and divers in the cage. The price includes breakfast on arrival with drinks and snacks on board there is also a light lunch after the trip at the crew house.

Extra Information

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All Diving Gear

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This is possibly the greatest thrill that you will ever experience. Just imagine pulling up on the boat in 'Shark Alley', the open stretch of water between the mainland and Dyer Island off Gansbaai, South Africa referred to as the White Shark Diving capital of the world. The wonderful thing about shark diving in Gansbaai is that you only have to take a 20 minute boat ride to Dyer Island. In the winter time we can even see sharks before the shark chum is dropped into the water and it is clear to see why Gansbaai is named as being the most densely populated area for Great White Sharks in the World. We get White Sharks here along the coast all year round but Winter is the best time to come and see these beautiful animals.

The beauty is that in Gansbaai you do not have to be a qualified diver to see the Great White Sharks from the boat or cage. As the cages are mounted next to the boat and floated on the surface it is very easy for inexperienced divers to jump in and take a good look at the Great Whites as they cruise past the cage. For most of the year the divers do not use air or snorkels in the cage as the bubbles tend to make the Great White Sharks nervous and very cautious. We want the shark to be comfortable with the boat and people diving in the cages so that they will come as close as possible. It is not uncommon for a shark’s pectoral fin to glide just into the gap in the cage as it swims past.