On board videographer fluent in
English, French and Spanish
Departs
Daily
Price
R1300.00 pp excl road transfer
R1600.00 pp incl return road transfer
Shark Viewing
Divers, who are safe in the cage, listen to the dive master explaining the direction from which the shark is coming. Divers submerse themselves. Literally holding their breath next to the boat in the safety of the cage and await that once in a lifetime eye to eye contact with the great white sharks a mere arms length away.
Passengers can also experience excellent surface viewing of the great white sharks from the boat's upper deck, getting an all-round view of the sharks, circling and descending. It is the ideal spot to capture some fantastic shark picture or shoot video footage - the water is no more than 9 meters deep.
Great White Sharks can smell the chum slick (crushed tuna/skipjack or sardines) from a considerable distance. In addition, our crew pulls decoys or bait lines closer to the cage and boat to lure the magnificent creatures even closer. The shark, being an inquisitive creature, often comes right up to the boat, bringing its head far enough out of the water that you can touch it. The banks of awesome razor edged teeth are but centimetres away - the huge gaping jaws revealing the true danger of the imminent encounter. The most feared predator of all the seas has arrived.
Cage Diving in South Africa
Your excursion to Geyser and Dyer islands begins at Gansbaai's picturesque Kleinbaai Harbour on the east coast of South Africa. The launching slip way of this small harbour, being the point of entry for all great white shark cage diving expeditions to the islands, becomes a beehive of activity on clear mornings.
All dive equipment, towels and snacks are stocked, safety equipment is checked and the boats are fuelled prior to passengers' arrival.
The trip takes approx 4 hours starting with an educational briefing over breakfast or lunch at the White Shark Diving Co embassy, normally at 08h00 or 12h00.
The Great White Shark
The boat leaves the harbour at about 08h45 or 12h45 and takes 15 to 20 minutes to reach the channel between Geyser and Dyer islands. It normally takes about an hour of chumming and baiting before the first great white hones in on the bait with deadly accuracy - (sharks use their sense of smell and unique sense of electro-reception to detect the movement of the fibrous rope in the water.)
The great white shark makes its graceful and swift appearance from below, leaping out of the water making its presence felt from nowhere.
A dorsal fin and part of the tail silently slice up through the water, leaving barely a wake; the ominous fins lock in on the boat. The undisputed lord of the deep has arrived!
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