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Duration: 11 hours (approx.)
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Product code: 2382SC11
Join this tour for the underwater experience of a lifetime as you scuba dive or snorkel with the Great White Sharks of South Africa! Take the opportunity during your stay in Cape Town to travel to the channels around Dyer Island and get up close and personal with the animal on top of the ocean's food chain.
Travel to Gansbaai and enjoy a light breakfast before proceeding to the channel by Dyer Island, a short boat trip of approximately 20 minutes. Named after Samson Dyer in the 19th century, Dyer Island is a breeding ground for marine birdlife, while nearby Geyser Rock is home to approximately 50,000 Cape Fur Seals. As a prime breeding site for these animals, the area is a natural magnet for the ocean's deadliest predator.
Check out the sharks with a surface view, before slipping into your wetsuit to join these misunderstood creatures in their natural habitat. Choose to snorkel, or scuba cage dive (must hold a valid scuba diving certificate) with the magnificent predators in their natural feeding ground. This is a rare opportunity to share the water with the top ocean predator, and feel the ultimate adrenaline rush as it looks you in the eye with curiosity and maybe a touch of menace!
If you don't want to enter the water, you can remain on the boat and enjoy the surface viewing. Being a surface feeder by nature the sharks swim close to the boat, therefore view onboard is superb and photo opportunities are lurking everywhere. If you are lucky, you may even get the opportunity to witness a spectacular breach as these huge creatures launch themselves clear of the water surface in the hunt for the next seal meal!
The Great White shark cage diving season can be divided into three periods:
- High season : May to October
- Intermediate : April, November, December, and January
- Low season : January, February and March
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Fantastic Great White Shark viewing from above and below the water's surface
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Snorkel and scuba dive gear
- Professional narration by tour guide
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities (optional)
- YOU MUST BRING YOUR VALID SCUBA DIVE CERTIFICATE FOR THIS TOUR IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN A CAGE DIVE
- Coaches are not wheelchair accessible
- Toilets are available on coaches with a seating capacity of 28 to 44 passengers. There are no toilets on the 15 seater Sprinters and Minivans. Vehicle used will depend on passenger numbers on the day
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers
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Superb day out, but just remember it's a long day. If you have a wetsuit, bring it as many of the ones ... Read more ›
James H, United Kingdom, May 2009
What can I say, no sharks on the day we took the trip. We were given a free voucher to try again. Read more ›
Carolyn R, United Kingdom, May 2009
