Guest comment: “Amazing day! Sometimes, dreams do come true! Thanks to all!” – Carlos
“Terrific experience. Fun, safe and very informative. Thank you!” – John, Helen, Kate + Sarah
“Amazing day. The staff are so friendly and informative. The shark played a blinder!” – Ger
10/08/2018
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.3°C + 14.4°C + 14.5°C
Depth: 7.0m + 8.5m + 9.1m
Visibility: 1.5m + 1.5m + 2.0m
Number of Great Whites: 1 + 1 + 1
Conditions: Calm day on the water with a slight swell and little to no wind.
The first trip of the day enjoyed the beautiful sunrise as we made our way around Danger Point from Gansbaai harbour, not our usual, Kleinbaai harbour due to low tide. Once on anchor we had a little wait for a shark sighting with a Short-tailed stingray beating our White sharks to the first wildlife sighting of the day. The shark however appeared soon after, a juvenile White that made a few passes by the decoy and bait line before disappearing, never to return, well for this trip anyway. Unfortunately we did not see a shark again, however we were lucky as things seem to have taken a turn for the quiet in regards to sightings through the bay for the last two days for all operating this activity in the area. The rest of the trip saw the Short-tailed stingray and two very friendly Cape Fur seals engaging with the boat and cage. A big thank you to our guests from this morning for their patience and enthusiasm from the launch to our return to the close by Kleinbaai harbour. Back on sea for our next group of eager shark viewers, the team moved anchor quickly after arriving and no sooner had this happened a shark appeared, a different individual than the one seen on first trip, larger, measuring in at approximately 3.0m this male White shark made some passes before disappearing only to re-appear at the end of the trip and wow all those onboard. Not to be left out the Cape Fur seal put in an appearance during this trip as well. The final trip for the day launched and in the first hour was only greeted by that seal yet again. The group put in a tremendous effort staying on the water most of the afternoon with one very brief sighting of a White shark experienced, along with some whales too. We thank all our guests today for their patience and understanding!
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