Daily Blog 17 April 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Guest comments:

“Awesome experience! Great and knowledgeable staff! Thank you!” – Bob & Sheon

“Fabulous experience. The crew was amazing + knowledgeable. Thank you for an awesome time” – Joseph & Olga

“Amazing experience! Well organized, really a great team working together with us – thank you!” – Will, Grant & Elize

17/04/2022

Location: Gansbaai, South Africa

Dive site: Joubertsdam

Water temperature: Rather cold

Visibility: Poor

Sightings: Humpback dolphins, Bronze whalers, Sevengill shark, giant Petrel, Cape Fur seals

Trip 1.

Some lovely skuas accompanying us to our dive site


We had to wait a little bit and change our anchor but were rewarded with some awesome sevengill sightings


So special to see these weird-looking creatures!


Sevengill shark giving us quite a bit of action!


Hi divers! Just checking up on you!


Smiles form the cage! Cold water won’t stop us!


Thanks to everyone who joined and brought us some sevengill luck!

Trip 2.

Sevengill Cow shark, South Africa
We had a beautiful male Sevengill Cow shark by the cage today!

Sevengill Cow shark, South Africa
His small but sharp teeth are on display here!

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Perfect family outing.

Giant Petrel, South Africa
We were also joined by an impressive Giant Petrel by the boat!

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Our divers had to exercise some patience today but we were incredibly fortunate to get some shark action!

Sevengill Cow shark, South Africa
This male Sevengill shark came nice and close to our divers!

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Amy and Logan, all the way from the US!

Giant Petrel, South Africa
Great action from this Giant Petrel!

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Brothers from the UK, enjoying the cage diving experience.

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Big smiles from the cage.

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Our guests also enjoyed a visit to Shark Alley to see our 60,000 strong Cape Fur seal colony on Geyser Rock.

Giant Petrel, South Africa
Our International Marine Intern got some fantastic shots of the wildlife today!

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
We also enjoyed a stunning sunset on our way back to the harbor!
A huge thank you to all of our guests for joining us today, we hope you enjoyed your trip on Slashfin!
 

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Enjoyed your tour? Let us know. We appreciate your feedback via these online channels:    Do you want to order a trip video? If you missed out on ordering trip footage after your tour, you can contact our reservations team on sharks@marinedynamicstravel.com.  If you are looking to get up close and personal with sharks then Shark Cage Diving South Africa, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator

Do you want to order a trip video?

If you missed out on ordering trip footage after your tour, you can contact our reservations team at sharks@marinedynamicstravel.com.

If you are looking to get up close and personal with sharks then Shark Cage Diving South Africa, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.

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