Guest comments: “Grrrrreat to see a great white! Excellent crew! =)” – Alvin
“Amazing! Happy we got to see the great white! Staff were great!”– Batler family
28/04/2019
Sightings: Great White shark, Bronze whalers and Short-tailed stingray
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: Cold
Visibility: Low
We started our trip in beautiful conditions with fog surrounding us but as soon as we got to the dive location it cleared up showing us a beautiful Gansbaai coastline. We geared up and started to wait for the first sharks to arrive. It was worth the wait as a large 4.5 m female great white appeared out of the deep, leaving us all in awe. She gave us some stunning passes making it an unforgettable trip. Copper sharks started to arrive shortly after that, so everyone had a chance to see a shark underwater. A cape fur seal appeared and did a quick circle around the boat. Once everyone got dry and ready to go we headed back to the harbour.
The second trip of the day launched onto a beautifully cleared bay as the early mist had disappeared. Once back on anchor we had some moments to get everyone sorted into their wetsuits before our first shark appeared. This was one of the Bronze whalers, a smaller individual with a very distinct notch in her dorsal fin. She continued to visit the boat throughout the trip. The activity slowed down somewhat after our first sighting however during the second cage things started to heat up as more Bronze whalers appeared, including a large, feisty male before a Short-tailed stingray and Cape Fur seal joined us for the afternoon.
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