Daily Blog 31 August 2025 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Guest Comments:

“A fantastic experience. The crew were very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this tour.”
– Jo & John

“Wonderful time! Very smooth from pickup to breakfast to boat. Fantastic wildlife sightings! Yahoo!!!”
– King Family

“Always an exceptional experience, thanks so much :)”
– Leilah & Jonathan

30/08/2025

Location: Gansbaai, South Africa

Dive site: Joubertsdam

Water temp: Moderate

Visibility: Moderate

Sightings: Bronze whaler sharks, Broadnose sevengill shark, Short-tail stingrays + Cape fur seal

Summary: A fair day on the water, with sunny skies as we departed Kleinbaai Harbour for our trips. Arriving on anchor, sharks were quick to welcome the guests, with the Bronze whalers arriving first. Multiple individuals consistently passed in front of the cage, with good visibility allowing a great view of these animals in their natural habitat. Both trips were lucky enough to gain additional sightings of the Broadnose sevengill sharks and the impressive Short-tail stingrays, totaling 3 elasmobranch species for the day! Cape fur seals were also seen around the dive site, with one individual showing off their predation skills for divers to see. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the trips today, it was a pleasure having you on board Slashfin!

Trip 1.

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Trip 2.

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