Guest comment: “Loved the experience including the education. Marine biologist and the entire crew were first class!” – Doug
“Really great experience! Very authentic, environmentally conscious and competent crew. All in all I’m really glad I did it!” – Vicky
“Amazing experience!”- Serena + Anita
27/04/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 12.9’C
Depth: 8.8m
Visibility: 2.0m
Number of Sharks: 4
Conditions: Chop, small swell + windy
Whilst we were all given a bit of a sleep in this morning as the tides dictated a later launch, we still had a few divers half asleep as we made our way to our dive site for the day. This wasn’t the case for long as the fresh morning air and even fresher water temperature woke them up! The colder water temperatures have been holding fast for the last few weeks, fingers crossed that we see a rise in the near future for the divers and sharks sake! Our first shark of the trip was a beautiful 4.5m Female who we first saw off the port side of the vessel as we were readying the divers and cage. She worked her way around to the cage and allowed us to have a closer look. Sharks of this size and above really put things into perspective, especially when also visited by a shark at the other end of the size scale, today our smallest visitor being our fourth shark of the trip, a 2m long juvenile (Great White young are believed to be born at 1.5m). Generally all our sharks today stayed within the area of the boat, circling around and surfacing in front of the cage throughout the trip. The sharks of the day all exhibited calm yet curious behaviour, which is fantastic to let our guests on board see. One of the main aims of Marine Dynamics is that whilst introducing people to the Great White Shark through cage diving we may disperse the often negative and aggressive misconceptions of this creature and educate those who come face to face with such a magnificent animal…
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
