Shark Diving Cape Town

Shark Cage Diving in Cape Town with great white and/or Copper sharks is taken as a day trip and launches from Kleinbaai harbour near Gansbaai. Shark Divers offers fully inclusive tours: Hotel transfers, breakfast and light lunch plus all gear needed to take the plunge and have an adventurous day! Tours from as little as R1450 per person. Take me to the Gansbaai option!

Want to shark dive in Cape Town? This takes place from the Simon’s Town harbour. Simon’s Town is a beautiful harbour town, a mere 50-minute drive from Cape Town Central. Here, near Cape Town, you can dive with the majestic, sleek Blue and Mako Sharks, the prehistoric 7 Gill Cow Shark and some very feisty seals. This activity is suitable for snorkelers and scuba divers.

Blue and Mako Scuba Dive

Shark Diving Cape Town Dive Tour

This dive trip is aimed at spotting and diving with Blue and Mako sharks, 25 nautical miles off the coast of Simon’s Town. However, we also often, but not guaranteed, experience some other awesome marine creatures on this tour. These animals include some large pelagic game fish, sea birds, whales and dolphins. The season officially opens in November but the best time to do this dive is from February to June. This shark dive tour is a long one, and sometimes the wait for sharks can be up to 3 hours. The reward is worth it though! Tours are highly weather dependant, so we suggest that you keep a couple of days open in your dairy instead of setting out just one day.

Included, Excluded

R3000 per person sharing
Location: Simon’s Town
Shark Tour
Snorkel and Scuba
Full dive gear equipment
Briefings
Coffee, tea and lunch
Drinks and snacks onboard
Transport
Camera

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Itinerary

Meet at Dive Centre at 06h00
Collect equipment, sign indemnities
Head down to Simonstown jetty at 0700
Board the boat, assemble dive equipment
Proceed along the peninsula coast towards Cape Point
Short stop at Cape Point for sunrise photos
Briefing for the dive
Start the chumming process
Once the sharks arrive the dives start
Return to dive centre at 1400 for a hot shower, coffee and lunch

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What to bring

Dive certification card if scuba
Towel
Warm Jacket
Swimming costume
Sunblock
Camera
Own dive equipment if preferred
Seasick medication if prone to seasickness

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Sevengill Cow Shark Scuba Dive

Seven Gill Cow Shark

Join us on a one-of-a-kind cage dive with the Broadnose Sevengill Sharks at the famed seal island. The only area in the world where you can cage dive with these ancient-looking sharks in False Bay. Sevengill Sharks are formidable predators of Cape Fur Seals, as well as other shark and fish species. They can grow to be 3 meters long and weigh up to 700 pounds. So come join us to view these fascinating sharks in their natural habitat.

The season is from September to May. The cage comfortable takes 5 divers at a time. Sharks are viewed on a breath-hold system. Our boat takes a maximum of 18 guests. Water temperature is usually 14 to 18 degrees Celsius with visibility between 3 and 20 meters.

Included, Excluded

R3150 per person sharing
Location: Simon’s Town
Shark Tour
Guided Cage Diving
Full dive gear equipment
Briefings
Hookah system available on request for qualified divers

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Itinerary

Meet at Dive Centre at 08h15 and 8h45
Safety briefing, sign indemnities
Leave pier between 9h00 and 9h30
Arrive at the island between 9h25 and 9h55
Brief clients on shark hunting behaviour and what they can expect
Anchor boat and start chumming to get the sharks to the boat
Drop cage and brief clients on the cage dive and shark behaviour around the boat
Cage dive and view sharks from 10h00 to 12h00
Return to Simon’s Town harbour