Shark Diving Durban

Shark diving Durban will bring you up close and personal to the ever-inquisitive Oceanic Blacktip shark! These sharks are feisty and curious but you do not need to worry! Swim with them from inside or outside the cage for the ultimate shark diving experience! Our cage is floating and offers an unbeatable shark viewing experience.

Shark Cage Diving Durban

Umkomaas and Park Rynie, near Durban, is the cage diving hotspot of KwaZulu-Natal! Oceanic Blacktips are spotted here in high numbers and this makes it the most common shark found along the coast of Durban. When cage diving, you can expect to see up to 20 sharks surrounding you! These sharks grow up to 1.8 meters! In general, Oceanic Blacktip sharks are not aggressive and appear to be cautious of divers.

Shark Dive Tour

R1500 per person
Location: Umkomaas and Park Rynie, Durban
Shark Tour
Snorkel Inside or Outside Cage
Full dive gear equipment
Boat-based viewing included
No scuba qualification needed
Children and non-divers welcome
Transport available (Extra cost)
60 Photos & 2 Min Video

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Shark Dive Itinerary

Join us early morning, around 7 am, at our dive centre in Umkomaas and Park Rynie. From Umkomaas and Park Rynie, we launch our Superduck (awesome semi-rigid rubber duck boat) through the surf and ride about 20 minutes to a shark hotspot. Once we arrive at the dive spot, our crew bait the water with sardine and anchovy. Within 10 to 20 minutes, there can be anywhere from 5 to 25 Oceanic Blacktip sharks around the cage. You can look forward to spending at least 30 minutes (up to an hour) in the water as conditions allow. Stay inside the 4 to 6 person cage or snorkel around the cage and boat, freely swimming with sharks. Between January and March, we may be lucky enough to encounter a Tiger shark. After our dive, we pack up and head back to the land where you can warm up with coffee and hot showers.

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   Victor Wang 
 2024-05-27
 
 
  Best value for money out of all the different shark diving vendors in Gaansbai. Had a fantastic experience in the middle of March. While great white sharks couldn't be seen due to the orca predation, we still saw a ton of sharks that were great white lookalikes although quite a bit smaller. They still reach 2-3 meters in length and enjoyed the trip very much. It can be quite a long drive from Cape Town Downtown however. There was a nice light breakfast and a hearty soup snack afterwards.
  
 
       
   giuliana ales 
 2024-05-17
 
 
  I flighted from Italy only for living this experience in my life. It was amazing and hope to come back soon in SA with my kids to live it again. Thank you 🤩
  
 
       
   Karolina Szczecina 
 2024-05-04
 
 
  Great experience, very friendly and helpful team. Pleased to see white great shark today. 🦈 thank you so much.
  
 
       
   Leigh-Anne Wessels 
 2024-04-12
 
 
  We had an amazing time cage diving with Shark Diver! We had a beautiful show of copper sharks. Its really a unique and exhilarating experience for young and old! The start to finish was professional, educational and welcoming. Definately recommend!
  
 
       
   Pippa Smith 
 2024-01-31
 
 
  Fantastic company. Would recommend to anyone who wants to see great white sharks. Saw 3 great whites on our trip in Mossel Bay and got loads of time in the cage with them. Fantastic crew on board very knowledgeable. Jannine was brilliant and organized the entire day for us, so helpful and responsive. Cannot speak highly enough of how good the experience was and how great the team were. Thank you!
  
 
       
   Mia Sunlove 
 2024-01-06
 
 
  We highly recommend!!!
Amazing service, we went on 2 excursions with them - swimming with sharks and the Big Five. They helped us find a free hotel and always responded quickly. Compared to other companies, the sharks were better fed and therefore the sharks were always near the cage and we allowed to swim twice in the cage. We highly recommend company to everyone!
  
 
       
   Rukaiya Docrat 
 2023-12-31
 
 
  I’ve had the most amazing time and a wonderful experience with shark divers. Thank you to the crew who provided exceptional service!
  
 
       
   Yoz Gee 
 2023-12-02
 
 
  Fabulous trip, very well organised. Safety and the welfare of the sharks are first and foremost. Don't go expecting to see Jaws. Lots of active sharks when we went in November. Sea sickness tablets are a must. Definitely worth doing if you want to see sharks in their natural environment.
  
 
       
   Dennis Jensen 
 2023-12-02
 
 
  We had a fantastic time! The waters were choppy and a lot of people felt it, so motion sickness tablets is a must, and even then you might feel it. We were well looked after, and I highly recommend this company. Of course, the sharks are wild and interference with them is kept to a minimum, so you might not see any, but we saw loads!
  
 
       
   Anisha Nicole 
 2023-11-28
 
 
  My friend group had an absolutely amazing experience! Staff was kind and accommodating throughout the entire booking experience as well as throughout the dive itself! I felt completely safe and secure the whole way through, and staff walked us through safety procedures beforehand so we knew what to expect when getting on the boat and going into the cage. We saw so many sharks up close and the GoPro we rented from them got incredible footage! 10/10 would recommend and book again!