Daily Blog 21 October 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Guest comments:

“Great trip! Everyone was so kind and helpful! The sharks came very close, what a sight. Thanks!”
– Chris

“Amazing! The staff were so nice and made the trip really fun despite the cloudy weather. 10/10 would do it again!”
– Lola

21/10/2022

Location: Gansbaai, South Africa

Dive site: Joubertsdam

Water temp: Moderate

Visibility:  Poor

Sightings: Bronze whalers, Broadnose sevengill shark + Cape Fur seal

Trip 1.

Bronze whaler sharks, South Africa
The Bronze whaler sharks kept us waiting for a little bit this morning but once they arrived we had some fantastic encounters.

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa
We had some nice, close passes throughout the morning.

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa
This big female was seen a lot towards the end of our trip.

Bronze whaler sharks, South Africa
The action picked up to the point where we had multiple individuals come by at once.

Cape Fur seal
We went for a quick trip by Dyer Island and Geyser Rock before heading back to land, a wonderful way to finish a wonderful trip.

Trip 2.

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa
A fantastic start to our second trip with the sharks appearing quite quickly.

Bronze Whaler shark, South Africa
Some stunning surface activity was seen – the view from the boat is just as cool!

Cape Fur seal, South Africa
This Cape Fur seal also was seen throughout the trip.

Sevengill, South Africa
The appearance of a new visitor for the day caused a stir…a Broadnose sevengill shark!

Sevengill cowshark, South Africa
What a sighting! A Cow shark and Copper shark together.

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
A big thank you to all our guests for joining us. We hope you enjoyed your shark experience!

Trip 3.


Bronze whalers all around!

Bronze Whaler shark, South Africa
Yin and yang in sharks!

Bronze Whaler shark, South Africa
Coming nice and close

Bronze Whaler shark, South Africa
A nice little snout of a bronze whaler, the little pores are called Ampullae of Lorenzini


So exciting to see them this up close!

Bronze Whaler shark, South Africa
Thanks to all who joined us!

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