Daily Blog: 17 April 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Daily Blog: 17 April 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Marine Dynamics Shark Tours

Daily Blog: 17 April 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Guest comments:

"Awesome experience! Great and knowledgeable staff! Thank you!" - Bob & Sheon

"Fabulous experience. The crew was amazing + knowledgeable. Thank you for an awesome time." - Joseph & Olga

"Amazing experience! Well organized, really a great team working together with us - thank you!" - Will, Grant & Elize

Location: Gansbaai, South Africa

Dive Site: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: Rather Cold

Visibility: Poor

Sightings: Humpback Dolphins, Bronze Whalers, Sevengill Shark, Giant Petrel, Cape Fur Seals

 
Trip 1:
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Some lovely skuas accompanying us to our dive site.
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We had to wait a little bit and change our anchor but were rewarded with some awesome sevengill sightings.
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So special to see these weird-looking creatures!
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Sevengill shark giving us quite a bit of action!
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Hi divers! Just checking up on you!
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Smiles from the cage! Cold water won't stop us!
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Thanks to everyone who joined and brought us some sevengill luck!
 
Trip 2:
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We had a beautiful male Sevengill Cow shark by the cage today!
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His small but sharp teeth are on display here!
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Perfect family outing.
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We were also joined by an impressive Giant Petrel by the boat!
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Our divers had to exercise some patience today but we were incredibly fortunate to get some shark action!
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This male Sevengill shark came nice and close to our divers!
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Amy and Logan, all the way from the US!
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Great action from this Giant Petrel!
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Brothers from the UK, enjoying the cage diving experience.
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Big smiles from the cage.
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Our guests also enjoyed a visit to Shark Alley to see our 60,000 strong Cape Fur seal colony on Geyser Rock.
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Our International Marine Intern got some fantastic shots of the wildlife today!.
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We also enjoyed a stunning sunset on our way back to the harbor!
A huge thank you to all of our guests for joining us today, we hope you enjoyed your trip on Slashfin!
Daily Blog: 17 April 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Marine Dynamics Shark Tours

Marine Dynamics Shark Tours is an award-winning ecotourism and marine company in Gansbaai, South Africa. Dedicated to delivering outstanding marine experiences while preserving the environment, Marine Dynamics Shark Tours specialises in thrilling shark cage diving and Marine Big 5 tours. Marine Dyna...

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