Expeditions

Each Expedition is hosted by Chris & Monique Fallows who’s passion, knowledge and love of the wildlife in the area makes this the most personalized and educational trip on offer, with a limited maximum of 8 participants to ensure the best viewing potential.

2010 Expedition

• Expedition 3. Great white Shark – Natural Predation

Package Deals

If you are a serious shark lover and if it is a life’s dream to experience the Great White Shark, then the best way to do this is to book a longer stay.

• Package Deal: 5 day trip
  
• Package Deal: 10 day trip

Great White Shark Afternoon Trip

As with trips offered at Gansbaai, the other area known for diving with great white sharks, the sole focus of this afternoon trip is cage diving and surface viewing. Although you stand a chance of seeing the natural predation and breaching, this behavior mostly takes place in the early morning so chances of viewing this are not as good as our morning excursion. We do on most days observe good numbers of sharks around the boat and this is a great opportunity for cage diving and surface viewing. It will also allow you a morning visit the Boulders penguin colony and Cape Point which are only two minutes and fifteen minutes away from where we launch. You will therefore be able to maximize your stay in Cape Town.

Itinerary

13h00 : Meet crew at Simons Town Pier.

Guests are welcomed aboard and a full safety and weather briefing is given before departure.

13h15: Depart for Seal Island. (25 to 35 minute boat ride)

13h30 to 16h30: The best spot to anchor up based on weather conditions is decided and we attract sharks to our vessel. Once a shark approaches our boat a small bait is put in the water to keep the sharks interested around the boat for identification and viewing purposes. At no point are the sharks purposefully fed or handled. We do not use shark livers or any other attractants that have a negative impact on the environment and every effort is made to avoid the sharks coming into contact with our vessel.

Snacks accompanied by soft drinks, fruit juice, bottled water are available throughout the course of the afternoon.

17h00: Boat will arrive back in Simons Town Harbour depending on the weather conditions and shark activity.

17h00 onwards: Tea and coffee available at our home base in Simons Town where payment is handled. You will also have an opportunity to browse through our unique range of shark related merchandise.

Additional Information

If the weather conditions are favourable, i.e. good visibility and workable seas, the cage is lowered into the water for cage diving.

Safety precautions and operational procedures are then explained to the diver wishing to enter the cage. It is important to know that the sharks come very close to the boat so it is not necessary to dive in order to see them. So for those not wishing to dive they will still have excellent views of the Great White Shark.

 

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