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Daily Blog 21 June 2018 | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai
Guest comments: “Very cool experience! The crew was very awesome and very knowledgeable. Got to see a great white up close and personal. Will recommend to others!” – Josh + Maria
“Awesome sunrise boat ride followed by spectacular visits from a great white shark. It was a memory and experience I’d recommend to all!” - Leo
“Great and organized trip. Unfortunately no sharks, but crew made it an amazing trip!” - Thakens
21/06/2018
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.9’C +15.0’C
Depth: 8.5 m + 8.7 m
Visibility: 2 m + 2 m
White Sharks Seen: 1 + 0
Conditions: A chilly morning with some swell and light wind.
Slashfin launched this morning from Kleinbaai harbour with a beautiful sunrise coming up from behind the mountains. We were hopeful that after not seeing any sharks yesterday, that we would get to see some today. While this rang true for some, it unfortunately didn’t for others. Our first trip spotted a small pod of bottlenose dolphins moving through the surf line while we waited. This trip was lucky and after about an hour’s wait, we had a stunning 4.3 meter male white shark approaching the boat. He gave some beautiful passes, very close to the cage. At one point he snuck up on our bait handler and tried to snag some fish heads. When he did this, he turned his white belly towards our divers, showing off two very large claspers! There was no denying that our visitor was a male! He eventually released the bait and there were some very loud cheers coming from the cage. What lucky divers!!
Our second trip of the day launched with high hopes that this male would stick around. While the wait began shark facts, questions, and jokes were passed around. After waiting a couple of hours, it seemed as though the luck had run out and our white shark wasn’t coming back for another visit. We headed out to shark alley and spent some time with our colony of approximately 60,000 cape fur seals. These marine mammals are known for being agile in the water, and quite cute when they look up at you with their large eyes. While they weren’t the white sharks that we were hoping to see, seeing them was a nice way to end our day.
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
