Shark cage diving in Cape Town – what you need to know
Cape Town offers a number of tourism attractions and activities and shark cage diving is one of them. Where can this be done?
You slip into the shark cage; the cool water rushes in your wetsuit, your senses are on high alert as you peer in between the aluminum bars, looking for the presence of a large fish. This is it! The moment you have dreamed of. The opportunity of seeing a shark is a dream come true.
You slow down your breathing……..suddenly the baitfish scatter as a shadow slowly looms from the deep. The shark’s entry is measured, cautious, befitting an apex predator of such incredible majesty, and wholly contrary to pop culture.
And anyone can do this! There is no qualification needed as shark cage diving operators in Cape Town use surface cages. The breath- hold technique is common practice including the use of snorkels.
When choosing a shark cage diving operator in Cape Town, ensure their approach is 100% committed to the conservation of all sharks and marine life. The power of your choice equals sustainability.
Are you concerned about the ethics of shark cage diving in Cape Town? We do not feed the sharks. South African law prohibits this.
Interestingly the time we spend at sea, whilst taking guests shark cage diving, is used to gather data for research. This research is in turn used by scientists in an effort to understand the oceans and their inhabitants thereby introducing sustainable practices to conserve the oceans for future generations.
South Africa’s shark cage diving industry offers some of the best and unique experiences with different species of shark.
Apex Shark Expeditions has operated shark cage diving trips in Cape Town for twenty five years.
The Cape coastline waters of South Africa are truly an incredible place to see amazing marine wildlife and for photographers, an opportunity almost without equal.
Other really good photo opportunities include the African Penguin colony. This location is a mere 5 minutes from the shark cage diving in Cape Town location. Photographers can get very close to the penguins without disturbing them, and shoot images of these small birds amongst beautifully rounded boulders.
The shark cage diving vessels are mostly 35 foot + catamarans built for the purpose of working, viewing and diving with sharks in the waters along the Cape coastline. We take a maximum of 12 people on board, offering the smallest trips in the industry. The facilities of the dive boats include fly bridges, enclosed cabins, dry lockers and ablution facilities. As the vessels return to shore each day, there is more than enough opportunity to explore the striking mountains, oceans and lands of Africa.
The top five land activities in Cape Town which are a must do is Table Mountain situated above Cape Town city, Robben Island, The Cape of Good Hope and Boulders Beach penguin colony located a few minutes from Simon’s Town and the Constantia wineries.
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