White Shark Cage Diving and viewing in Mossel Bay - Summary of the Day
Clients will meet at the White Shark Africa crew house in Mossel Bay town centre. On arrival you can enjoy a light breakfast and will receive a safety briefing and of the boat and the trip to come. Following the briefing you will take the short walk to the dock where you will board the boat. Depending on the season the trip to the Island or beach location will take from 10-20 minutes.
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Arriving at anchor site, you will receive another briefing concerning the do’s and don’ts of cage diving. The crew will immediately start chumming the water to attract the sharks which consists of natural marine products and fish which is natural to their diet. The chum creates a slick which drifts with the current and this shiny, oily trail is easy to spot from the boat. The crewwill work with the wind and current to try to drift the chum slick in the direction of the reefs and areas known where the great white sharks normally swim. Once the chum and bait is in the water, then it is time to wait for the sharks to arrive which can take anything from 2 minutes up to 2+ hours.
   
Once the sharks are around the boat and comfortable with the boat the cage will be dropped into the water and attached to the side of the boat. You do not need any experience in diving to do the shark cage diving as this is a simple surface dive and non-technical. The first 6 divers will climb down into the cage for their close encounter to begin. All divers are instructed where to position their hands and feet and what to do when the sharks are around the cage.
Divers will rotate through the cage approximately every 20-30 minutes and once everyone has been through the cage then you can go back into the cage as much as you like for the duration of the trip. Viewing from the boat is als exceptional and fantastic for non-divers.
Following your trip you will go back up to the crew house and watch the video of the day whilst enjoying afternoon tea and coffee at the crew house. You can decide to purchase a copy of the DVD for an additional cost of R350.
Shark Cage Diving Itinerary of the day
Please note that this is just a rough guideline and that the times are confirmed each day before the dive. On busy days there will be 2 or possibly 3 trips depending on the time of year.
Morning trip
08:00 – Meet at the shark diving crew house in Mossel Bay where you will enjoy a buffet breakfast and safety briefing
09:00 - Launch from Mossel Bay harbour – 10 minutes boat ride to the shark site
09:10 - Estimated 3 to 4 hours at sea for the shark diving trip (Light lunch; snacks and drinks supplied on boat)
12:30 - Return to harbour and go to the crew house
12:40 - Enjoy afternoon tea whilst watching the video of the day
13:00 - Finish at the crew house
Afternoon trip
13:00 – Meet as shark diving crew house in Mossel Bay where you will enjoy a buffet lunch and safety briefing
14:00 - Launch from Mossel Bay harbour – 10 minutes boat ride to the shark site
14:10 - Estimated 3 to 4 hours at sea for the shark diving trip (Light lunch; snacks and drinks supplied on boat)
17:30 - Return to harbour and go to the crew house
17:40 - Enjoy afternoon tea whilst watching the video of the day
18:00 - Finish at crew house
Included
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Buffet breakfast
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Light lunch; snacks & refreshments on board
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All gear inclusive
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Afternoon tea on return
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Towels (R50 deposit required - refunded after trip)
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DVD of the day (Optional extra of R350)
Excluded
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Underwater disposable Camera – purchase for R150 at the crew house
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