White Shark Adventures is the only operator to run from Gansbaai harbour. The base is on Gansbaai High Street which makes it very easy to find and it is a short journey from the crew house after breakfast down to the harbour. The benefit from launching from Gansbaai harbour is that the launch time does not depend on the tides compared to all of the other operators running from Kleinbaai. This gives the ultimate flexibility for launch times and return times. The only down side is that it takes approximately 25 minutes longer to get to the anchor point where we work with the sharks. The boat ride is very scenic however with the chance of spotting the many Southern Right Whales in the bay and around Danger Point in season (July-January).

We have a 57 foot motorised catamaran that was built especially for shark viewing and cage diving and provides the ultimate stability at sea. The boat is fully licensed to South Africa safety standards and has a spacious cabin, comfortable seating inside and outside, private lockable toilet and fresh drinking water. The vessel is equipped with 2 radios, radar equipment, navigation equipment, depth finder, echo sounder, medical first aid kit, current safety equipment, 2 life rafts and life vests for all passengers. All facilities are closely inspected by authorities on an annual basis, ensuring maximum safety for all guests.

The experienced crew (5 crew per tour) looks after every detail to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable experience. Around noontime you will be served refreshments of snacks, fruit, and drinks to keep you going until returning to Gansbaai Harbour.

You do not require any diving certification to do the cage dive. Diving takes place on a rotational basis and on good diving days, it is possible for each diver to take more than one dive. Duration of each dive depends on the diver and the activity of the sharks, but could be up to half an hour per dive. We use a cage that is 3.5 m (10.5 feet) wide. On average there will be 5-6 divers at a time in the cage. You have 2 options available for the cage dive. You can either hold your breath and just dive down when a shark is close to the cage (there is a 600 cm area of the cage above the water where wait before diving down) or you can use air that is supplied from the boat via a hose and a regulator (Winter only when both options will be available)

White sharks are indeed surface feeders, providing brilliant surface viewing from the safety of the shark-viewing deck of the boat. Our non-divers have a great opportunity to view the feeding sharks from the safety of the boat, where exhilarating photographs and video footage may be captured, at close range.

Due to a number of geographical reasons - one being the shallow and narrow channel that runs between these two islands - Dyer Island has become known as one of only two unique areas in the world, where the chances to view the great white shark, are exceptionally high. Other wildlife species such as Cape Fur Seals, Cape Gannets, Cape Cormorants, Jackass penguins, whales and dolphins are also likely to be sighted. Once anchored in the channel, we make use of a specially designed, secure, six man steel cage, which floats on the surface, with our divers no more than 1m below the surface.

Itinerary for Shark Tour (Including transfers from Cape Town)