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A valuable collection of blog posts about Shark Diving in South Africa and the world.
Week in Review – 21/06/2013: A Fantastic week for shark diving trips
The boats are now working in both locations in Gansbaai at the Island and at the beach. The pattern of the sharks is changing every day and the crews must be on their guard daily when choosing which location to work at. We have had some excellent days at Dyer Island...
Week in Review – 14/06/2013: Shark Cage Diving with Dave
We had had a fantastic summer-like start to the week with flat seas and only a breath of wind! The sharks have been excellent this week with an average of 13 Great White sharks per trip! From Thursday the cold fronts rolled in again and put the boats back on land for...
Week in Review – 31/05/2013: The Winter Cold Fronts
Finally after a long drawn out spell of fantastic weather winter hit us. It is not like that in Europe however fortunately and the lowest temperature it has reached is around 11c / 52F at night / early morning. We have managed to get out most days with moderately...
Week in Review – 24/05/2013: Shark Cage Diving with Dave
Well what can I say but no one here can believe it is winter! We are having perfect weather daily with virtually no swell, light wind and plenty of sunshine. We have had days with temperatures peaking 28c but cool evenings and mornings making this a perfect...
More than just a predator: why we really do need sharks
The closest that some of the bravest people are willing to go to a shark is cage diving in Gansbaai. Many of us fear sharks, mistakenly seeing them as nothing more than cruel, man-eating creatures from the deep blue sea. While we are all fed lies by the movies,...
The shark is an endangered species
Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the globe, flock to South Africa to experience the wonder of shark cage diving. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime adventure for extreme sport thrill seekers. There are a plethora of diving packages available, including...
The phenomenon of the sardine run
Shark Booking’s easy-to-use, comprehensive website is the perfect resource to plan your ideal dive holiday package or shark diving package! The informative website lists a number of different dive packages available, including the opportunity to experience one of the...
A Magnetic Solution for Sharks
New progress has been made in shark research which has resulted in the lives of hundreds of sharks being saved. Eric Stroud, a chemist based in North Bimini in the Bahamas, has made a lucky discovery: sharks are repelled by magnets. This new finding will have a...
Great White Shark Breaching and Hunting in Gansbaai
New to Gansbaai we are now offering White Shark Breaching and predation trips combined with Great White Shark Cage Diving. This new trip is an exclusive for the area as previously only this was available in False Bay at Seal Island. This is an excellent all round trip...
How to Avoid a Shark Attack
For many of us, a shark attack is our worst nightmare. We’ve read the stories and seen the films, and the prospect of even seeing a shark fin through the water has us running for our towels in less than a second. If we know how to avoid sharks we can put ourselves at...
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