06:45
Meet at Simon’s Town Pier and board the Blue Pointer II; you will be welcomed aboard and will be given a full safety briefing and the expected weather forecast for the day.

07:00
In pre-dawn darkness the boat departs for Seal Island and this will take roughly 20 minutes.

07:20 to 12:30
You’ll arrive at Seal Island, False Bay at dawn and the first two hours of your trip will be the ideal time to witness the great white sharks hunting in their natural environment. Seeing great white sharks breaching is a truly remarkable and unforgettable experience.

Guests are briefed on what to expect in the next couple of hours and what to look out for; a sharks behaviour can give a clear indication of when it might attack. After a while the seals retreat to the island and then the crew starts to use a decoy; this attracts the sharks and shark breaching can be expected.

After this the crew finds a suitable place to anchor and drops the cage; this is when your shark cage diving experience will commence. The purpose of this part of the trip is purely to observe the sharks and not interact with them.

No diving experience is required when doing cage diving, but scuba gear can be used if the conditions permit it and the crew are happy with the use of scuba gear in the current conditions. Divers without experience will merely hold their breath in the cage. The average dive time per guest is a 20 – 30 minutes.

A cooler box with muffins, sandwich rolls, fruit juice, bottled water, coke, crisps and sweets are available on the boat for the trip.

12:00
The crew start to head back to Simon’s Town and this may be earlier depending on shark and weather conditions.

12:45 Onwards
Payment is made after the shark trip at the booking office. A complimentary coffee voucher is offered as well as a discount at Harbour view restaurant should you wish to have some lunch.