Shark Dives - The Ultimate Adrenaline Rush! Well, we've all seen Jaws and that film has made the Great White Shark the animal of nightmares. Now imagine getting into a sea infested with one of the most awesome predators on earth. What a rush!
The best time to film, photograph or simply face your fears by entering the shark infested waters to view great white sharks is during our winter from May to September when these animals congregate near seal colonies in False Bay, Dyer Island and Mossel Bay.
You do not have to enter the water to see the grace and beauty of these magnificent creatures. The Great White Shark is a surface feeder so it is possible to get superb viewing from a boat, but it is still recommended to travel with one of the specialist Shark dive companies as they know the best sites and have developed techniques to draw the sharks closer to the boat. Additionally your guide will be a wealth of information regarding the habits and habitat of these amazing animals.
The Sites - Dyer Island is an ornithological nature reserve for many species of marine birds, among which a colony of 7000 Jackass Penguins. Adjacent to the main island of Dyer, is Geyser Rock, a smaller but much louder island: a permanent colony of 30 to 40 thousand Cape Fur Seals resides on that rock. In between both islands, is a channel which is renowned worldwide as "Shark Alley". The waters surrounding Dyer Island represent The Best place in the world to observe, encounter and dive with this magnificent animal.
Seal Island in False Bay is a sanctuary for the Cape fur seal and sea birds and is the white shark location nearest to Cape Town. Early morning at Seal Island is an excellent time to see shark on seal predation. It is not uncommon to see a white shark breaching (the only place in the world that great white sharks have been seen breaching), its massive body clearing the water, sometimes with a seal in its mouth. The spray from the re-entry can be seen for miles. The white shark relies on speed and surprise as, once the seal sees the shark, it can often out-manoeuvre it. Immediately after a successful hit the sky is filled with screeching seagulls, clamouring for the bits left by the shark. Nothing goes to waste. Badly bitten seals are a common sight on the island, grim evidence of the seals that managed to escape.
Come face to face with the world's most feared predator - The Great White Shark. The banks of awesome razor edged teeth are but centimetres away - the huge gaping jaws revealing the true danger of the imminent encounter.....
