Guest comment:
11/04/2017
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 17.1’C + 17.1’C +17.1°C
Depth: 8.6m + 9.0m + 8.5
Visibility: 2.5m + 2.0m + 2.0m
Number of Sharks: 6 + 7 +8
Conditions: Light cloud cover with little swell and an increasing wind.
The first trip of the day launched nice and early and made its’ way into the Shallows in the hopes of seeing a White shark. This morning proved to be a short wait with only 10 minutes before the first shark appeared, a large female we have seen frequently over the last few days, dark in dorsal surface colour and with some light scratch marks on the head and right side of tail. She is known to be a cruiser, happy to stick around and circle the boat, even come nice and close but not one to show off! This trip then saw the males dominating with “Tiger” an estimated 4.2m individual, named so due to the stripe-like scars on head and trunk, “Brian” our newest shark to be tagged acoustically and the male with the flopped over dorsal fin making their presence known. To finish off this fantastic trip the group took a ride out to the Islands to cruise through Shark Alley and see the Cape Fur seal colony.
The second trip of the day was an exclusive for a family visiting from Germany. This family has joined Marine Dynamics on two previous occasions and continue to enjoy the experience. We had sharks from the get go with a feisty individual appearing for the first few minutes before disappearing and making way for the other six that we saw throughout the trip. The main sightings were centred around a smaller female with some white scarring on her right side and a hook seen in the left side of jaw and the same dark female from the first trip. Towards the end of our anchor the ever welcome “Mini Nemo” came gliding in and made some fantastic passes under water by the cage before surprising us with some above water views. We yet again finished this trip by visiting the Islands and were treated to the view of an African penguin amongst all the Cape Fur seals on Geyser Rock.
The wind picked up a bit later which made the ride to the dive site a little more choppy, but that didn’t affect our sharks sightings at all. We had sharks straight away, within the first few minutes we recognised three different Great White sharks. During the whole trip we encountered eight different individuals and spotted some stingrays as well.
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Cage Diving in South Africa, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
