Daily Blog 11 April 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Guest Comments:

“Amazing!” – Johnson Family

” What a surreal experience to see such a majestic animal in the wild. The team is phenomenal, informative, and knowledgeable!” – Brian

“Wonderful day out! All the staff were amazing and very attentive. We will be back!” – Clare + Graham

11/04/2022

Location: Joubertsdam

Water temperature: Moderate

Visibility: Moderate

Sightings: Bronze Whaler sharks + Cape Fur seal

Trip 1.

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
We had some stunning action from the Bronze Whaler sharks on our first trip today!

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
Open wide! This Bronze Whaler female’s small but sharp teeth are just out of view here.

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
Check out the nictitating membrane on this Bronze Whaler shark!

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
Coming in nice and close to our divers in the cage!

Cape Fur seals, South Africa
We also paid a visit to Shark Alley to visit our 60,000 strong Cape Fur seal colony on Geyser Rock!
That’s all for trip 1! A massive thank you to our guests for joining us on board.

Trip 2.
Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
This estimated 3.0m female, whilst a little shy was the star of the first half of the trip

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
The Bronze Whalers could be seen for much of the trip, cruising at a distance before choosing their moment to come closer

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
Our guests enjoyed a lovely afternoon out on the water as our weather conditions start to clear

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
Towards the end of the trip sightings started to slow down as the two females disappeared, however, this male Bronze Whaler appeared to save the day!

shark cage diving, South Africa
A big thank you to all our guests! We hope you enjoyed your afternoon on the sea with the MD team.

Trip 3.

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
Beautiful colours on our shimmering Bronze Whaler sharks!

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Thumbs up for the Bronze Whaler sharks!

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
We had some lovely close passes by the cage on our last trip of the day.

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
A perfect family adventure!

Bronze Whaler sharks, South Africa
Checking out our divers in the cage.

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Despite the Bronze Whaler action slowing towards the end of the trip, our lovely guests were not without entertainment! A massive thank you to Werner our Merman for bringing smiles to our guests and crew alike!!

That’s all for today! We hope all of our brave divers enjoyed their day with us, it was a pleasure having you all on board.

Enjoyed your tour? Let us know.

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Enjoyed your tour? Let us know. We appreciate your feedback via these online channels:    Do you want to order a trip video? If you missed out on ordering trip footage after your tour, you can contact our reservations team on sharks@marinedynamicstravel.com.  If you are looking to get up close and personal with sharks then Shark Cage Diving 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

Do you want to order a trip video?

If you missed out on ordering trip footage after your tour, you can contact our reservations team at sharks@marinedynamicstravel.com.

If you are looking to get up close and personal with sharks then Shark Cage Diving 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.

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