Gansbaai

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Gansbaai, South Africa

Best timeMay to September

Water temp14-18°C / 57-64°F

Visibility2-5m / 6-16ft

AccessBoat Dive

Dive typesScuba

DifficultyBeginner

Max depth10 m

Avg depth5 m

Nearest airportCPT

Great white shark cage divingseals

Scuba

Gansbaai is known as the great white shark capital of the world. Cage diving here offers a nearly guaranteed chance to come face-to-face with these legendary apex predators in their natural environment, often around the seal colonies of Dyer Island.

Features

Famous for great white shark cage diving. Boats anchor near seal colonies, and sharks are attracted using chum and decoys. Divers view the sharks from the safety of a surface cage. No scuba certification is required for most operators (they use surface-supplied air).

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