Shark Alley Express

For the adrenaline junkies, this provides you with the perfect opportunity to get up close and personal with the Great Whites – no diving certificate is needed to venture into the cage and it is only a short transfer from Cape Town. For the not so adventurous, incredible sightings of the sharks can be viewed from the comfort of the boat. You do not need any diving qualification to do the cage diving. The Great White Shark is a surface feeder so all the sightings and activity takes place on or close to the surface.

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We are offering you a rate of only R 1,150pp  - discounted from the normal rate of R 1,350pp

(This price valid if you confirm your booking on or before 5 February 2012. Actual trip can be for any date in the future. This rate is valid for our 1 Day Trip that takes place in Gansbaai. This is only a short transfer from Cape Town. We run trips daily. Contact us today to avoid dissapointment.

Small Groups Only

Sightings Guarantee

We offer you a sightings guarantee! We guarantee you will see great white sharks, if not then we will offer you a free trip.

The day at sea:

After breakfast you will depart from Kleinbaai Harbour for a 20 minute boat ride to nearby “Shark Alley” where you find two islands situated next to each other. The motorised catamaran is built especially for shark viewing and cage diving. Once anchored in the channel, we make use of a specially designed, secure, six man steel cage, which floats on the surface, with our divers no more than 1m below the surface.

You do not require any diving certification to do the cage dive. Diving takes place on a rotational basis and on good diving days, it is possible for each diver to take more than one dive. The duration of each dive depends on the diver and the activity of the sharks, but could be up to half an hour per dive.

White sharks are surface feeders, providing brilliant surface viewing for our waiting divers or our non-divers from the comfort of the shark-viewing deck of the boat, where exhilarating photographs and video footage may be captured, at close range.

The Boat has:

• SAMSA (South African Marine Safety Association) - Surveyed annually
• MCM permit to operate as an Shark Cage Diving Operation
• Qualified skipper, dive master and Level ll medic on board
• All diving equipment required for cage dive
• We take a maximum of 20 clients per trip, offering you maximum cage diving time.

Meals:

• Breakfast which includes coffee and tea, toast/bread, cereal, eggs, yoghurt, fruit, muffins and juice
• Snacks on the boat include water, juice and potato chips
• Light lunch

Video:

A videographer will join you on your cage diving trip for the day and film all the action that takes place. After which you can view the DVD and decide if you would like to purchase it.

Package Includes:

• Full day of cage diving and surface viewing
• Personal tour guide for the day
• Breakfast, snacks, lunch, coffee/tea, cold drinks
• All diving equipment, including wetsuits
• Towels.

Package Excludes:

• DVD of the day
• UnrealDive Clothing

Cost:

• We are offering you a rate of only R 1,150pp (around U$ 135) - discounted from the normal rate of R 1,350pp. For the current exchange rate click here.
• This price valid if you confirm your booking on or before 5 February 2012. Actual trip can be for any date in the future.This rate is valid for our 1 Day Trip that takes place in Gansbaai. This is onbly a short transfer from Cape Town. We run trips daily.
• Contact us today to avoid dissapointment.
• Transfers from Cape Town are available at R300pp. Pick up and drop will be at your hotel or any other address in the Cape Town area.

Viewing Seasons:

The Great White Shark Cage Diving season at Shark Alley can be divided into three periods:

• High season : April to October. 
• Intermediate : November to March **

**Even in the Intermediate Season we see Great White Sharks on a daily basis at Shark Alley** We are so confident that you will see Great White Sharks on your trip, that we will offer you a voucher for a free trip in the very unlikely situation that youdo not see any Great White Sharks.

Water and weather conditions:

• During the high season the water temperature will be about 15C or 59F.
• Visibility is usually 6 - 8 metres, but it can go up to 12 - 15 metres on a good day and down to 2 - 3 metres on a bad day. The visibility is better during the high season.

What you need to bring with you for the day:

• Waterproof jacket, warm clothes, hat
• Sun block
• Swimming costume for underneath wetsuits (if diving)
• Camera.
• Underwater cameras (disposable) are recommended, and are available at the harbour curio shop or at most camera stockists.