Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Shark Cage Diving


Hi all,

Thought I would quickly share a fantastic experience I had recently just off Aliwal Shoal, on the KZN South coast.

For many years now shark diving has been pioneered in this region, with divers interacting with dusky, black-tip and the amazing tiger sharks. Unfortunately for the average Joe, it has only been available to advanced divers. Until now that is, where operations have now started where people with no scuba experience can climb into a soft net cage and get a close up look at these magnificent animals.

Armed with just a weight belt and goggles, I was able to get beautiful visuals of dusky and black-tip sharks as the swooped past the cage feeding on sardines. Unfortunately, we did not see any 'tigers', even though they were definitely in the area. Can you imagine though? A tiger is double the size of the ones we saw and look in the photo how big those sharks around the cage are!! Don't get me wrong, I felt 100% safe at all times and it was just really beautiful and relaxing.

I am sure if a Tiger shark had come cruising by, there would have been the adrenalin factor as well.

Of course if anybody is interested, we can hook it up for you. Contact us here