Shark Explorers False Bay: An Educational Adventure for the Entire Family
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54 Ratings
Cape Town
Embark on an educational and thrilling adventure with Shark Explorers in False Bay. Discover the incredible world of sharks, including Great whites, Bronze whalers, and Sevengill sharks, with no age restrictions or experience required.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 62 St George’s St - Complete the paperwork at the dive center.
    Board the boat and receive a boat safety briefing and general information.
    Leave the pier and head out to sea.
    Arrive at the island between 10h00 and 10h30.
    Brief clients on shark hunting behavior and what they can expect.
    Anchor boat around 10h45 and start chumming to get sharks to the boat.
    Drop the cage and brief clients on the cage dive and shark behavior around the boat.
    Cage dive and view sharks for 3-4 hours on anchor.
    Return to Simons Town harbor.
    *Please note that the above information is a guideline and can vary depending on shark behavior or environmental conditions.
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Snacks
  • Guided dive, including gear
  • Dive briefing and shark information
What's Not Included
  • Water Bottle (re-usable containers preferred)
  • Warm Jacket
  • Sun block
  • Polarised Sunglasses
  • Camera
Additional Information

False Bay is a mere 30min drive from Cape Town international airport and a shark hotspot. This fun and educational trip is for the whole family, with no age restrictions and no experience needed. We generally target three species of shark on these excursions namely Great white sharks, Bronze whaler sharks, and the prehistoric Sevengill shark. These sharks are awesome! Nothing compares to seeing a shark in real life for the first time and all preconceived ideas are crushed with the first viewing.

Location
62 St George's St
Saint George's Street
Go to our Shark Explorers Dive Shop, on the Main Road, Simontown
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(54 Ratings)
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Juliegc2614cx
May 16, 2024
Amazing experience! Out of this world - What at amazing experience! I have been diving with sharks already in Bahamas but going with Shark Explores was a whole new level. The professionalism of the crew! Their knowledge, how they treated every guest and cater to everyone’s special needs and desires, their patience, their willingness to give the best experience is completely unmatched. If you are looking for the best look no further, you will be great full you went to experience diving with sharks with them.
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Roving42377832392
May 16, 2024
A beautiful day underwater 🤿 - We had an amazing time doing 2 dives with Shark Explorers, in the kelp forests and with seals. The team was sooooo awesome, fun, and attentive and we loved both instructors and our captain. The dive shop is great with warm drinks and showers, the gear was good quality, and the snacks onboard added to the experience too! I’m so glad I met one of the owner’s Stephen at the WTM conference and we were able to come out and dive with him and his team. Next time we are back we will be diving with shark explorers no question!
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592sonalis
May 11, 2024
Don’t think, DO ITTTTTTTT - Amazing amazing experience!!!!!! Never thought it would be sooooo gooood♥️♥️♥️me and my husband loved it extremely! Love from 🇮🇳🫶🏻
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Peckeraw
Apr 30, 2024
A life experience always to remember. - To have a shark within 6 inches of your face is always going to be memorable. The team were determined to give us an amazing day - which they did.
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Ed
Apr 25, 2024
Amazing diving operation - We dove with Captain Nina,Earnest and Jason they provided us this exceptional diving experience! Many many sharks and beautiful dive sites.
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Jet56881461161
Apr 3, 2024
Awesome Exhilarating - Absolutely awesome, exhilarating and fantastic experience. Cant stop talking about it. As a person who prefers the terrafirma adventures this experience is firmly my best in a long while. Heart pounding stuff getting into that shark cage and seeing sharks so close up to the cage. Besides sharks we were blessed to also see and experience dolphins all around the boat. The overall experience was as perfect as you can get. Compliments to Stefan and the boat crew who kept us engaged and informed and who made this experience a fun one. Lots of laughter and smiles until you get into that cage. Still can't stop thinking about this experience. Thank you Shark Explorers
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Scenic31570323144
Apr 2, 2024
Absolutely recommend Shark explorers for cage diving - The experience is absolutely amazing! We did the cage diving and there were sooo many bronze sharks! The crew was great. Nina, Ernst, Jason are professionals! They attracted sharks very close to the cage. Some literally bumped their noses to the cage! We’ve spent 1h inside the cage, it’s breathtaking! And Lindy (the business owner) is absolutely adorable! Highly recommend you go with these guys!
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Michaelgf6005kf
Apr 2, 2024
Amazing Experience - Fantastic morning out on the water with friendly and knowledgeable crew, who took great care of my 14 year old son and I. Were lucky enough to see about 20 sharks up close in the cage, it was an amazing experience.
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Vacation317168
Apr 1, 2024
The family’s best day ever! - It’s been my son’s dream since he was little to see sharks from a shark cage. Here on holiday, we looked up this company online to do this. Was surprised to see they offered the experience for the whole family. My son is now 13, but assumed my daughter (10) and youngest son (7) would be too young to do this, so was really leased to hear we could all go. What an incredible company. The staff are all so caring and their clients and passionate about their trips and the sharks, so knowledgeable and professional. The 5 of us went out on the boat with about 12 other people. Groups of 6 took turns to go in the cage for 20 mins each while the crew did an incredible job feeding the sharks so lots of them came really close. There was towels and snacks for when we’d finished. The crew were so so great with all the clients, especially our kids, helping everyone with the wetsuits etc. my son’s hat blew off, a shark tried to eat it, but spat it out and then the crew retrieved it from the water! All my kids were blown away! Daughter said “20 mins of pure awesomeness, best day of my life!” My youngest has not stopped taking about it, saying he wants to work here when he grows up. Nice touches like the free hot drinks, discounts and genuine warms made it all so special. Thank you Lindy, your sons, Ernest and Jason x
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Backpacker257776
Mar 27, 2024
Family had an amazing time! - Fantastic experience. The staff are excellent and so accommodating. We were the only family going shark cage diving that day and they made sure we had an absolutely wonderful time, giving us extra time in the cage, letting us stay a little late to take warm showers, and just an overall welcoming spirit. Fantastic activity to do with kids 10+—ours are still talking about it. If you’re deciding on doing it with them, don’t worry and don’t hesitate—just do it.
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