Blue & Mako Shark Dive
Blue & Mako Shark Diving in Cape Town is not for the faint hearted, but for those of you who love an adrenaline rush, this experience will not disappoint.
Get up close and personal with arguably one of the prettiest deep sea ocean predators, the Blue Shark and one of the fastest fish in the world, the Mako.
Blue and Mako Sharks are very curious and extraordinary animals. They can often come up very close to you, sometimes bumping into you or your camera.
It is therefore imperative that you are comfortable with close encounters with a bold animal as well swimming in the open ocean.
Pelagic sharks are not always easy to find. This means that some chumming is involved to draw the them out to the diving location. They can also be very skittish and therefore encounters may be short.
You don't need to be a certified diver to dive with these sharks, but you must be in good physical condition. Swimming and snorkelling skills are important, as you will be snorkelling if you are not a certified scuba diver.
Find out more about the Trip
Itinerary:
Note that the schedules below are a mere guideline and can change at any time.
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 6.45 | Meet at Simon's Town Pier for Dive & Boat Briefing |
| 7.30 | Boat launch from Simon's Town Pier (2 to 2.5 hour boat ride to the site) |
| 10.00 | Start chumming the blue Waters |
| When first shark arrives we start our snorkel. When we have about 5 sharks we start our scuba dive. (scuba for between 60 – 120min at 5m). | |
| 16.00 | Return to Simons Town Pier |
Please give yourself an hour to make it on time
- From Cape Town, take the N2 towards Somerset West/Cape Town International Airport.
- Stay on the N2 until you see signs for Muizenberg (M3).
- Remain on the M3 until you reach exit 23, take the M42 towards Steenberg Rd/Muizenberg.
- At the traffic lights, turn left. Stay on Steenberg Rd, until you reach another set of traffic lights then turn right onto Main Road (M4).
- Continue on the Main Road all the way along the coast, passing through Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay and then Fishhoek.
- At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Simon's Town Road, which then becomes Main Road then St Georges Street until you see the Central Hotel on your right hand side.
- Take the first left onto Wharf Street.
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