Aqua Vitae Adventures

• Home
• Our Tours
• Shark Diving
  • Shark Breaching Tours
  • Great White Cage Diving
  • Shark and Scuba Dive
  • The "Big 7" Tour
  • The "Big 2" Tour
• Whale Watching
  • Whale Watching Trips
  • The "Big 2" Tour
  • The "Big 7" Tour
• Big Game Fishing
  • Big Game Fishing
• Cape Town
  • Cape Town Tour
• Scuba Diving
  • Wreck and Scuba Dive
  • Scuba Diving Tours
• Mozambique Fishing
  • Deep sea Fishing Tour
• 4x4 Tours
  • Angola Battlefields
  • Botswana
  • Faces of the Namib
  • Luderitz to Walvis Bay Adventure
• KwaZulu Natal
  • KwaZulu Natal Tour
• Kruger National Park
  • Timbavati & Kruger Tour
• Wine/Brandy Tours
  • Wine Route Tour
  • Brandy Route Tour
• Contact

SHARK BREACHING TOURS

Interesting facts about these tours:

- Mid April through to mid September
- Natural interaction with the sharks
- Seeing a shark hunt is a rare event
- Shows that they are highly selective in what they attack and consume
- Breaching occurs early in the mornings or late in the afternoons

Trips depart from Simonstown, which is only 40 minutes drive from Cape Town, to Seal Island (that have a seal colony of about 64 000) in False Bay.

The Great Whites of Seal Island are now world famous for their highly athletic breaches. You will find this unique behaviour in pursuit of Cape fur Seals, which they hunt in the area.

Each morning we will observe natural predatory behaviour for as long as possible, however it is usually the first hour and a half that is the most intense.

A decoy cut out in the shape of a seal is slowly towed behind the boat. This is done for short periods. To see these sharks breach is very spectacular.

Opportunity to experience the Shark Breach, as well as Shark cage diving.

Come and experience this unique encounter that you will never forget!

SHARK CAGE DIVING: Afternoon trip

As with trips offered at Gansbaai, the other area known for diving with great white sharks, the sole focus of this afternoon trip is cage diving and surface viewing. Although you stand a chance of seeing the natural predation and breaching, this behavior mostly takes place in the early morning so chances of viewing this are not as good as our morning excursion. We do on most days observe good numbers of sharks around the boat and this is a great opportunity for cage diving and surface viewing. It will also allow you a morning visit the Boulders penguin colony and Cape Point which are only two minutes and fifteen minutes away from where we launch. You will therefore be able to maximize your stay in Cape Town.

13h00: Meet crew at Simons Town Pier.

Guests are welcomed aboard and a full safety and weather briefing is given before departure.

13h15: Depart for Seal Island. (25 to 35 minute boat ride)

13h30 to 16h30: The best spot to anchor up based on weather conditions is decided and we attract sharks to our vessel. Once a shark approaches our boat a small bait is put in the water to keep the sharks interested around the boat for identification and viewing purposes. At no point are the sharks purposefully fed or handled. We do not use shark livers or any other attractants that have a negative impact on the environment and every effort is made to avoid the sharks coming into contact with our vessel.

If the weather conditions are favourable, i.e. good visibility and workable seas, the cage is lowered into the water for cage diving.
Safety precautions and operational procedures are then explained to the diver wishing to enter the cage. It is important to know that the sharks come very close to the boat so it is not necessary to dive in order to see them. So for those not wishing to dive they will still have excellent views of the Great White Shark.

Snacks accompanied by soft drinks, fruit juice, bottled water are available throughout the course of the afternoon.

17h00: Boat will arrive back in Simons Town Harbour depending on the weather conditions and shark activity.

17h00 onwards: Tea and coffee available at our home base in Simons Town where payment is handled. You will also have an opportunity to browse through our unique range of shark related merchandise.

ENQUIRE ABOUT DIFFERENT SHARK TRIPS NOW!

PELAGIC SHARK TRIPS
We offer various trips to see other sharks at different times of the year. These trips take place during December through to June. Our targets are the Mako and Blue Shark, as well as the Yellowfin Tuna that they hunt. Mako is the fastest shark in the sea, and looks magnificent with its blue and sliver coloring.

SHARKS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA SAFARI
We head up to the East Coast of South Africa to a few undisclosed localities to dive with dozens of smooth Hammerheads, Bronze Whalers, Ragged Tooth and Spotted Gully Sharks.

EXPLORATORY EXPEDITIONS
We offer expeditions to different very remote offshore localities in Africa to dive with various species of large sharks. On these trips you will find Tiger sharks, Great & Scalloped Hammerheads, Oceanic white tip sharks, Bull sharks, Galapagos sharks, Whale sharks and massive Silver tip sharks. These trips are seasonal and take place during February and March, and can last from 14 – 21 days.