Jan Goes White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai


Gansbaai in the morning Our shark dive was arranged by a company called "White Shark Ecoventures", which picked us up from our hotel at 4:45 AM in the morning. We had just arrived in Cape Town the previous evening, and were therefore shocked when notified in the hotel reception about the pick up time.	Gansbaai in the morning There are several different operators that arrange white shark dives, and some start later in the morning. However, the benefit of starting early is that the sea is calmer and you can return to Cape Town well before it gets dark.

Dyer Island contains a colony of Jackass Penguins, Cape Cormorants and Gannet. Next to Dyer Island is Geyser Rock (pictured above), which is the home of approximately 50,000 seals.	While the white sharks are the major attraction for the tourists visiting Gansbaai, the seals play the role of attraction for the white sharks.

Geyser Rock is quite a stinky island, I am sure things would improve if the seals would toilet in the ocean rather than on land.	On the other hand, I would probably use my own toilet less often if it was filled with snakes and sharks. A safe dirty toilet is certainly preferable to a clean deadly toilet.