Shark dive with Shark Lady Adventures
The Shark Lady, Kim Maclean, pioneered shark cage diving in South Africa. Since 1992 she has worked hard to establish herself as one of the leading shark cage diving operators. She has worked and studied Great White Sharks for over twenty five years, and has extensive experience in skippering boats and Cage Diving. We are official permit holder of permit number WSCD EH 0009.
Small, exclusive and informative shark diving trips
Shark Lady Adventures offers small exclusive shark diving trips and educational tours twice daily. This means that the trip is more informative AND you’ll have more time in the cage.
We are committed to being a responsible and eco-friendly operation. We do not interfere with the sharks, we do not chum and we do not pollute the environment. Shark Lady Adventures complies with the strictest code of conduct and safety for our clients, our boat, and the great white sharks, as laid down by local Marine & Coastal Management.
Shark Lady Adventures conserve and protect the sharks and all marine life on our coastline. We are dedicated to creating awareness of Great White Sharks through education, especially to the local children who are the future of our country.
Gansbaai, the Great White Shark capital of the world
Shark Lady Adventures operates from the Kleinbaai Harbour in Gansbaai which is 160km South East of Cape Town. Just off the coast is the infamous ‘Shark Alley’ where we take you on an incredible adventure to come face to face with the great white sharks It is not uncommon to see 4m great whites as they feed on the huge local seal population. Gansbaai is one of the worlds finest locations for viewing great white sharks and other marine animals because of its pristine environment.
Our boat ‘Lady T’ anchors off Dyer Island and Geyser Rock in what is known as ‘Shark Alley’, and is home to the thousands of Cape fur seals. They dash between the Island’s shark alley which is the patrolling ground for the Great Whites, and the seals are a natural bait to the Great White.
Dyer Island is busting with wildlife, and you can hear the sound of all the birds that inhabit the Island, including the Kelp Gulls, Cormorants, Swift Terns and the Stars from ‘Surfs up’, our very own African Penguins.
Shark cage diving and surface viewing
You don’t have to be a certified diver to enjoy this incredible experience. In fact, you don’t even need to cage dive is you don’t want to. You can view the sharks from the comfort of our boat deck and photograph them as they glide gracefully just below the surface or when they leap up out of the water and breach.
Visibility changes from day to day and is weather dependent, so even if the sea is a bit rough you will still have the pleasure of seeing the Great White Sharks from the deck, as they are surface feeders.
Shark cage diving is an awesome experience from both above and below the surface. Getting close to this most magnificent apex predator leaves you feeling exhilarated to say the least.
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Hi
Just wanted to say a big thank you for an amazing experience we had cage diving on 26th September. Lance and the crew made it an unforgettable day and we hope one day we will be able to do it again.
Matt
Thanks for the feedback guys!! We hope you’ll be doing it again one day very soon!!!
Just wanted to say thanks to Lance and the team for a great trip on 14th Sept, the diving was trully awesome one of the best experiences I have ever had well worth getting up at 3am for. The crew were friendly and well experienced which added to the day, a once a lifetime event that I would like to do again and again…thanks for everything
Steve
Hey Steve! Thanks so much for popping past our site and leaving your comment. MUCH appreciated. It makes all the difference when you work with a great team.
Hope we’ll see you again!!
I did enjoyed my adventure of shark caging with Shark Lady Adventures in Oct 2008 and it was AWESOME!!!!
Still remember the experience ……….and would love to do it again
It’s sooo cool that you found us online and commented 3 years after your trip!!! WOW! Hope this means your next trip is going to be sometime soon!!
PS Like our page on Facebook and you’ll be able to keep up to speed with specials…and sharky news of course
Still waiting for a reply from you, whats happening??
if you cant give a educational than, its cool, no worries. Hope to hear from you soon, my email is infectedbundy@gmail.com
Hey Alistair – It’s been hectic here in the shark capital over the last few weeks – Kim will mail you directly today to check that your initial query has been followed up.
I just had one of your sales reps at me hotel and they told me you offer educationals to the staff, im am very interested in having a educational tour with you if possible, my managers email is reserve@capemilner.com : Angie Young. If you would like to have a chat with her concerning the educational tour for me and the staff here, would be awesome. I myself have always wanted to go on a shark dive tour not only for my own interests but in so i can learn and promote this to all the guests i come in contact with. I will be looking forward to hear from you.
Alistair from the Cape Milner Hotel
my personal email: infectedbundy@gmail.com
my managers email: reserve@capemilner.com (Angie Young)
Just back from SA. Past week cage dived with Lady Shark Adv.
Wonderful experience: never seen a most beautiful and graceful creature than a Great White. I never felt worried or feared, just admired. All the people at Shark Lady has been great. In the cage there was also my 11 years old son and he was more than happy.
Great
Mauro from Italy
Mauro – Thanks for your comment. We appreciate the feedback about your trip with us and especially that you felt safe – that is really important to us. I so enjoy kids and just love it when they come on the trip and brave the cage. It is so cool to hear that he enjoyed it. Thank you! Come back soon!!!!
Hi – I took a trip with you lasy January and it was absolutely amazing. At the time some in our group had asked if you did a range of gifts (t-shirts, sweatshirts etc – maybe even a rugby shirt as you are ‘bocs’). I still think it would be a great idea and a way to spread the word about shark endangerment. I would also be someone who subscribes to WWF and some other conservation groups but if you had specific projects to help increase great white numbers and conservation I would love to help. I know I am already subscribing elsewhere but you get the opportunity to connect with people through the experience you offer and I feel many people who have taken a trip with you would like to keep a connection and support you.
Hi Thomas – So pleased you enjoyed your trip. Your ideas are great and we’ll be in touch about how you could help! Thanks for the feedback and we hope you come and dive with us again soon.
Dear Staff,
Although the visibility was quite poor and the temperature of the water was a little chilly, me and my daughter Sanne had a great diving experience with you on August 1st. The video is really of an excellent quality and we have shown it already to many of our friends. Definitely a big promotion for
We really do hope to be in the occasion to return to you again.
Thanks again and good luck with your business!
Dear Erik –
We are thrilled that you had a good time despite the temperature!!! And for the time you’ve taken to give us feedback.
Look forward to seeing you again – and let us know if you get around to posting your video on YouTube.
Shark Lady and staff,
Yesterday, two volunteers with Embrace Dignity and myself, also a volunteer, went cage diving with these beautiful sharks! The weather was great, sharks were all around, and the staff was amazing!! Lance was very informative and his passion was obvious when speaking with him later. Thank you so much for this experience and hope to be back with the family soon!
Best wishes,
Richard
It’s an absolute pleasure Richard!!! Looking forward to seeing you with the family soon.
hi,
i am taking a trip to south africa from the uk in august and wondered what your prices are for shark diving possibly on august 31st??
many thanks imogen
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