Tiger Shark Diving & Baited Dives

Diving with tiger sharks in South Africa is rapidly becoming a primary focus of many dive tours to the country and once again South Africa earns it's place amongst the worlds top shark dive destinations. Baited tiger shark dives are conducted without cages. The sharks are attracted to the area by the use of a baited drum and on most dives, the divers enter the water on scuba to drift freely with the current, the sharks and the drum.

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Baited dives on Protea Banks do offer an altogether different experience. As well as tiger sharks, Protea Banks often provides divers with the chance to witness more complex interactions between shark species. The Zambezi (bull) sharks for which Protea is famous, tend not to be interested in the baited drum itself, they are however, often attracted to secondary activity in a baited environment - game fish, other sharks and excited divers can stimulate their curiosity and suddenly the whole focus of the dive changes as the bull sharks take charge! Other species successfully attracted to a baited situation include scalloped hammerhead, dusky sharks (C. Obscurus), bronze whaler and of course, blacktip sharks (C. Limbatus).

Diving with sharks in a baited situation offers divers a privileged opportunity to observe and study sharks and shark behavior at close quarters for an extended period of time. Ever cautious the sharks will often begin a lengthy assessment process, closely investigating the divers and providing excellent photographic opportunities, before approaching the baited drum. Despite the sometimes deceptively slow movements of the larger sharks it must be remembered at all times that these animals are in a highly stimulated state. Diving in a baited situation is high energy shark diving! See tour report...

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