Cage Diving Day Tour Cape Town CAGE DIVE WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS & COW SHARKS Cage Diving Day Tour from Cape Town From ZAR 3250 per person. For the shark diving enthusiasts visiting Cape Town we are offering this new cage diving day tour comprising an early morning Cage Dive with Great White Sharks in False […]
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Whale Watching Flights South Africa Whale and Dolphin watching Flights in South Africa Whale watching flights in South Africa offer an extraordinary opportunity to fly above the ocean and view some of the largest animals on the planet from the air. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of this stunning coastline and the incredible wildlife
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Dive with Cow Sharks & Stingrays DIVE WITH COW SHARKS & GIANT STINGRAYS Day Tour from Cape Town From ZAR 2250 per person. We are offering this new two dive package comprising a morning a dive with the Sevengill Cow Sharks near Millers Point and a dive in search of the giant short-tail stingrays that also frequent the
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Cage Diving Tour Cape Town CAGE DIVE WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS Cage Diving Tour Package: 4 x nights in Cape Town From ZAR 19 800 per person sharing. Cage diving tour Cape Town: This five day shark cage diving package may be linked to any tours, packages and charters offered by Oceans Africa – see below for optional extras
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BLUE SHARK – Prionace glauca.Identification: The blue shark is a slender, elongate shark that may attain a length of 3.8 m. The body of the blue shark is counter-shaded, deep almost iridescent blue on the back with lighter sides and a white underbelly. The dorsal fin is relatively low and well behind the trailing edge of the pectoral fins, which are very long and slender. Blue sharks
GREAT WHITE SHARK – Carcharodon carcharias. Great white shark identification: Great white sharks are unmistakable. When you see one you’ll really know it. No other shark has such a powerful submarine presence. Sleek, silent (no jaws soundtrack) and unquestionably in charge, the white sharks only predators are man and orcas. Great white sharks are believed
TIGER SHARK – Galeocerdo cuvier. Identification: Another unmistakable submarine presence, tiger sharks are thought attain 7m in length, however sightings in South Africa are almost invariably of female sharks under 4.5m. The robust body bears dark vertical bars along the back and sides to the tail. This beautiful patination, perfectly mimics the refraction of sunlight
Bull Shark (Zambezi) Carcharhinus leucas Identification: Bull sharks may reach over 4m in length. The body is predominantly grey with a lighter underbelly and no inter-dorsal ridge. The bull shark is a robust shark with a distinctively rounded “blunt” snout. The teeth of the upper jaw are triangular and serrated, the lower jaw teeth are more
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SPOTTED RAGGED TOOTHED SHARK – Charcharius taurus. Identification: Ragged toothed sharks are perhaps South Africa’s best loved sharks. Affectionately known as “raggies” to the locals, they may attain 3.2m and 300 kg. Ragged toothed sharks have a plump, dark-brown to olive-grey body and a pale underbelly – the numerous dark spots fading with age. The
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COW SHARK or BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK – Notorynchus cepedianus. Identification: Cow sharks are a primitive form of shark of the order Hexanchiformes, which comprises six species with either six or seven paired gill openings (most other sharks have five). The most obvious form of identification is the absence of a first dorsal fin in all species. Of
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OCEANIC BLACKTIP SHARK – Carcharhinus limbatus. Identification: The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is often referred to as the oceanic blacktip to avoid confusion with the smaller blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus). Oceanic blacktip sharks are dark brown-bronze in colour with a lighter underbelly and a distinctive light band on the flanks. The body of the blacktip is
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https://youtu.be/Xhiq4iuNZNE SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK – Isurus oxyrinchus. Identification: The shortfin mako is a sleek, torpedo shaped pelagic shark of the lamnid family. Mako sharks are brilliant blue dorsally and silver -grey ventrally with a lighter belly. The snout is sharply pointed. The fins are prominent with relatively short pectoral fins hence the name shortfin. The tail
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