Shark Cage Diving, South Africa

Although best-known for its magnificent terrestrial beauty, the Garden Route offers warm-water diving along a splendid stretch of coastline.

Water clarity here is affected by the seasons as well as by the numerous rivers that flow into the ocean. Plan your trip for the winter months of May to September, when water temperatures range between 16 and 18°C and visibility is good (from eight to 15m).

December and January are also popular diving months, with water temperatures often hitting 25°C (but with visibility reduced to 5m). Reefs along this coastline are brilliantly colourful, with many animal species found nowhere else in the world.

Along this coast you can have an amazing experience: cage diving with Great White Sharks! It is safe and you need not have any diving experience. It is regulated by the authorities and conducted in an ethical way. The best time of the year is in April - September, when the sharks are particularly active in their feeding patterns.

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