Welcome to Diving with Tiger Sharks
Shark fanatics, photographers and adrenalin junkies are made a highly unusual and unique offer: cageless baited Tiger & Bull shark diving, snorkelling and boat trips with African Dive Adventures.
South Africa is one of only a few countries in the world offering this electrifying kind of thrill-seeking shark diving. Using a baiting technique that closely resembles the Tiger and Bull shark's natural feeding habits, African Dive Adventures organises trips to Protea Banks (view map), offering recreational scuba divers as well as snorkellers and non-divers an incredible and stunning experience.
A close Tiger and Bull shark experience
Roland Mauz, owner of dive operator African Dive Adventures: "It is our aim to bring the Tiger & Bull shark experience close to as many people as possible. We're convinced that the more people can be educated about sharks and their behaviour, the better the shark's chances of survival will be. Previously it was the privilege of the brave few who could venture into the depths of the oceans on scuba in order to encounter these magnificent creatures and learn to understand them. This was a good start but nowhere near enough to change people's perception of sharks. So we have decided to offer this opportunity to more people and created new options where divers as well as non-divers of all ages can experience real shark encounters in the wild. During and after such encounters, the participants will be properly briefed and educated about the experience and the role of the sharks in the sea."
Recreational shark diving and safety
Although Tiger sharks grow slowly, their average size is about 400cm/12ft to 650cm/19ft and they reach a maximum total length of probably 800cm/24ft. Galeocerdo cuvier, its scientific name, feeds on fishes, other sharks, turtles, birds, invertebrates and even garbage. Although no accidents have ever been recorded, large Tiger and Bull sharks do happen to swim right close up to scuba divers. Cageless baited Tiger and Bull shark diving is obviously not for the faint hearted, however, in order to keep the diver as safe as possible in such a baited situation we strictly adhere to a protocol.
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