Cape Town shark viewing trips

See the great white sharks in Cape Town with our amazing shark viewing adventures. Experience the magnificent creatures of the ocean up close as we sail out from False Bay into deep blue that is home to bull sharks, great whites and Tiger Sharks in South Africa.

Cape Town is one of the best places in the world to see sharks. We are close to Seal Island where you will be able to see the sharks feeding.

Shark viewing tours in Cape Town:

• Morning shark viewing trip

Get up bright and early and leave for the morning shark viewing trip before sunrise! Natural predatory behaviour is at its best during these hours which will give you a great chance to do some serious shark viewing. Read more about the morning trip

• Afternoon shark viewing trip

Besides great white shark viewing, you will also get a chance to dive with the sharks. This trip departs from Seal Island at 13:00 and you will have the entire afternoon seeing the sharks! Read more about our afternoon trip

• Pelagic shark viewing trip

This shark tour in Cape Town lets you go free diving with the Mako sharks and Blue sharks. These magnificent sharks are our target species and you will be able to go scuba diving with the sharks during our pelagic shark trip

Best weather for shark viewing

High season for shark viewing is during South Africa's winter months (roughly between May and September). Find out more about the best weather for shark viewing.

All shark viewing is done under the supervision of shark experts. Our crew members all have the necessary scuba and commercial skippers’ qualifications as well as years of practical experience with sharks. Safety briefings also take place before any guests get into the water. Find out more about shark cage diving safety.

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