About Us

The owner and founder Brian McFarlane is a professional diver and skipper who has always made a living from the sea. He started diving for perlemoen (abalone) at a young age, then moved on to become a commercial fisherman for 6 years and spent another 6 years diving in search of wrecks along the southern coast of Africa. This was followed by the diving for diamonds from the sea bed for the next 20 years.

He has become a local legend with his fascinating tales about the sea and underwater experiences. During the time
when Great White Shark fishing was allowed, Brian caught Great Whites, some weighing more than 1 ton.
Today, he dearly regrets this and now spends his time and efforts in finding the great beasts to be observed
and photographed at close range. Brian has worked with the Great Whites for 15 years, and has only had
5 non-sighting days in the last 8 years.

The owner and founder of Great White Shark Tours cc believes that…

1. Every tourist who dives is entititled to have a shark swim past him or her an acceptable number of times,
   even though this means that the average trip length is longer than other operators where in many cases
   only single trips are done in a day.
2. He will be personally involved in the operation and will go out as the skipper, spending time with his customers
   and educating them about both the sharks and the sea.

This in turn gives rise to his vision statement of:

“Provide clients with an unforgettable educational trip, diving and viewing great white
sharks that we respect and will protect”

The waters around Shark Alley are his territory, and he knows them well.

With his son, Bryan Junior, who is second skipper and a dive master, you will have an unforgettable
experience and be in safe hands. These highly experienced operators are trained in CPR Manage-
ment and have a media flow chart on board in case of an emergency. Brian has a hi-tech Catamaran,
comfortable and perfect for Great White Cage Diving and Surface Viewing! To view the boat fitted with four 200 hp eco friendly engines, go to the Gallery page.