The diversity of sharks is just amazing

White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are migratory, apex predators, which have undergone significant population declines. We have to understand the shark ecology to ensure our management strategies are effective.

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A white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), commonly referred to as a “great white shark.” Photo courtesy of Lukas Fourie ( Great White Shark Tours)

Sharks constantly shed small pieces of themselves into the ocean. Scientists can now use DNA in these flakes to monitor whether white sharks – commonly called great whites – are swimming nearby. This technique could be deployed to make informed decisions about which shark habitats to conserve and also help swimmers and surfers avoid potentially dangerous interactions with sharks.

 WHILE SEVERAL HIGH-PROFILE SHARK BITES MADE HEADLINES LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARK ATTACKS GLOBALLY plummeted.

The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File reported 66 unprovoked shark bites in 2018, down from 88 in 2017 and 26 per cent lower than the most recent five-year average of 84 incidents annually.

Four of the bites proved fatal, roughly keeping in line with the average of six deaths worldwide per year. Consistent with long-term trends, the U.S. led the world in attacks with 32 bites, a drop from 53 the previous year.

Shark Cage Diving Specials with Great White Shark Tours

We want to make shark cage diving accessible to everyone and therefore we run special offers from time to time.

Watch this space for competitions and discounted prices which will make a bucket list shark cage diving trip an adventure you can afford.

 Current Specials:

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 ONLINE Bookings

Non- Diving Special:

Great White Shark Tours - Bellamente Guesthouse

Shark Cage Diving  Special

 Book this special from 1 January 2019 -31 December 2019

• Diver package - R2500 per person sharing
• Includes 1 x night accommodation, exhilarating boat ride shark cage dive and hearty non-fatty breakfast.at the crew house
•  Non-diver package - R2300 per person sharing
• Includes 1 x night accommodation, exhilarating boat ride and watching the shark activity from the boat and not in the cage and a hearty, non-fatty breakfast at the crew house.

Excluded:

• Dinner and drinks
• Bellamente Guest House can cater for dinner @ R290pp for a 3-course meal.
• Minimum of  6 people.
• Transfer from the guesthouse in De Kelders to Kleinbaai ( 10km)

To find out more about this special offer contact Rita 

 Bellamente Guesthouse

What Bellamnete Guesthouse offers:

• Free WiFi
• Barbecue Facilities
• Balcony with sea view
• 6 km from Shark Cage Diving
• Free, secure private parking
• 24-hour front desk

Room Facilities

• Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
• Selected rooms with a seating area
• Private bathrooms
• Complimentary bathroom amenities & hair dryer

Contact Details

13 Cove Street, De Kelders Gansbaai
Tel: +27 (0)28 384 0186
Mobile +27 (0)  72 311 9396
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www.bellamente.co.za

Thanks to media hype like Jaws and Finding Nemo, white sharks are the ocean's most iconic and feared fish. But we know surprisingly little about them.

Much of what we think we know about great white sharks simply isn’t true. They aren’t mindless killers, they aren’t always loners, and they are much smarter than scientists gave them credit in the past.

Meeting a great white shark in the wild is nothing like you expect it would be. At first glance, it’s not the zeppelin beast we’ve come to expect from a thousand TV shows. It’s portly, bordering on fat, like an overstuffed sausage. The world’s greatest predator is little more than a slack-jawed buffoon.

Gansbaai in South Africa is the only place in the world where you can safely go cage diving with Great White Sharks all year round. And believe it or not, the winter season is the best time to do this bucket list adventure.