Daily blog 1 Nov 2019

Today we launched around 9:30 and anchored at our summer location Joubert se dam.

We were greeted with 5 Bronze Whaler /Copper Sharks and ended up with roughly 30 individuals for the day

Then around midway through the trip, we saw a 4m female Great White Shark. 

All in all, we had beautiful weather and amazing sharks for the day

Daily Blog 11/11/19

Today we launched at 10:00 and headed to a seldom-used area to search for Great White Sharks, known as Geelbek gat.

We were trying there for an hour as there were no Great White Sharks spotted at the summer area Joubert se dam. 

Unfortunately, we didn't spot any Great White Sharks at that area and headed back to Joubert se dam.

 Daily Blog Friday 11 October 2019

Welcome to Great White Shark Tours first blog post. Today we launched at 10 am with a fresh southerly wind with a slight swell, other than that it's been a beautiful day so far. 

Today also we are privileged to have Mr South Africa 2019 Heinrich Gabler and Mr South Africa 2017 Brendt Wayne joining us on our tour. 

Along with the 32 other passengers, we left Kleinbaai Harbour. The trip to the dive spot known as Joubert se dam takes approximately 10 minutes. 

We dropped the anchor and cage and started the chumming process, this is a mixture of fish products. After our briefing ended we were greeted with 5 Bronze Whaler sharks, otherwise known as Copper Sharks, which put on a spectacular show for us. These guys are up and down the cage constantly from start to finish. 

Daily Blog date 12/10/2019

Today has been a spectacular day shark and weather-wise for Great White Shark Tours. 

The trip started at 10:30 due to a low tide issue, which prevents our boat from launching due to the lack of water. The weather was just perfect, sunny day and no wind to talk of. The visibility was a bit better than our previous trip with about 2m of visibility. 

We headed out to our normal spot at Jouberts se dam after our safety briefing. We dropped anchor and were not disappointed by both the Great White and Copper Sharks, which arrived in the first 15 minutes. 

 Daily Blog 13 October 2019

Another late start to the morning due to the tide, saw us launching at 10:30 again.

Today we had a strong Easterly wind, which causes a choppy ride to the anchor spot at Jounerts se dam. When we get to the anchor spot we are sheltered by the land, this gives us a somewhat breezy albeit it calm conditions. 

We were greeted almost immediately by 5 Bronze Whalers/Copper Sharks and 1 small Great White shark of about 3m.

Daily Blog 15/10/19

Today started off as a beautiful day, unfortunately later the morning a strong Westerly just before we were scheduled to launch.

With the guests arriving at Great White Shark Tours, we decided to brave the wind and swell and head out to our anchor spot at Joubert se dam.

We were rewarded with 4 great white sharks for the trip, the first one of about 3m arrived within 20 minutes of us being there.

Daily blog 16/10/19

Today we left Kleinbaai Harbour at 8:46.

There was quite a large swell running today, roughly 3.5m, with a medium-strength Southerly wind.

When we got to the anchor site at Joubert se dam we looked for the calmest spot possible, in consideration that there might be a

 few seasick people throughout the trip. 

Daily Blog 17/10/19

Today started off a little chilly with windy and overcast conditions. The swells from the last few days have started to subside, though there was still a 3m swell running with a slight Southerly wind. The visibility was only half a meter from inside the cage.

We were greeted again with about 5 Bronze Whaler/Copper Sharks and shortly after 3 Great White Sharks of about 3.5m, 2.5m and 3m.

Daily Blog 18 October 2019

We head out today for our summer working area at Joubert se dam, the weather was slightly overcast with a very light Southerly wind.

Within the format few minutes, we had 3 Bronze Whaler/Copper Sharks and roughly half an hour later we spotted our first Great White Shark.

Daily Blog 19/10/19

Today's trip at Great White Shark Tours left around 8:30 to our anchor spot at Joubert se dam. It was overcast with almost no wind out of the South.

As normal the Bronze Whaler/Copper Sharks were there within 5 minutes. Around 9 am we had our first of the 2 Great White Sharks spotted. The first Great White Shark was a 4m male that was putting on a brilliant show for our guests. The 2nd Great White Shark of about 2m arrived around 10 am and didn't do much around the boat. At 10:30 we got our 3rd Great White Shark of about 3m which also out on a good show

Daily Blog 22/10/19

Today started with a heavy easterly wind, we launched after the wind started dropping. At 10 am we dropped our anchor at Joubert se dam.

Within 5 minutes we had 10 Bronze Whaler/Copper Sharks. By 10:20am we had our first Great White Shark of the day, a 3m female. Later the day we spotted another 2 Great White Sharks, a 3.5m female and a 4m male. There was also a small Great White swimming in the distance of about 2m that never came close at all. 

Daily Blog 24/10/19

Today we had an early start at Great White Shark Tours due to some strong winds picking up the afternoon. 

Within 5 minutes we had 3 Bronze Whalers/Copper Sharks. By 9 am we had seen 2 Great White Sharks and about 30 Bronze Whaler Copper Sharks.

The Great White Sharks were a 3m female and a 4m female. Both sharks worked very nicely with the boat, giving some close calls and brilliant surface action.

Daily Blog 4/11/19

We had a 9am launch today to our anchor spot at Joubert se dam. Was quite a strong Easterly wind blowing,

which flattens the work area as we are sheltered by the land. 

Today started off as usual with about 10 Bronze Whaler/Copper Sharks around the boat within in the first few minutes. 

Daily Blog  8/11/19

After 2 days of bad weather and lots of home repairs, we finally managed to get out to sea today and with the backlog of clients we had a double trip day. 

On our first trip, we managed to spot 1 3.5m female Great White Shark and about 30 Bronze Whaler/Copper Sharks. 

The weather was a slight Easterly wind with a slight swell out of the South West, otherwise, it was a pleasant morning.

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.

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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)

Find out more about this special offer form  Bellamente Guesthouse

What Bellamnete Guesthouse offers:

• Free WiFi
• Barbecue Facilities
• Balcony with sea view
• 6 km from Shark Cage Diving
• Free, secure private parking

Room Facilities

• A flat-screen TV with satellite channels
• Selected rooms with a seating area
• Private bathrooms
• Complimentary bathroom amenities & hairdryer

Contact Details

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

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