Real, currently bookable Cape Town shark cage diving listings: Gansbaai great white cage dives, False Bay open-water dives out of Simon's Town, and shark-and-whale combo trips (see Gansbaai Worth It). Ratings, review counts and durations below match what bookers see on each tour page.
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Marine Dynamics runs this full-day trip out of Kleinbaai Harbour, with round-trip transport from Cape Town so you can skip the self-drive. Ten hours door to door, breakfast and lunch on board, and a 4.5 rating across 622 reviews.
3 hours (approx.) · White Shark Projects
from $173per personWhite Shark Projects runs a roughly three-hour half-day cage dive out of Gansbaai, with rotations in the cage and surface viewing from the boat. Gear is supplied, and the trip is rated 4.7 from 451 reviews.
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6 hours (approx.) · Marine Dynamics Shark Tours
from $232per personA six-hour eco cruise from Kleinbaai run by Marine Dynamics, the Gansbaai outfit with its own shark research and penguin-rescue programs. Rated 4.6 from 369 reviews, with free cancellation and a conservation bent most other operators do not match.
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3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · Sharklady Adventures
from $188.73per personSharklady Adventures runs this Gansbaai cage dive with a complimentary in-cage air line included, so you can stay under longer without holding your breath. The trip runs about 3 hours 30 minutes from Kleinbaai Harbour and carries free cancellation.
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4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · White Shark Diving Company
from $169per personTop-rated Gansbaai cage dive here at 4.8 from 237 reviews. White Shark Diving Company runs it over about 4 hours 30 minutes, pairing the dive with a strong conservation-education angle, and cancellation is free.
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3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · African Shark Eco-Charters
from $251.32per personA third False Bay option, run by African Shark Eco-Charters and rated 4.5 across 163 reviews. The trip runs about 3 hours 30 minutes with free cancellation.
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4 hours (approx.) · Apex Shark Expeditions
from $277.05per personApex Shark Expeditions launches from Simon's Town on False Bay, one of three open-water operators based here rather than in Gansbaai. The trip runs about 4 hours and holds a 4.7 rating across 129 reviews.
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4 hours (approx.) · White Shark Diving Company
from $205.08per personSame Gansbaai operator as the conservation dive, this version adds a hookah surface-supplied air line in the cage, so you can breathe normally underwater instead of holding your breath at the surface.
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3 hours (approx.) · Shark Zone
from $126per personShark Zone launches from Kleinbaai Harbour near Gansbaai, with roughly three hours on the water. Wetsuit and mask are provided, and the crew rotates divers through the cage so everyone gets time in the water alongside surface viewing.
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4 hours (shark viewing) · Shark Explorers
from $216per personShark Explorers runs this Simon's Town trip, the roster's only False Bay open-water cage dive besides two other local operators. Four hours of shark viewing from the boat and cage, rated a perfect 5.0 by 37 reviewers, with free cancellation.
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6 hours (approx.) · Ivanhoe Sea Safaris
from $286per personIvanhoe Sea Safaris runs this combo from Kleinbaai Harbour: a shark cage dive plus a whale-watching leg on the same trip, with breakfast and lunch included. The whale leg is weather-dependent and refunded if cancelled.
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1 day (approx.) · African Eagle Daytours
from $277.71per personAfrican Eagle Daytours runs a full-day round trip from central Cape Town to Gansbaai, with pickup from your hotel or guesthouse and both breakfast and lunch included, a practical all-in option for visitors without a car.
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3 hours (approx.) · Cape Shark Adventures
from $171per personCape Shark Adventures runs a 3-hour cage diving and viewing trip from Kleinbaai Harbour, carrying the roster's top rating at 4.9 from 17 reviews. Free cancellation applies, and surface viewing is an option for non-divers.
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5 hours (approx.) · Cape Shark Adventures
from $305per personCape Shark Adventures also runs a combined trip: a cage dive plus whale watching in one outing, about 5 hours on the water, rated 4.7 from 13 reviews with free cancellation.
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9 hours (approx.) · Born in Africa Tours
from $188.87per personBorn in Africa Tours runs this roughly 9-hour day tour from Cape Town to Gansbaai, rated 4.5 across a small pool of 11 reviews, with free cancellation. A modest listing, but a real one.
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