Most-reviewed trip
African Shark Eco-Charters, Simon's Town
A 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.
Three listings run open-water shark dives out of Simon's Town on False Bay, a 45 to 60 minute drive from central Cape Town, shorter than the trip to Gansbaai (see Gansbaai Worth It).
Short answer
Bronze whaler sharks and sevengill cowsharks are the reliable sighting in False Bay; great white sightings here have been near-zero since around 2018 to 2019. Prices and free-cancellation terms sit on each listing's own booking page.
Most-reviewed trip
A 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.

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 (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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