Cage Diving with Great White Sharks

At first glance, cage diving with great whites may seem to be simply a chance to face real terror at very close quarters - a feat only suited to real adrenaline junkies. But those in the know will agree that if you can tear your eyes away from the rows of flesh-ripping teeth and vast, red-rimmed jaws, you will begin to appreciate the intelligence and powerful beauty of the world's most finely-honed predator. This is the perfect option for shark lovers with no diving experience, as the divers use a surface-based air supply and no equipment knowledge or free swimming is required. Gansbaai is one of the top spots for cage diving, being directly alongside the stretch of water named Shark Alley, where the most dense population of great whites in the world is to be found. In the winter, their huge, shady forms are already visible at a distance before the chum is dropped into the water to tempt them closer, so this is the best time to go, but visitors are guaranteed a sighting here at any time of year.