Hookah Shark Cage Diving: Up-Close Marine Encounters

The exclusive Hookah Shark Cage Diving tour offered by our company provides unparalleled views of numerous shark species and other marine life.

No prior diving experience is required, as the onboard air supply utilizes only compressed air (excluding nitrox), enabling divers to breathe easily through a regulator just beneath the water’s surface.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 9 Kus Dr - Discover South Africa’s ultimate shark encounter with our exclusive Hookah Shark Cage Diving Adventure.
    This top-tier experience features a continuous onboard air-supply system, allowing for comfortable underwater breathing and extended viewing time inside the cage. It’s ideal for adventurers, photographers, and anyone seeking a close…
What's Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Tea and coffee
  • Use of SCUBA equipment
  • Wet suits, goggles, hood, and booties
What's Not Included
  • Round trip transport is available as an optional extra for R800 per person.
Additional Information
  • Sightings of shark species are not guaranteed, given the unpredictable nature of marine life. If you don’t encounter sharks during your tour, we don’t provide refunds. However, we offer no-shark vouchers, valid for 2 years, enabling you to return for another trip at no extra cost. Please be aware that this voucher doesn’t include transportation.
Location
9 Kus Dr
Kus Drive
We meet at our crew house - just opposite the slip way at Kleinbaai harbour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jez_c2013
Feb 16, 2026
Amazing experience - Fabulous day out with this company. Sadly no great whites but 4 bronze whalers, a giant stingray, seals and even some whales on the way back to dock. their lasagna after the trip was right up there too ! Heartily recommend.
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Jkoltutsky
Jan 13, 2026
Great trip! - We had a great time and saw many Bronze whaler sharks, which were really big and cool. The crew was professional and friendly. Food and drinks were great. We really enjoyed this trip as a family and are grateful for the memories and experience that it provided us!
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Imraank576
Dec 23, 2025
Awesome - Amazeballs experience with White Shark Diving Company! 🦈🙌 From the clear safety briefing to tagging along as the boat docked and sailed out, everything was well planned and super smooth. The crew guided us all the way from start to finish—absolute legends. My family loved every bit of it and felt safe the entire time. Huge kudos to the awesome team! 11/10 experience!
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Lilyraeee
Dec 16, 2025
Amazing Experience with a Great Team - This experience was the highlight of my trip to South Africa. We selected the pickup option from Cape Town and our driver arrived right on time and was extremely friendly. Once we arrived, the team gave us a safety briefing and they also provided breakfast as it was an early start. We then headed out and were lucky enough to see so many sharks. It was genuinely incredible. We even saw a massive manta ray! The team’s passion for marine life truly stood out and I really appreciated the care and enthusiasm they brought to the experience. We the returned for a delicious lasagna before our driver took us back to Cape Town. For what you pay, this experience is 100% worth it. Thank you so much to the amazing team at White Shark!
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Ellisonm625
Dec 4, 2025
Great experience - Very fun experience! Got face-to-face with sharks, felt safe the whole time. Would 100% recommend for all. Crew were all great at answering our questions
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294jasmeets
Nov 26, 2025
Book It right now - Excellent experience. The team was very good and went into details about everything. Keith is very good at his job along with his crew getting the dives organised and Lauren really helped with coordinating the booking and helping out with do's/dont's on the trip. Even the breakfast and lunch we were served was top notch. Excellent experience.
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Navigate19062397287
Nov 20, 2025
Cage diving with Sharks in Gansbaii - Being a solo traveller, I was apprehensive about attending the trip alone, but the staff were very accommodating and professional. Even though I made up part of a big group the whole experience felt personalized to each and every one of us. Our dive masters and guide really know how to make the whole trip seamless and stress free from the second you set off from shore... Along the way we were taught about the coastline, area, shark behaviours and loads of info about the company's conservation efforts in Soith Africa... All the equipment that was on offer was all great quality and in great shape; and one of the dive masters was an expert in sizing people up for the correct size wetsuits and boots so no one was uncomfortable during their time on the boat and in the water. We were very lucky on my trip to see many sharks that were really engaging with each dive group, the tour operators really did pick the perfect spot for the anchor point. I would highly recommend any of the experiences with this company, they are not just a group of people with a boat and dive gear, they actually have an unwavering passion for what they do ! And they are truly dedicated to sharing their knowledge and passion for the marine ecosystem of South Africa; they take great pride in this service and it really shows ! It was always a dream of mine to cage dive with sharks and that was made a reality amd unforgettable experience thanks to the White Shark Diving Company :)
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784tylanm
Nov 17, 2025
Surreal experience!!!!! 100% recommend - Had an incredible experience shark cage diving. I opted for the air supply which was very easy to use. Managed to see around 15 sharks throughout the duration which was definitely a surreal experience. Keith the head instructor and the whole crew were great, very informative and friendly. Would 100% recommend!
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422deonm
Nov 17, 2025
Amazing experience - Unbelievable experience, never thought we would see so many sharks, team were great and made us feel very safe on the boat. Definitely would go again and highly recommend.
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M179usfrancoc
Nov 10, 2025
Overall pretty awesome and will never forget it. - Seeing 15+ sharks and a big sting ray, good amount of time in the water. Definitely recommend the hookah system. Crowd size was a little too big but was overall ok. Staff was knowledgeable and friendly. Disappointed we didn’t see a white shark but can’t control nature.
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From $192
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).