Cape Town Great White Shark Diving Tours Gansbaai. Tour from Cape Town

White Shark Viewing

Sharks are surface feeders by nature, ensuring spectacular surface action which often takes place “too close for comfort”! Surface viewers therefore take the pound seat on our specially designed observation platform, with camera’s close at hand.

From the safety of the boat, you are able to photograph your friend/s in the cage and at the same time follow the sharks as they move around the boat and cage. Be careful not to miss out on good photographs. Breaching often takes place in the high season and if you are not 100% ready, you may miss out on a good picture.

1 DAY TOUR

Costs - Price: 1 Day Tour – R 1,500.00 p/p

(full day tour, incl. transfers) - (Rates valid from 1 Oct. 2008).

Should our transfers not be required, please deduct R300.00 p/p, off the above rate.

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2 DAY TOUR - Highly recommended*

2008 Rates: – R 3,200.00 P/P - (2 days, 1 night, incl. transfers)

Should our transfers not be required, please deduct R250.00 p/p, off the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 3,500.00 P/P - (2 days, 1 night, incl. transfers)

Should our transfers not be required, please deduct R300.00 p/p, off the above rate.

PEAK SEASON: JUNE to NOV - Whale watching season

Highly recommended in combing a shark cage dive with Whale Watching!!

INCLUDES: 2 days shark diving, 1 night’s comfortable accommodation, return road

transfers from Cape Town; breakfast; light lunch, snacks and drinks on board; diving gear /

equipment and approx. 4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

ITINERARY - 2 DAY TOUR:

On day 1 you will be collected from your accommodation in Cape Town for the two hour journey to Gansbaai. Formalities, safety briefing, breakfast and coffee is served upon our arrival at the Great White Adventure Centre. We proceed to Kleinbaai harbour and board our boat (Megalodon ll) ready to depart. Depending on shark activity and weather conditions, the duration of the tour out at sea is approx. 4 hours. Snacks and drinks are served on-board the boat and a light lunch is served upon our return to shore. You are returned to your Guest House to freshen up before dinner. On day 2 you will be collected from your Guest House and transferred to the harbour where the boat will await you. After the tour you will be returned to your own accommodation in Cape Town. Please make sure your luggage is ready and packed at your accommodation, before leaving on your shark tour on day two. (Exact times will be confirmed the day prior to the tour).

3 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 4,700.00 P/P - (3 days, 3 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R400.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 5,000.00 P/P - (3 days, 3 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R400.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 3 days shark diving, 3 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast; light

lunch, snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx. 4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

4 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 6,400.00 P/P - (4 days, 4 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R500.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 6,900.00 P/P - (4 days, 4 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R500.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 4 days shark diving, 4 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast;

light lunch, snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx.

4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

5 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 7,900.00 P/P - (5 days, 5 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R600.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 8,500.00 P/P - (5 days, 5 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R600.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 5 days shark diving, 5 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast;

light lunch, snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx.

4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

6 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 9,500.00 P/P - (6 days, 6 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R700.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 9,900.00 P/P - (6 days, 6 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R700.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 6 days shark diving, 6 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast;

light lunch snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx. 4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

7 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 10,900.00 P/P - (7 days, 7 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R800.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 11,500.00 P/P - (7 days, 7 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R800.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 7 days shark diving, 7 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast;

light lunch snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx.4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

8 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 12,500.00 P/P - (8 days, 8 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R900.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 13,200.00 P/P - (8 days, 8 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R900.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 8 days shark diving, 8 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast;

light lunch, snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx.

4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

9 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 13,900.00 P/P - (9 days, 9 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R1,000.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 14,500.00 P/P - (9 days, 9 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R1,000.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 9 days shark diving, 9 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast;

light lunch, snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx.

4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

10 DAY TOUR

2008 Rates: – R 15,500.00 P/P - (10 days, 10 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R1,000.00 p/p, to the above rate.

2009 Rates: – R 15,900.00 P/P - (10 days, 10 night’s, Self-drive)

Should our transfers be required, please add R1,000.00 p/p, to the above rate.

INCLUDES: 10 days shark diving, 10 night’s comfortable accommodation, breakfast;

light lunch, snacks and drinks on board; diving gear / equipment and approx.

4 hours at sea.

EXCLUDES: Dinner, towel, sea-sick tablets

ITINERARY - 3 TO 10 DAY TOURS :

Every day will start with breakfast at your Guest House, before meeting us at the harbour for another day of adventure! Formalities and safety briefing is completed before we depart on the shark diving tour. Depending on shark activity and weather conditions, the duration of the tour out at sea is approx. 4 hours. Snacks and drinks are served on-board the boat and a light lunch is served upon our return to shore. After lunch, you are welcome to return to your Guest House, to freshen up before dinner. This program will be repeated daily. (Exact times will be confirmed the day prior to your tour)

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SELF DRIVE PACKAGES

As there are no public transportation available in Gansbaai, self drive packages are recommended , whenever you intend to overnight in Gansbaai. This will also allow you more flexibility and freedom to explore nearby places of interest along this beautiful coastline, at your own leisure (in between the shark tours). You will also be assured of easy transportation between your guest house, various restaurants, grocery stores, the harbour etc. We therefore strongly advise that you hire a car upon arrival at Cape Town International airport, where there is a 24hr car rental service available. Detailed directions will be supplied to you prior to your departure, ensuring that you know exactly how to get to your destination from the airport.

PLEASE NOTE: When converting your self–drive package so that it includes our daily transfers, you will automatically forfeit 1 night’s accommodation in Gansbaai. This is due to the fact that we return to Cape Town directly after the last day’s tour, and you will therefore no longer require accommodation on the last night. Please deduct 1 night’s accommodation off the package price.

TRANSFER OPTION

We appreciate the fact that you are coming to a foreign country and may not be comfortable with a self-drive option. We therefore do offer transfer option on the above packages – please ask us about these rates.

TRANSFERS ON PACKAGE TOURS

Please note that our shuttle from Cape Town to Gansbaai only runs on days when the weather allows the shark diving tour to go ahead. Should you be booked on a multiple day package tour which includes our return transfers, you will only be transported to your accommodation in Gansbaai if and when the tour is scheduled to go ahead. Should the weather not allow us to go ahead on day 1 of your tour, our shuttle will not run to Gansbaai and your first night’s accommodation in Gansbaai would therefore be cancelled and deducted off your total tour price. This means that you would have to arrange an alternative night/s accommodation in Cape Town, until the weather allows us to go ahead.

ACCOMMODATION – STANDARD:

UPMARKET B+B OVERLOOKING WALKER BAY, WITH BREATH TAKING SEA VIEWS. THIS ACCOMMODATION IS INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE QUOTED PACKAGES.

An additional R175.00 p/p, p/night would be applicable for a single supplement. This centrally situated B+B, overlooks an unspoiled traditional fishing harbour and is centrally situated in the heart of Gansbaai. Watch the waves break on the rocks from your own private veranda, with extensive sea views across the bay to Hermanus and Cape Point. Facilities include an A’ la Carte Restaurant, fully licensed bar, Bureau de Change, fax facilities and plenty more. All suites have DSTV, Telephones, workstations with Internet connections, electric blankets, overhead fans, heaters, radio alarm clocks, comfortable lounges in each suite, private view verandahs/patios, tea & coffee making facilities. The B+B also offers a laundry service and all rooms are fully serviced daily. True South African hospitality at it’s absolute best. Standard suites are non sea-facing.

ACCOMMODATION – LUXURIOUS:

THE SAME B+B AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, EXCEPT IT IS SEA-FACING.

An additional R375.00 p/p p/night sharing for this option, plus an additional R225.00 p/p p/night for a single supplement.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

Tour cancellation must take place at least 24 hrs prior to tour departure time. Should the client cancel their tour less than 24 hrs prior to tour departure time from Cape Town, a 100% cancellation fee will be applicable. Should the client not arrive for their tour (“No Show”), a 100% cancellation fee would be applicable. Thorough weather checks are done prior to any trip. Should inclement weather prevent us from proceeding with the trip on any particular day, the clients would be informed and an alternative date would be negotiated or an entire refund would be given. Should the clients and White Shark Ecoventures’ team find themselves in Gansbaai already (based upon a good weather prediction) and sudden strong winds pick up, preventing the boat from being put to sea and to ensure the safety of our passengers, 10% of the price will be retained for meals, stand-by and preparation costs. i.e. an 90% refund would be given (transport costs of R250.00 is separate and payable in full). However, a 10% discount would be offered on the day the trip is actually taken (valid for a 2 year period). Should strong winds pick up whilst out at sea and return to shore is required for the safety of passengers and crew, a refund will not be applicable. Credit card payments (VISA / MASTER / AMEX) are accepted at an additional 3.5% surcharge fee. We are dealing with wild animals and sightings are therefore not guaranteed. Refunds will therefore not be considered in the event of non-sightings, however, a second tour will be offered at a discounted rate. Due to variable weather conditions and shark activity, diving may not always be possible and is therefore not guaranteed. The boat tour we offer consists of approx. 4 hours at sea. Should it be required, White Shark Ecoventures reserves the right to run more than one tour per day, of approx 4 hours at sea. Time related itinerary’s and collection times are dependent on tides, weather conditions and the amount of tours we have scheduled on that particular day. Exact collection times are therefore only available after 16h00 the day prior to the tour, and may vary between 4.30 and 11.30 am daily. Should our vessel be out of the water for a certain period (due to maintenance or any other reason), we will continue to run our tours by chartering another vessel (also adequately registered for shark cage diving).