A trip to experience the sharks of the Cape of Storms with Michael Scholl – a shark expert. The Great White Shark comes out of the blue ocean to patrol Seal Island in False Bay to feed that magestic machine of a body, certainly the most impressive of the sharks. Get to know White Sharks up close and personal around Dyer Island and Shark Alley close to Gansbaai. Dive in the open ocean off the Cape of Good Hope in search of the pelagic sharks and later experience the kelp forests to see primitive seven-gill sharks.
A Taste of Travel has teamed up with BlueXplorer to offer this packed itinerary for those with a keen interest in sharks in the Cape region of South Africa, see and explore the world of sharks, their environment and ecology, and their role as the apex marine predator in the sea. See these sharks in a way that you could never do in documentaries.
Destinations:
Price:
From CHF 5,980.–
Length of holiday:
14 days (13 nights)
Departure dates:
04 August 2012 (from Geneva),
05 August 2012 in Cape Town
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Features of the holiday
| Destination: | Africa, South Africa |
| Season: | Summer |
| Responsible travel: | Accommodation, Economy, Environment, Food, Local food, Micro-economy, Sensitization, Small organization |
| Travel type: | Active holidays |
| Traveller type: | Couple, Family, Small group, Solo |
| Activities: | Diving, Observation, Snorkeling, Sport, Tour, Walk, Wine tasting |
| Accommodation: | Small hotel |
| Natural environment: | Baboon, Dassie rat, Giant stingray, Marine fauna, Monkey, Mountain, Ostrich, Penguin, Sea, Sea lion, Seaside, Shark, Whale |
| Culture: | Artisans, Customs |
| Climate: | Mediterranean, Temperate |
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Itinerary of the holiday
- Day 0 : Depart from Geneva to Cape Town
- Day 1 : Arrive Cape Town, check-in at hotel, visit the Penguin colony at Boulder’s Beach
- Day 2 : False Bay & Seal Island searching for the White Sharks
- Day 3 : Pelagic sharks off the Cape of Good Hope
- Day 4 : False Bay & Seal Island searching for the White Sharks
- Day 5 : Two Oceans Aquarium + dive in the Predator Tank + Cape Town + Table Mountain
- Day 6 : Boulder Beach + Cape Peninsula + Cape of Good Hope + Cape Town
- Day 7 : Kelp forest dive: Seven-gill Cowsharks and sea lions of the Cape
- Day 8 : Optional tour: West Coast National Park OR shark dive (extra cost)
- Day 9, 10, 11 : White Sharks at Dyer Island, Gansbaai
- Day 12 : Optional tour: boat-based Whale watching OR White Shark excursion (extra cost) OR Hermanus & wine route
- Day 13 : Cape Agulhas, stingrays
- Day 14 : Return to Cape Town, check-in for flights mid-afternoon
- Day 14 + 1 : Touchdown at Geneva
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Length of the holiday |
14 days (13 nights) |
Departure dates |
04 August 2012 (from Geneva), |
Price |
CHF 5,980.– per person (7+ persons) |
Included with the holiday
- accommodations for 13 nights (twin/double)
- all tranfers in South Africa
- bilingual shark biologist guide
- all entry fees to the parks and the aquarium
- excursions as described in the itinerary
- 7 sea excursions (weather and sea condition permitting),
- dive gear,
- all meals but two
Not included with the holiday
- flights
- travel insurance (highly recommended)
- drinks (sodas and alcoholic beverages)
- 2 meals
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- A curious Great White
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- Simon's Town guesthouse
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- Spending time with sea lions
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- Cape Town from Table Mountain
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- A Cape baboon surveying his realm
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- On the paths of the Cape of Good Hope
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- A view... from the cage, of course
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- Meeting the African penguins
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- Open-sea diving with the Mako
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- Southern right whale
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- Another view of the Great White's teeth from inside a cage
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- An ostrich strolling along the seaside
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- Diving in the kelp forest, looking for the Bluntnose sixgill shark
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- The magnificient coast near the town of Gansbaai
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- Table Mountain cable car
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