Tuesday 18 February 2014

Swim With Great Whites In Their Natural Environment

Great White are the largest predatory sharks found in our planets oceans. They are large, powerful and very efficient hunters that can be found almost right around the world’s oceans.

And although they are powerful creatures and effective hunters the Great White is actually a threatened species that are meant to be protected in Australian Waters. If you are following the story about the WA Shark Cull then you know they aren’t as protected as the world would like.

Great Whites are widely feared by the human population and this is mostly due to Hollywood and propaganda that these creatures are nothing more than mindless killers.


To witness how untrue this is for yourself you need to visit the Great White in their natural habitat. Getting into a shark cage and seeing these sharks up close truly is a fulfilling experience and will most likely be an eye opener as to how these Great Whites act around humans and fish in general.

It certainly was for me when I headed over to Cape Town, South Africa for my own Shark Diving Experience. On my trip I was lucky enough to swim right next to 4 different great whites ranging from sizes starting a 2.5 metres to just over 4 metres. Let me tell you – a shark over 4 metres is absolutely incredible to see just an arm’s length away underwater.

One thing that was obvious that day was the fact that these sharks were ONLY interested in the fish – not the humans in the cage. The only interaction made with any of these great whites was the largest, more aggressive shark, but he didn’t bite on the cage… Nope he just gave the cage a little tail flick as if saying ‘get away from my tuna’.  Nothing more than that.

But you don’t have to visit South Africa to experience a swim with Great Whites in their natural habitat, here in Australia we also have these tours. The shark diving experience is found in Port Lincoln, South Australia taking a short cruise through the Thorny Passage where you will see a tonne of sea-birds and may even spot some dolphins swimming around the boat.

The shark dive is a full day trip and full of excitement, adventure and picturesque scenery. I can guarantee you will have an awesome day out when the sharks turn up to play and you get the opportunity to swim with these endangered species.


Don’t be afraid, become aware… Swim With Great Whites Here


Daniel Hardie
Nothing But Adventure 

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