Cage Diving in MosselbaaiCage diving become popular in Mosselbaai, Africa because this dive site is a very rich area with its abundant sea life of diverse fish, seals, whales, penguins and other sea birds, dolphins, the occasional Orcas and of course a plentiful supply of the Great White sharks. Statistics kept of Great White Sharks sightings cage diving over the last five years help to pick the best possible time of the year being April to July and September to November. Situated in the southern Cape area of South Africa, Mosselbaai used to be one of the most beautiful coastal towns on the Garden Route. Long known as a quaint little fishing village waking up only at the start of the “season” - when just about everyone from the interior would converge on the seaside for Christmas and the New Year celebrations - Mosselbaai has now lost all its charm due to unbridled development. The beautiful buildings and houses built of dressed sandstone are under constant threat of demolishment to make way for modern apartment buildings of dubious workmanship.
Mosselbaai is not an industrial town but a delightful place with beautiful north facing beaches, good surfing, sailing, windsurfing, hiking trails, dive spots, bungi jumping and is central to the Garden route with an abundance of things to do and see. There is accommodation to suit all pockets, with a variety of restaurants available. Also known as Mossel Bay, the name Mosselbaai literally means “Bay of Mussels.” Unfortunately most of these mussels are now gone, like the rest of our heritage. You see, the tourism industry is also trying to rewrite the history of the town by fabricating the influence of the Portuguese seafares on the development of the town. Not only is the ersatz caravel the focus of the campaigns, but now it seems that Bartholomew Diaz actually founded the town of Mossel Bay in 1488. Only he didn't call it Mossel Bay, nor did he or any other Portuguese settle here, but that is just a technicality according to the tourism bureaux. In a typical session you will work with numerous Great Whites and if lucky you will have more than one Great White working the cage. The record number of sightings was 14 different Great Whites in September 1996 and seven in July 1996. These days were exceptional though and you must understand that there are days that no shark is sighted at all. However the proud record of some 95% of seeing the Great White in the sea and 80% in successful caging. Great White Shark cage diving at Mosselbaai, Africa is strictly regulated by the authorities and conducted in an ethical way in accordance with international standards.
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