To come across Sharks and Whales that’s not an easy task to do as seeing the footage of a great white is enough to up the pulse rate. Just imagine how it will be getting in the water with the ocean’s most intimidating predator. Amazing Thrilling Adventure that’s the word which describes this wonderful Encounter. There are many places in the World where either you can reliably get into the cage to dive with great white or you can just dive with the help of current and get close to the deadliest animal of the sea.
Let’s explore “Top 10 places to dive with Sharks”
10) False Bay/Seal Island, South Africa
Entering the cage and watching from the False Bay is the best opportunity for seeing the animals pull an incredible “Air Jaws” maneuver breaching fully out of the water in pursuit of a seal or towed decoy. Seal Island is the great white’s favorite snack as there are nearly 64,000 seals here. Divers spent time in the cage as well as seeing from the topside of the boat. You can dive from Sea Island from April to Mid September.
9) Farallon Islands, California
The Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is home to the largest seabird-breeding colony in United States. Some of the World’s largest great whites arrive here at Farallon islands during the fall months to feast on the seals. The seals lure great whites much more than any other marine animals do. If you are lucky enough than you can see a shark breaching attack a 200 to 300 pound elephant seal. Its one of those memories that’s not gonna fade away soon.
8) French Polynesia, Tahiti islands
These pretty islands offer high-voltage adventure at shark sites. The Rangirao Atoll, just 1 hour flight from Tahiti, offers drift dives with hordes of sharks, jacks, tuna and many more at Avatoru and Tiputa Channels. You will come across some of the most terrific creatures of the ocean in this trip. You will encounter silver-tips at Avatoru, Gray Sharks and White Tips at Tiputa Pass. If you are lucky enough, than you might also come across to species like Silvertip Shark, the Silky Shark and The Tiger Shark.
7) Cocos Island, Costa Rica
The deep Pacific Ocean Water surrounding Cocos Island is full of silky sharks, whale sharks and many more dangerous creatures. Along with sharks, Giant Pacific manta rays and massive schools of jacks are also located in the area. Surrounded by hundreds of hammerhead sharks in the waters of Cocos Island is one of the lifetime’s must-do-activities. Their behavior in this environment is non-threatening allowing every close encounters.
6) Tiger Beach, Grand Bahamas
Bahamas clear waters are home to wealth of shark species ranging from bulls to reefs to hammerheads. If you want to dive with the sharks than head straight to Tiger Beach of Grand Bahama. Here you will come across Tiger Shark which are one of the best species in Sharks. The dive masters uses bait to lure the Tiger Sharks but you are guaranteed to see a 16 foot predators in all their toothy glory.
5) Neptune Islands, South Australia
If you want the best shot at seeing the healthy and hungry population of great whites than there is no better place than Neptune Islands. Cage diving during winter is the best chance to see enormous female great whites that can reach around 20 feet in length. This is the only place in the World where a cage is put on the ocean floor, offering a unique chance to see the sharks mingling with areas other denizens.
4)Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The Great Barrier Reef have number of species of sharks that are encountered by divers ranging from the largest shark in the World-Whale Shark to sharks that are so small and so oddly shaped that it is hard to think them as sharks at all.
3) Isla Guadalupe White Shark Cage Diving, Mexico
There is no place like Isla Guadalupe White Shark Cage Diving, Mexico to dive with great whites in crystal-clear water. This cragged, volcanic outcropping some 160 miles off the west coast of Baja is the perfect backdrop to great white encounters. The chance to descend to about 30 feet in a cage gives you different perspective on the surface cage action called as shark’s-eye view. If you dare, you can also venture outside the top of the cage for bar-none view of the magnificent animals.
2) Palau, Micronesia
Palau offers World-Class diving with sea-walls, sheer drop-off caves and exuberance of marine life. Blue Corner Wall, one of the most recognized diving sites in the World, is located in Palau. Popular dives like Blue Corner Wall and Ulong Channel have high visibility and rich diversity of marine life. Divers enter the water-up current and on shark arrivals attach themselves through hook to remain static to view shark and other large fishes .
1) Hawaii Shark Encounters, Hawaii
Experience the thrill of meeting sharks face-to-face in the water of Oahu, Hawaii. There is no joy in seeing the Majestic Hunters of the ocean when they are in Cage. The real adventure is when they are open and in bunches surrounding us. From the safety of a cage, you will see the Giant-Killers of ocean surrounding you in groups and are ever ready to tear you apart. You will observe Galapagos and sandbar sharks in their natural environment which will be very unique and once in a lifetime experience.
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