Shark Diving – In Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town!

You can go shark diving in South Africa without a cage- at Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town!

BG and I visited the aquarium (see a previous article in this blog) and really enjoyed the exhibits. One of the main attractions was feeding time in the main “tank” (more like an Olympic swimming pool!)

The picture on the right shows how the turtle is attacted to the “target”. Divers hand feed the turtles since the fish will grab their food first (guess water turtles are slow like land turtles also!).

The commentator talked about how sharks in the tank did not generally bother the other fish because they were well fed (although he admitted smaller fish “disappear” occasionally). He also said certified scuba divers could swim with the sharks in the tank during specified times (and with a dive guide, of course).

Apparently this is a safe activity – back to the well fed shark principle – and I think it would be a great adventure. I am not a certified scuba diver but it I am sure it would be a great experience.

I have heard of “swimming with the sharks” in politics but this takes it to a whole different level – where else but South Africa!

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Raymond Pechacek lives in the U.S. and is married to a wonderful South African lady (BG!). He writes about the people, customs, wildlife, and places of South Africa, runs a consulting firm to help companies improve their global trade processes, and imports products into the U.S. - with an emphasis on supporting South Africa!