We are an owner operated licenced shark diving operator with an ethical approach to nature and the environment. Our small groups allow for an intimate and educational experience, and we often encounter dolphins and whales on our tours.
We are the top company in Simons Town on TripAdvisor and our reputation and honesty speak for itself, which is why we have been voted into tripAdvisor's hall of fame.
We offer Scuba diving and snorkelling on our trips which is just one of the things that sets us apart from other companies.
Posted By : Robert_H
The trip was cancelled days ahead by the dive operation. Very disappointed. Need a refund asap. Do not understand why a dive trip was cancelled 3 days before the dive.
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Posted On : 2023-12-31 02:24:08 
Posted By : Thomas_R
Excellent trip, very well organised from beginning to end. The team are super responsive and communicate via email and/or whatsapp. The shark diving was brilliant spending a full 30mins under water in the cage with a respirator tank on board meant we saw ~20 sharks!
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Posted On : 2023-11-19 11:10:43
Posted By : Louise_B
We had the day rearranged as the crew advised it was bad conditions and wouldn’t have been pleasant - we’re so glad they did! We had lots of sharks and seals and the crew were very friendly and professional.
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Posted On : 2023-11-10 12:11:44
Posted By : Sonia_F
Knowledgeable crew and great experience. We saw lots of sharks and seals.
I’d strongly recommend taking sea sickness pills , most of the guests did but at least half of us still got sea sick.
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Posted On : 2023-11-05 01:39:29
Posted By : 226ek
Absolutely shocking experience was taken out to sit on a boat for 3 hours and saw nothing wasted a day of our precious holiday only to be told we don’t refund any money you can have a voucher to do it again when we fly back home the following day ?♀️
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Posted On : 2023-10-07 00:03:43 
Posted By : _S2850FX
Great experience. Not only did we see sharks but also a seal. Snacks and drinks are included, which is a nice bonus.
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Posted On : 2023-09-23 04:31:28
Posted By : mcflykiks
Great and unique experience. Super well organized and efficient, helpful team. I felt safe and well supported throughout. Worth noting that due to changes in migration patterns it’s much harder these days to see great whites but we had a group of massive whaler sharks which made for an amazing experience!
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Posted On : 2023-09-14 12:34:04
Posted By : 82sethw
DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY! I’m giving African Shark Eco-tours 1 star ONLY because they refunded my money after canceling my excursion less than 15 hours before the excursion was supposed to happen. My wife and I booked a shark swim excursion months ago and paid for the excursion. My wife got a What’s App message from the company at 4:25pm the day before we were suppose to attend our 7am excursion, telling us that another couple canceled their booking, so they required us (and a second couple) to pay an extra $64usd in order to go on the trip. Allegedly the company booked this third couple “on a verbal agreement”and they cancelled last minute…right…. Seems like Eco tours were trying to scam more money out of my wife and me. How is it our problem that the company allegedly booked another couple on a “verbal agreement” only for said people to cancel without making payment. Most adventure companies operate by having participating customers pay in advance and if those customers cancel less than 24 hours, they lose their money. That doesn’t seem to be the way Eco shark tours operates. It seems like they make up some BS story to extort more money from customers who’ve already paid for an agreed upon amount. When we originally booked our trip, again more than a month ago, we were NEVER informed that the price was contingent upon having a certain amount of customers. When my wife asked Eco shark tours to provide there policy in writing where it states they require a minimum number of customers, the company told her “I’ve looked for it and it would seem it’s been removed”! So they couldn’t provide any proof of a minimum group size. African shark eco-charters offered to change the date, but we already had stuff planned the other days offered. African Shark eco charters should have honored our booking and the booking of the other couple, for the date and times we booked and paid for! Again, how is it our problem the company booking a third couple on a “verbal agreement”??? Imagine buying a car for an agreed amount, only to have the dealership require more money upon delivery because they didn’t sell enough cars…?
If you’re looking to go on a shark swim adventure, I’d highly suggest you book with a different company who will actually take you out on the date YOU PAID FOR without asking you to pay more money the day before…terrible company to do business with.
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Posted On : 2023-09-02 14:47:24
Posted By : DAng9494
Friendly people and very professional. We knew exactly what to expect and did see a couple of Bronze Sharks. Boat and equipment were to high standard.
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Posted On : 2023-08-04 06:24:00
Posted By : Escape557452
My kids had an absolute blast! Staff were amazing! Highly recommend! Saw sharks! Staff answered all questions! They also arranged transportation from the hotel and back!
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Posted On : 2023-07-28 10:49:29
