Gansbaai Adventures

Known as Shark Alley, the channel between Geyser and Dyer Islands, offshore of the fishing village of Gansbaai on the eastern side of Walker Bay, is probably the best white shark cage diving destination in the world.

The sharks are in the area all year, but in winter they tend to hang around the island so they are more predictable and so easier to find. Winter is also the best time to see whales, as it’s then that the southern right whales visit the warm, protected waters of Walker Bay to mate and calve. (Don’t get ideas of Caribbean paradises – Walker Bay is warm and protected compared to Antarctica.)

When you’re not out on the ocean watching big things with fins, there are some wonderful flowers, there’s great art galleries, coffee shops and wineries around, and even a boutique brewery not far down the road.