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Apex Shark Expeditions

Quayside Buidling | Shop no 3, Main Road, Simon's Town, South Africa
+27 79 051 8558
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Ranked #1 of 12 attractions in Simon's Town
Type: Boat Tours
Owner description: Join Chris & Monique Fallows of Discovery Channel's Air Jaws series on your own AIR JAWS shark tour. Experience a morning or afternoon trip to see the... more » Owner description: Join Chris & Monique Fallows of Discovery Channel's Air Jaws series on your own AIR JAWS shark tour. Experience a morning or afternoon trip to see the Great White Sharks of Seal Island breaching and hunting.Get up close and personal, view the sharks in their own watery environment from the safety of a cage - all this in one trip! « less
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Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

Was an amazing experience, 10 white sharks seen on the day, Thanks for such an awesome trip. Will definitely advise people and will come back again.

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013

Life's ambition achieved. The people at apex are simply fantastic. Friendly and clever. We were with them for 4 trips (one was cancelled due to bad weather) and plenty of these wonderful and bitey fish were seen. Could not recommend enough and we are already planning another trip.

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Atlanta, Georgia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

Apex is a very professional and ethical operation. They care very much about the sharks and other wildlife you'll see on your expedition AND they are safety-minded. There were several other boats out the day we did our shark experience and it was obvious that the Apex crew was working harder than the others to attract the great whites so... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

The cage diving is awesome and exciting. They are so professional in attracting the great white to come. The great white is so close when you are diving in the cage. Wow.wow.wow.... The staff are professional, they really know about the shark. Go their shop and have a look of their photo books, Awesome!!!!

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Bristol, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2013

I was sceptical about booking a shark diving experience as I had heard so many horror stories of the sharks being aggressively baited and getting hurt. after extensive research the only company that I felt would allay my concerns regarding the animals welfare was Apex and we weren't disappointed. The crew were professional, knowledgable and did everything they could to... More

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UltimateAirJaws, Manager at Apex Shark Expeditions, responded to this review
April 15, 2013

The Apex team are passionate about sharks as well as other wildlife. We do what we do because we care.Through our shark tours, we educate and from education, comes protection and conservation of sharks and all wildlife. Thank you for taking the time to review Apex Shark Expeditions More

Hamilton, Montana
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2013

We had a very short trip to Cape Town and the weather caused our booked trip with Apex to be cancelled. Renee went out of her way to get us booked with Marine Dynamics in Kleinbaai that had a larger boat and was able to get us out to see the sharks. She really went out of her way, I... More

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UltimateAirJaws, Manager at Apex Shark Expeditions, responded to this review
April 9, 2013

Any water based activity is controlled by the weather. If the highlight of your vacation is seeing the great white, I advise booking two or more trips to maximise your chances. We offer very reasonable 5 - 10 day packages that include airport transfers, morning shark trip and accommodation. Should we cancel your trip due to weather, we will always... More

windsor
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2013

we did this trip 5/03/2013 these guys are good with great knowledge of area and wildlife ,these guys work hard to get sharks to the boat.so we could view very near boat when we went it took ages to get them near(not apex fault) but when they did come it was amazing sight. they care for you and the wildlife... More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

We wanted to do cage diving in South Africa and did quite a bit of research on the companies available before we arrived in SA. Apex seemed the most experienced and had a good feel about it from their website. We werent disappointed. The crew of 5 were all really enthusiastic and keen and really inspired confidence. Especially Chris who... More

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Tualatin, Oregon
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2013

I highly recommend going with Apex Shark Expeditions - they are the best choice in my opinion and were absolutely fantastic when I went with them. Apex is the company that National Geographic chooses first when filming in the region. This is actually a really big deal. My dive master told me that when in doubt, pick the one NG... More

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UltimateAirJaws, Manager at Apex Shark Expeditions, responded to this review
April 4, 2013

June, July and August is usually peak for breaching however May and September do offer a 50% success rate, so it's not impossible to see this out of the peak season if you cannot make the trip in these peak months. Thank you for taking the time to write such an awesome review. Karyn More

Vernon, BC
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2013

This is the premier shark observing tour! With Chris Fallows as our great white shark expert, we were guaranteed the best in knowledge base, respect for sea life and a great learning experience. Although we went the beginning of February, at the beginning of the great white season in False Bay, we still were able to enjoy dolphins, seals and... More

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