tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65392670651825781872011-11-27T15:44:51.343-08:0010 incredible hotspots for the thrillseeking adventurist in South AfricaMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531494524082615923noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539267065182578187.post-92018984413297077052009-01-21T12:09:00.000-08:002009-01-21T13:53:58.702-08:00<span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">If a trip to the </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aquarium.co.za/">Cape Town Aquarium</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> just doesn't do it for you, you might consider to go </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.google.nl/search?q=shark+cage+diving&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;aq=t&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a">shark cage diving</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> in Gans Baai</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. This trip get you eye is eye with the most feared of all sharks!</span><br /><br />A boat takes you to a small cage drifting in the open ocean. You'll dip into the freezing deep blue where you await a thrilling <span style="font-weight: bold;">encounter with a </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Shark">great white shark</a>. <p>While the boat goes around the bay you are likely to spot some <span style="font-weight: bold;">whales </span>aswell. Check out my pic taken from our boat while 2 giant whales dove underneath our boat. <span style="font-weight: bold;">August </span>is the <span style="font-weight: bold;">whales maiting season</span> and the best time to spot some splashing giants in Gans Baai.</p><p><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/markthijssen/DropBox?authkey=oJ3Hx2sAMIU&amp;feat=embedwebsite#5293847949680121938"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_GVdjazcMBzk/SXeGqYedGFI/AAAAAAAAAEg/I7WNjgKMj1g/s400/sharkdiving17.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/markthijssen/DropBox?authkey=oJ3Hx2sAMIU&amp;feat=embedwebsite">Drop Box</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p> Make sure you book a trip that takes you to <span style="font-weight: bold;">shark alley</span> on the way back. This is a pass between two small rock formations providing accomodation for over <span style="font-weight: bold;">20.000 seals</span>. Shark alley forms a grand buffet for sharks passing by.<br /><br />Check out this increadable shark encounter by ArtifactProduction<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L3PluNR5lXs&amp;hl=nl&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L3PluNR5lXs&amp;hl=nl&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Trip scpecs:</span><br />costs:</strong> around 1000 Rand (100 euro)<br /><strong>best time of year:</strong> August</p><p><br /></p></span><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="markthijssen";</script><br /><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-bookmark-en.gif" width="125" height="16" border="0" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6539267065182578187-9201898441329707705?l=markedsouthafrica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531494524082615923noreply@blogger.com0