Gansbaai

South Africa

Hidden beneath the undulating ocean offshore lies South Africa’s notorious Shark Alley - a penguin-rich feeding zone for the ocean’s most fearsome apex predator, the great white shark. Each year visitors flock to this great white shark capital of the world to ‘cage dive’ with sharks and, in the process, swim away with valuable conservation messages and a healthy respect for this incredible species. It’s also a top spot to catch Africa’s Marine Big Five in action – humpback whales, seals, southern right whales, dolphins and penguins.