| If you love sharks, perhaps have a fascination | | | | Elhinstone is best known for the opportunity to |
| with these fantastic predators, then one of the | | | | dive with the Oceanic White Tip Shark. The |
| most remarkable things you can do is to actually | | | | Oceanic White Tip is a large and powerful |
| interact with them in the wild. If you are a | | | | predator. All sharks need to be treated with |
| SCUBA diver there are lots of places in the world | | | | respect but the Oceanic White Tip is justifiably |
| where it is possible to get up close and personal | | | | considered one of the more dangerous sharks to |
| with sharks in their natural habitat - the ocean. | | | | be in the water with. Use common sense and |
| Here, in no particular order, are 5 places where | | | | obey some simple rules and you will be in for the |
| this is possible and some of the highlights you can | | | | experience of a lifetime. |
| expect. | | | | Number 4 South Africa |
| Number 1 the Bahamas | | | | Here you have the opportunity to experience the |
| The shark highlight here has to be one of the | | | | shark of most peoples' nightmares. The Great |
| organised shark feeds that allow you to have a | | | | White shark. This magnificent animal was the start |
| remarkable encounter with a number of sharks all | | | | of the film Jaws (sorry to all the human actors |
| in one place. Caribbean reef sharks are the usual | | | | but it's true) and in South Africa you can cage |
| fish to be found in these shark encounters. Not | | | | dive with these big powerful fish. Who |
| the biggest or most aggressive by any means | | | | remembers the line from the film? "you go in the |
| but when you have 20 or 30 of them swimming | | | | cage, cage goes in the water, shark's in the |
| around you... Wow! | | | | water." |
| Number 2 the Maldives | | | | Number 5 Djibouti |
| There are some dives in the Maldives where | | | | Djibouti is a country on the Horn of Africa and |
| sharks are just about guaranteed. White Tip and | | | | here there is one of the best places in the world |
| Black Tip Reef Sharks, Grey Reef and Silvertip | | | | to encounter Whale Sharks. These gentle giants |
| sharks are all pretty easy to spot while diving in | | | | are the largest living fish in the oceans today and |
| the Maldives. Some of the islands in the Maldives | | | | they can be seen year round in Djibouti, although |
| even have shallow lagoons that are used as | | | | they are more prevalent from October to |
| nurseries by some of the local reef shark | | | | February. |
| population. You may be able to snorkel with baby | | | | So, if you love sharks, if you want to get up |
| Black Tip Reef Sharks in less than a metre of | | | | close and personal, there a 5 places where you |
| water. How cool is that? | | | | can. |
| Number 3 Elphinstone Reef (Red Sea) | | | | |