Tofo kept surprising us, anything could happen, and we were not disappointed. On our 4th dive of the trip, we were just about to end our dive on a dive site named Sherwood Forest when a 3.5m Great White shark came to greet us. We were absolutely awe-struck coming face to face with this magnificent animal. She was very inquisitive, not skittish at all and circled us as we slowly started surfacing. She kept going just out of sight and coming closer again. We did not feel threatened at all. I must say, I always thought I would be scared coming face to face with a White Shark but I felt a feeling of excited amazement and great respect. She disappeared by the time we were doing our 3min safety stop at 5m. We surfaced and exited the water as normal, but obviously with much more excitement. Luckily Marius had his go pro and got some great footage, otherwise, I’m sure no one would have believed us!


It helped a lot that our group was well educated about sharks with the SharkLife courses ([ Ссылка ]) we offer as well as the work we do with SharkSafe Barrier ([ Ссылка ]). This information was a great reference point for us on how to act around this shark and what to look for in her behaviour. The shark seemed relaxed and interested but not imposing or aggressive. This is a moment we will surely never forget!


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