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60 second look at False Bay. Heading back to one of South Africa's three white shark dive destinations we consider some of the "x-factos" of False Bay. Yes, it's still the best place to see high flying white sharks hunting seals, but did you know you can dive with other species of sharks in the relative area? Conveniently only an hour south of Cape Town, Simon's Town is the embarkation point to see white sharks (Seal Island), blue sharks (past Cape Point in the open sea), and cow sharks (in the kelp forests of pyramid rock. The blue shark dive is one of the best I've ever been on. These animals have no problem coming in close to have a look at you so your chances of close encounters and good footage are high. You might be lucky enough to see a mako shark too, but both makos and blue shark numbers are dwindling due to overfishing, particularly from long lining. If you've never dove in a kelp forest that alone is a reason to do the cow shark dive. This prehistoric species of shark glides slowly and calmly through giants stalks the reach toward the surface above. An interesting bit of trivia; cow shark numbers have improved in recent history partially due to the white shark dive industry no longer using their oily livers as attractants! The amazing photography in this video is from @dirkschmidt_images Blue and cow sharks filmed by #WSV 's #SkylerThomas and @mjbillen other footage by Skyler Thomas #cagedivedestinations #ultimatediveguide #falsebay #southafrica #whitesharks #bluesharks #cowsharks #whitesharkvideo #sevengill