Crocodile Cage-diving

If you thought shark cage-diving was an intense and extreme way of getting closer to predators in their natural environment, then you are in for a great surprise. Try the unique Crocodile cage-diving in Oudtshoorn for the ultimate up close and personal encounter with an ancient predator

In a world first, the Cango ranch in Oudtshoorn is offering a new form of extreme wildlife activity: Crocodile cage-diving!

You will have heard of shark cage-diving and this idea of course borrows much from that. With croc cage-diving you are lowered into a clear water pool into a bite-proof cage and into the company of 4-metre long Nile crocodiles each with a bite pressure of over 2 tonnes per sqaure inch. That's four times the amount of pressure that a Great White shark can exert.

The cages are specially built to withstand the incredible pressure of these ancient reptiles and visitors are exposed to an up-close-and personal view of them in their natural habitat that few people will ever have experienced before without ending their existence entirely!

Participants are kitted out with goggles and a snorkle and then secured in the specially-designed cage. The cage is then lowered into the pool, home to five Nile crocs. The crocs will surround the cage to see if this latest visitor is a snack of some kind. To add to the experience, an underwater photograph is taken of you while you are surrounded by crocs.

The concept is the brainchild of Cango Ranch MD Andrew Eriksen. Based on the same principle as shark cage-diving, the main difference is that these crocs seem to see man as their natural prey. More humans are killed by crocs in Africa than by lions! As a result the experience is extraordinarily intense as the crocs are very interested, while sharks don't always take an interest in cage divers.

As a result croc cage diving is NOT for the faint-hearted, but is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience something unique and tell a story no-one back home is likely to top.

Sources : http://www.southafrica.net