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sign up thru Shearwater hotel: "Easy croc cage diving with Bongo", Jul, 2018, by John Yavorsky, NJ, US ( Top Contributor 33 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 10706.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	[None]$70 for 20 minute dive in croc cage with up to 3 crocs. On my dive only Bongo was interested in joining the show. Not open water; this is a concrete pond but the crocs are certainly real. the site is 100 yards from Shearwater Explorers Village Hotel that can make arrangements. Up to 3 divers and guide in cage would be tight fit but I was alone with guide. Normally he uses a go-pro to take video but he used my Olympus TG-3 to take excellent video and stills of me petting Bongo (an adult Nile Croc), feeding him chicken on a stick and petting his feet and belly. Bongo seemed to be used to the routine but he can be quite quick to grab the piece of chicken and there is a very real danger of getting bitten on hand if you don't keep hands inside. I've been cage diving with great whites and this had similar excitement. Crocs seemed to be well cared for. Recommended.
Websites	sign up thru Shearwater hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	26 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport	Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe	Getting There	fly to Johannesburg and on to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10- Ft/ 3- M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]Follow guides instructions about where not to put hands and how to feed and pet Bongo.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]You can use your own camera or let guide take excellent stills and video of you with croc.

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Dive Review of sign up thru Shearwater hotel in Africa

sign up thru Shearwater hotel: "Easy croc cage diving with Bongo", Jul, 2018,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of sign up thru Shearwater hotel in
Africa