Shark Diving Unlimited is a family run business whoes combined experience ammounts to over 30 years working with great white sharks! Our expertise has guided many international television crews who bring stunning footage of great white sharks into your living room!

Owned by Michael Rutzen who has been working with great white sharks since 1994. Four years later Mike began freediving with great white sharks and is now known world wide as one of the few people who is able to interact with these magnificant predators outside the safety of the cage!

Breath taking images of Mike have been featured in numerous magazines and documentaries including BEYOND FEAR (National Geographic) and SHARKMAN (Discovery). Mike’s aim is to protray positive images of great white sharks in order to dispel the ‘JAWS’ myth.

Mike is a PADI Instructor and the only person in the world qualified to teach the prestigious Great White Shark Distinctive Specialty PADI course. He is a qualified skipper, First Aid instructor, qualified rebreather, nitrox and commercial diver. Your skipper Frank Rutzen has spent his life on the ocean from Kwa-Zulu Natal to the Western Cape. He has worked in the great white shark cage diving industry since 1995 and has a passion for wildlife and an extensive knowledge of the Dyer Island marine ecosystem.

Morne, Michael and Frank’s nephew, is your dive master on board. His love of great white sharks will make your day not only enjoyable but also educational. Morne is an avid freediver and has been filming great white sharks since 2002, guiding many reknown photographers.

Nsunda is a qualified South African tour guide and qualified scuba diver. He will help you with all your diving equipment needs and make sure that your day runs smoothly!

Shark Diving Unlimited was the company of choice for HRH Prince Harry, His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, Leonardo Di Caprio and Brad Pitt!