Welcome

The SOSF Shark Education Centre is an attraction not to be missed. It boasts a carefully selected collection of state-of-the-art exhibits that ensures that children and adults are able to learn through play and exploration, with each of their different senses engaged. This facilitates a truly immersive and stimulating educational experience while they are having fun.

What we do

We connect the public to the marine environment through experiential education programmes that focus on sharks and local marine ecosystems in order to nurture ocean awareness and environmentally responsible actions.

Contact us

Opening times
Monday – Thursday 14h00 – 16h00.

Address and directions
29 Main Rd, Kalk Bay
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Tel: +27 (0)21 788 6694

Latest centre news
Marine Explorers: First impressions of first-time divers
By Paul Millar, 5th June 2017
Our current group of Marine Explorers, all grade 5’s from Capricorn Primary School, have spent the last term building their confidence in the water and growing their love for the sea with weekly surf sessions. This has prepared them well for their next challenge – learning to skin dive and…
Top 10 rock-pool finds
By Eleanor Yeld Hutchings, 15th May 2017
We are lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time on the rocky shores of the Dalebrook Marine Sanctuary in False Bay, South Africa. Even though we visit regularly, we quite often find creatures that we have never seen before! And then there are those that we see again…
April Holiday Club at the Shark Education Centre!
By Angela Warrior, 28th April 2017
The Save Our Seas Shark Education Centre kids holiday club offers a stimulating opportunity for kids to express their insights, observations and understanding of their natural environment through the creation of art and activities. They are given the opportunity to learn about the ocean and why it is important to…
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