Tourists and adrenaline junkies looking for more than a guarded wildlife encounter in the bush are heading for Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo to go crocodile cage-diving.
Andrew and Glenn Eriksen came up with the idea five years ago while watching a television show on shark cage-diving.
Their farm, just over 400km from Cape Town, hosts a variety of animals, including cheetahs and lions - and four Nile crocodiles that have become a hit.
Andrew, who has raised crocodiles for more than two decades and has been bitten twice, was first to take the plunge. "I didn't know how they'd react, if they would attack or if the cage was strong enough ... I thought, if something goes wrong, I can't really sue myself."
Today visitors, issued with a certificate after each dive, use snorkels in the heated croc pond.
"They go two at a time ... and people enjoy it. Our oldest was a 93-year-old lady from England, she was amazing. She would not come out and asked to stay in a little longer."
The Nile crocodiles, the largest of which is 4m long and weighs 400kg, have a bite pressure of two tons per square metre.
"Their jaws are stronger than that of a shark. Sharks can only apply pressure of about 500kg," Eriksen said.
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