Shark & Reef Diving Adventure
13 days London to London Aliwal Shoal - Protea Banks - Maputo - Tofo
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- Day 1. Depart London
- Fly overnight to Durban via Johannesburg.
- Day 2. Met and transfer to Sodwana Bay
- Accommodation is in a fantastic up-market lodge with ensuite facilities, air-conditioning and fantastic views. Three nights at Sodwana Bay.
- Days 3 & 4. Dive Sodwana Bay [B]
- An early morning rise to enjoy two dives on Africa's southern most coral reefs. Between dives breakfast is served on the beach or at the cabin with views overlooking the ocean. Spend the afternoon relaxing or enjoying one of the many other activities on offer. Should the weather and sea conditions permit there will be an option for more diving in the afternoon.
- Day 5. Transfer to Hluhluwe Game Reserve [B]
- Spend the morning relaxing before you transfer north to Hluhluwe Game Park. The game reserve is home to Africa's 'Big 5', Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo and both the Black and the White Rhino. Viewing hides overlook pans and waterholes enabling you to observe Africa's wildlife at close range. The night is spent within the reserve in a luxury-thatched chalet with fantastic views.
- Day 6. Day game viewing and then to the coast again [B]
- Overnight Kwazula Natal South Coast, South Africa.
- Day 7. Dive Protea Banks [B]
- An early morning rise for two dives on the Protea Banks, offshore from the town of Shelly Beach on Kwazulu Natal's South Coast. Our aim today is to dive with Ragged Tooth Sharks or Zambezi [Bull] Sharks, and by using acoustics, we have upclose encounters with these fantastic creatures. The Protea Banks offer a great chance to see many different sharks including Hammerheads, Tiger Sharks, Bronze Whalers, Duskies, Guitar Sharks and more...
- Day 8. Dive Aliwal Shoal [B]
- An early morning rise for two dives on the Aliwal Shoal, it has been rated as one of the best sites in the world to see Ragged Tooth Sharks and Giant Guitar Sharks.
- Day 9. Full Day Tiger Shark Diving [B]
- Today we spend the day at sea, diving with Tiger Sharks on the southern end of the Aliwal Shoal. The Tiger Shark diving is very similar to the Great White Cage Diving. We create a chum line to attract the sharks. When the sharks arrive, the real action begins and we enter the water. We normally have between two and six [but can be as many as fifteen or more] Tiger Sharks as well as Blacktip [spinner] Sharks and on occasion other species. This is an amazing encounter with one of the oceans most awesome predators.
- Day 10. Dive Protea Banks [B]
- An early morning rise for two dives on the Protea Banks.
- Day 11. Dive Aliwal Shoal [B]
- An early morning rise for two more dives with the sharks on Aliwal Shoal. Today we go to slightly deeper dive sites or we can also dive the wrecks, the Produce or the Nebo.
- Days 12 & 13. Airport Transfers to Durban International
- Airport [B]
- After a relaxing morning, depart for your flight to Johannesburg and overnight to London.