WHITE SHARK
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

This 6 day package involves 4 full days of
cage diving with the Great White Shark. 

Dive Qualifications:
Open to all levels of  certified sport divers.
Bring:
7mm semi-dry wet suit; No need to bring regulator or BCD (cage has hookah system)
Diversions - if weather should turn foul:
Whale watching (June - October); Cape Agulhas; snorkeling for abalone/crayfish; 1824 Moravian mission; Danger Point; Cape winelands; Grootbos Nature Reserve on horseback
Accommodation B&B only

Day 1
Arrive Cape Town, transfer to  Grootbos Nature Reserve, driving along spectacular coastal mountain passes.
Day 2-5
Four full days of cage diving with the Great WhiteShark in "Shark Alley", a narrow channel between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock, home to some 60 000 Cape fur seals. The the natural hunting ground  of the Great White Shark.
Day 6
Depart Gansbaai for Cape Town - where you will:
-  cable car to top of Table Mountain
-  visit Cape Point Nature Reserve
-  visit Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.  Depart for HOME!

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CAPE PREDATORS
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

An 8 day package where you dive with seals and penguins
off the Cape coast and with the Great White Shark
- you dive  with the predator and the prey.

Dive Qualification:
All level of certified sports divers
Bring:
7mm semi-dry wet suit or dry suit; regulator, BCD, mask, fins can be hired or bring your own.
Diversions - if weather should turn foul:
Whale watching from June - October; Cape Agulhas; Grootbos Nature Reserve on horseback; snorkel for abalone/crayfish; Danger Point; Cape winelands; 1824 Moravian mission; museums, art galleries, antique shops, theatres, shopping, coffee shops

Day 1
Arrive Cape Town. Visit Table Mountain, Cape Point, Chapman's Peak Drive, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Days 2-3
Two full days of diving. Wreck diving on one of the many wrecks around the Peninsula and dives with the playful Cape fur seals and with  penguins.
A final dive is followed by a three-hour drive along spectacular coastal mountain passes and arrival at Grootbos Nature Reserve in Gansbaai.
3 full days and one morning spent in "Shark Alley", a narrow channel between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock, home to 60 000 Cape fur seals. This is the natural hunting ground of the Great White Shark.
Drive back to Cape Town after lunch on day 8 and fly home.

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SHARK BONANZA
NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

12 days. This is the ultimate in shark diving.
3 days in the Cape with the Great White,
5 days with Hammerheads, Raggies, Zambezi and Tigers in Kwazulu-Natal.

Dive Qualifications:
On this safari certain  dives are restricted to  advanced sports divers only.
Bring:
7mm semi-dry or a dry suit; regulator, BCD, mask, fins can be hired or bring.
Diversions - if weather should turn foul:
Museums, art galleries, antique shops, theaters, coffee shops,  shopping; Cape winelands; snorkel for abalone/crayfish; Danger Point; whale watching from June - October; Cape Agulhas, tip of Africa; Grootbos Nature Reserve on horseback; Natal beaches and resorts offering golf, tennis, horseback riding; Wild Coast casino.

Arrive Cape Town. Visit Table Mountain, Cape Point, Chapman's Peak Drive, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
A full day of diving. A wreck dive on one of the many wrecks around the Peninsula, either the western or eastern seaboard. A dive among the playful Cape fur seals.
A final dive is followed by a three-hour drive along spectacular coastal mountain passes and arrival at Grootbos Nature Reserve in Gansbaai.
2 full days spent in "Shark Alley", a narrow channel between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock, home to 60 000 Cape fur seals. This is the natural hunting ground of the Great White Shark.
After a final dive with the ultimate predator of the deep, we fly to Durban and transfer to Margate on the south coast.
Four dives on the fabulous Protea Banks -  free diving with Raggies, Zambezis, Hammerheads, Tigers and even the odd Great White. Can be 100 sharks in water at any one dive. Transfer to Umkomaas.
Two days and one morning of diving on Aliwal Shoal or Protea Banks Shark. Explore the wreck Nebo (1884) or the wreck Produce (1974) and then join Natal Parks Board see work on beach protection.
Travel by microbus to Johannesburg for your return flight home.

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BUSH & SHARK
MAPUTALAND, SOUTH AFRICA

This 12 day dive safari offers one week of tropical diving at Sodwana and one week in the African bush with the Big 5 - lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino.

Dive Qualification:
All level of certified sports divers.
Bring:
3mm or 5mm wet suit; equipment - regulator, BCD, mask and fins can be hired or bring your own.

Day 1
Arrive Johannesburg International Airport and transfer to Sodwana Bay, a six-hour drive in airconditioned microbus.
Days 2-5
Five days of diving on the magnificent true coral reefs of Sodwana. Loggerhead and Leatherback turtles laying eggs on beach (Oct - Feb). Explore St Lucia Wetland Park.
Days 6
Drive through Kingdom of Swaziland,  visiting glass and candle factories, and on to White River near the Kruger National Park.
Days 7-10
Two days of  in the Kruger National Park to look for the Big 5.
To Londolozi Private Game Reserve - game drives in open 4x4 vehicles or tracking on foot with armed game ranger and tracker. Night drive looking for leopard.
Days 11-12
Early morning game drive. To Pilgrim's Rest, old town from gold rush days. Blyde River canyon and other sights of Mpumalanga.
Drive back to Johannesburg International Airport and fly home.

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NATAL SHARK & SAFARI
MAPUTALAND, SOUTH AFRICA

This 14 day dive safari combines shark diving, tropical diving,
Zulu culture and Big Game all in one.

Dive Qualification:
All level of certified sports divers.
Bring:
3mm or 5mm wet suit; regulator, BCD, mask, fins can be hired or bring your own.
Diversions - if weather should turn foul:
Museums, art galleries, antique shops, theaters, coffee shops,  shopping; Natal Sharks Board; Sea World  Marine Research Centre; Durban Snake Park; day trips to: Oribi Gorge, Valley of a Thousand Hills; golf, tennis, horseback riding; Wild Coast casino.

Arrive Johannesburg transfer to Kenilworth-on-Sea near Margate on Kwazulu/Natal south coast.
4 dives on the fabulous Protea Banks - free dive among sharks such as: Raggies, Zambezis, Hammerheads, Tigers. Can be 100 sharks in water at one time. Transfer to Umkomaas.
Dive Aliwal Shoal. Visit the Natal Sharks Board where ongoing research is carried out. Observe a shark dissection.
Wreck dive on Nebo (1884) or Produce (1974).
Afternoon drive to authentic Zulu village, Kwabhekithunga, home of Thomas Fakude. Stay in traditional reed hut.
Through Zululand to Phinda Game Reserve, home of Big 5. Game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, cruise on lake, walking safari with armed game ranger and tracker.
To Sodwana Bay and its magnificent true coral reefs. Night dives if weather permits. Explore St Lucia Wetland Park. See Loggerhead & Leatherbacked turtles lay eggs on beach (Oct-Feb).
Last dive on Two Mile Reef. Drive thro' Kingdom of Swaziland to White River. See Blyde River Canyon & the sights of Mpumalanga Back to Johannesburg International Airport and flight home.

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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
MOZAMBIQUE & SOUTH AFRICA

This 14 day dive safari offers tropical diving at Sodwana,
one of the top 5 dive sites in the world and on the pristine reefs
of Mozambique as well as African wildlife.

Dive Qualification:
All level of certified sports divers.
Bring:
Wet suit; equipment - regulator, BCD, mask and fins can be hired or bring your own.

Day 1
Arrive Johannesburg International Airport and transfer to Sodwana Bay, a six-hour drive in airconditioned microbus.
Days 2-5
Four days of diving on the the magnificent true coral reefs of Sodwana. Loggerhead and Leatherback turtles laying eggs on beach (Oct - Feb). Explore St Lucia Wetland Park.
Days 6-7
Phinda Private Game Reserve. Game drives to see Big 5 in open 4x4 vehicle. Sunset cruise on lake & river. Night game viewing.
Walking safari with armed game ranger and tracker.
Day 8
After morning game drive, depart for Manguzi/Farazella border between "two countries' into Mozambique to Parque Malongane.
Days 9-11
Six or seven dives - night dive depending on weather. Good chance of seeing the gigantic whale shark.
Days 12-13
Maputo, capital city of Mozambique for lunch. Drive back into South Africa. Visit Blyde River Canyon & other scenic places in Mpumalanga. Next day back to Johannesburg International Airport for flight home.

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2 OCEANS EXPERIENCE
ATLANTIC & INDIAN, SOUTH AFRICA

This 16 day dive safari combines wreck, seal, penguin & shark cage diving in the chilly  Atlantic,  with tropical diving among sharks, whales and dolphins in the Indian Ocean and
also includes an African wildlife experience.

Dive Qualification:
All level of certified sports divers.
7mm semi-dry wet suit or dry suit; regulator, BCD, mask, fins can be hired or bring your own.
Diversions - if weather should turn foul:
Museums, art galleries, antique shops, theatres, coffee shops,  shopping; Cape winelands; snorkel for abalone/crayfish; Danger Point -  whale watching from June - October; Grootbos Nature Reserve on horseback; Featherbeds Nature Res; Knysna Forest; Outeniqua Mts to Oudtshoorn - ostrich farm - Cango Caves.

Day 1
Arrive Cape Town. Visit Table Mountain, Cape Point, Chapman's Peak Drive, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Two full days of diving. Wreck diving and dives with the playful Cape fur seals and with  Penguins.
Morning dive followed by a three-hour drive along spectacular coastal mountain passes to Grootbos Nature Reserve, Gansbaai.
3 full days spent in "Shark Alley", a narrow channel between Dyer Island & Geyser Rock, home to 60 000 Cape fur seals. This is the natural hunting ground of the Great White Shark.
Drive to Cape Agulhas, tip of the Africa then inland thro' wheatlands to the start of the Garden Route and to Mossel Bay.
Two dives and a night dive (weather permitting). Whales calve in the bay (Sep-Nov). Great Whites,  seals on Seal Island, and schools of Hammerhead sharks.
Scenic steam train ride on "Outeniqua Choo-Choo" from George to Knysna
 - a quaint village on Knysna Lagoon.
Two dives - around Knysna, with seven sites. Bruce's Banks,  wreck of Paquita (1903),  rare seahorse Hippocampus capensis.
Dive two of six reefs off Plettenberg Bay. Grootbank, Virgin, and the Playground are huge reefs with fantastic sealife.
Two dives at Knysna or Plettenberg Bay.
(non diving alternative)
Featherbeds Nature Reserve: Knysna Forest looking for elephants: over Outeniqua Mts to Oudtshoorn - ostrich farms & Cango Caves.
Days 14-16
Along Garden Route, through Tsitsikamma Forest to Shamwari Game Reserve - look for landbased big 5. Night and early morning game drives in open 4x4 vehicle . After brunch on final day, fly home from Port Elizabeth.

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BIG 5 ABOVE & BELOW
ATLANTIC & INDIAN, SOUTH AFRICA

This 20 day safari is for the diver who wants to
visit the main tourist spots, dive all the major sites and
experience African wildlife - to get a true feel of South Africa.

Dive Qualification:
All level of certified sports divers.
Bring:
7mm semi-dry wet suit or dry suit; regulator, BCD, mask, fins can be hired or bring your own.

Arrive Cape Town. Visit Table Mountain, Cape Point, Chapman's Peak Drive, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
A full day of diving. Wreck diving on one of the many wrecks around the Peninsula and a dive with the playful Cape fur seal on his home turf.
Morning dive followed by a three-hour drive along spectacular coastal mountain passes to Grootbos Nature Reserve, Gansbaai.
A full day spent in "Shark Alley", a narrow channel between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock, home to 60 000 Cape fur seals. This is the natural hunting ground of the Great White Shark.
Drive to Cape Agulhas,  tip of African continent.  Head inland thro' wheatlands to to Knysna - a quaint village on the lagoon.
Two dives around Knysna - seven sites, Bruce's Banks, wreck of Paquita (1903), endemic seahorse Hippocampus capensis.
Dive two of six reefs off Plettenberg Bay. Grootbank, Virgin, and the Playground are huge reefs with fantastic sealife.
Drive through Garden Route - Tsitsikamma Forest to Port Elizabeth. Fly to Durban and drive to Umkomaas.
Dive Aliwal Shoal or  Protea Banks Two and a half days of diving with sharks. Visit Natal Sharks Board in Durban where ongoing research is done. Observe a shark dissection to increase your knowledge.
Final dive.  Into Zululand stay in reed hut traditional home of Thomas Fakude.
Drive through Zululand to Phinda Game Reserve to see landbased big 5. Game drives in open 4x4 & sunset cruise.  Next day drive to Sodwana Bay after an early morning game drive.
Five dives on Sodwana including Two Mile Reef and night dive if weather permits. Explore St Lucia Wetland Park.
Morning dive - then drive through Kingdom of Swaziland to Jatinga Country Lodge outside the country town of White River.
Game viewing in Kruger National Park, Manyeleti Private Game Reserve & stay in Honeyguide Tented Safari Camp.  Night drives and early morning drives, bush walk with ranger and tracker.
After a last game drive in big 5 country and  brunch, transfer to Johannesburg (approx. 5 hours)  for return flight home.

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