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Super friendly and playful school of Dolphins with a baby …

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30 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 15mSea Temp: 19 to 24 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles: Saw loads of reef fish as well as huge Big Eye Kingfish. Also 1 Round Ribbontail Ray hiding under a ledge. Mid water, we saw 5 different schools of Hammerhead sharks and then a friendly Remora…

Fantastic diving all round!! SHARKS, SHARKS & SHARKS!

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29 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 25 – 30mSea Temp: 25 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles: Had Dolphins on the surface before the dive. Dropped into crystal clear water and plenty of reef and game fish! Kingfish and Tuna to name a few. Mid water we had our first group of…

Hammerhead sharks and Prodigal sons …

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27 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 20 – 25mSea Temp: 25 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles: Reef bustling with fish!! Sea goldies, Moorish Idols, Tuna, Surgeons, Pufferfish to name a few. But the cream of the crop was having 100’s and 100’s of Hammerhead sharks in at least 5-6 groups throughout the…

Dropped in on a large school of Dolphins!!! Absolutely amazing …

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26 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 20 – 25mSea Temp: 25 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacles: Dropped in on a large school of Dolphins!!! Absolutely amazing … they stayed with us for about 5 minutes in mid water, very curious and playful. At the bottom the viz was amazing – reef bustling with fish. Mid…

Great diving all round!!!

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24 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 5 – 10mSea Temp: 18 to 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – AREA 51: Loads of pinnacles and overhangs!!! Saw plenty of reef fish. Had 1 BIG Round Ribbontail Ray and an Eel. DIVE 2 – Southern Pinnacles: Lots of reef fish and game fish. There were a…

2 schools of 50+ Hammerhead sharks!!!

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23 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 5 – 15mSea Temp: 19 to 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles: Dropped in on 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark. Reef was bustling with fish with a couple of Chocolate Dips and Moorish Idols as well. Mid water spotted 2 schools of 50+ Hammerhead sharks!!! Great dive!!!…

Humpback Dolphins on the boat ride out, wow, very rare!!

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21 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 5 – 15mSea Temp: 25 degrees Celsius AREA 51: Humpback Dolphins on the boat ride out, wow, very rare!! Had 4 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 1 Dusky shark in mid water. Lots of strange ‘jellies’ to look at during the safety stop.

Reef bustling with fish today!

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19 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 10mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacles: Reef bustling with fish today! 2 Scalloped Hammerhead sharks.1 Oceanic Blacktip shark that popped in mid water. Great dive.

20+ Hammerhead sharks chasing fish.

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18 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 10mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – AREA 51: Beautiful pinnacles and overhangs to explore! Loads of crayfish and reef fish to see. Shoaling Fusiliers. In mid water we had a school of 20+ Hammerhead sharks chasing fish. Wonderful dive!!! DIVE 2 –  Northern Pinnacles: A…

And then for the grand finale … we had a MASSIVE SUN FISH …

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17 December 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 5m from surface to mid water, 10m from mid water to bottomSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles: Plenty of reef fish and ‘jellies’. DIVE 2 – AREA 51: Dropped into beautiful pinnacles and overhangs with loads of reef fish!!! Came across 1 Brindle Bass.…

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Qualification – Advanced and Above

As our reef dive is a deep dive, and Advanced Certification is Required. These are the following rates for dives on Protea Banks.

RATES – 2023

  • Reef Dive including Cylinder R900.00 per person
  • Baited Shark Dive including Cylinder R1950.00 per person
  • Full Equipment Hire R500.00 per day
  • Single Item Hire R100.00 per day
  • MPA Permit R100.00 valid for a month
  • Nitrox fill R150.00 per dive
  • Dive assistant R350.00 per dive

It is highly recommended to book Nitrox for the reef dives as this will maximize your bottom time, allowing for more opportunity to see more.

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Qualification – Open water

Our Baited Shark Dives are done at a max depth of 15 meters, so and Open water qualification would be sufficient. However the reef dives are deep dives and we can offer the following options:

RATES – 2023

  • Baited Shark Dive including Cylinder R1950.00 per person per dive
  • Adventures in Deep (incl. equipment and instructor) R1500.00 per person per dive
  • Full Equipment Hire R500.00 per day
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For someone looking for a one-time experience and not holding a qualification, we can offer the following options:

RATES – 2023

  • Tidal Pool Dive R500.00 per person per dive
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