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GETTING COLDER AND COLDER ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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3 March 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: noneViz: 5 – 10m top, 1 – 5m middle, 5 – 10m ish bottomSea Temp: 16 degrees Celsius bottom (BRRRRRRRRR!!!), 22 degrees Celsius middle, 23 degrees Celsius top DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 2 beautiful Moray Eels sitting together with some Lionfish chilling…

CONSIDERING ICE DIVING SPECIALTY ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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2 March 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: noneViz: 15m top, 1 – 5m middle, 10m bottomSea Temp: 17 degrees Celsius bottom, 22 degrees Celsius top Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 3 Potato Bass keeping us company, with a Musselcracker getting really close. Lots of reef and gamefish all over. Mid water we had…

A MULTILAYER DIVE ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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1 March 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: medium – noneViz: 15m top, 1 – 5m middle, 10m bottomSea Temp: 19 degrees Celsius bottom, 23 degrees Celsius top Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 2 Potato Bass getting really close with a massive Rockod. Also had some Rainbow Runners and Tropicals all over. Mid water…

INSANE DIVING ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!! HAMMERS, BLACKTIPS, BULLS AND SOME REMORA’S!!!!

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25 February 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 15m top, 10m bottomSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius bottom, 26 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: Started off with a Tiger shark circling the drum. He then made his way into the distance and 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks joined us. After about 10 minutes we had a…

RAYS, BASS, BLACKTIPS AND BULLS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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22 February 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz:  25m top, 15m bottomSea Temp: 26 degrees Celcius Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had about 3 Potato Bass, a Brindle Bass, a Round Ribbontail Ray and 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks. Lots of reef fish all over with some schools of Kingfish. Mid water we had 2…

CRAZY CLEAN AND WARM WATER ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!! FELT LIKE BEING IN A POOL!!

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21 February 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 25 – 30mSea Temp: 26 degrees Celsius bottom, 28 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On our way down to the reef we had a pod of about 30 Dolphins pass right over us!!! INCREDIBLE!!! On the reef we had some Bigeye Kingfish and lots of…

BLACKTIPS AND BULLS HAVING A BAITED PARTY ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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19 February 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 20mSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius bottom, 26 degrees Celsius Baited Shark Dive: Started off with 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks circling the drum. More and more joined in and in total, we had 5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 2 Zambezi (Bull) sharks keeping is us busy for the…

WOW!!! SUCH A VARIETY OF SHARKS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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16 February 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 20mSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius bottom, 26 degrees Celsius top Southern Pinnacle: On our way down to the reef we had a Zambezi( Bull) shark below, an Oceanic Blacktip shark circling above and a Hammerhead shark passed by!!! And all before we got to the reef. On…

PRETTY RELAXED AND FUN BLOWING BUBBLES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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15 February 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 20m top, 10m bottomSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius bottom, 26 degrees Celsius top Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 3 Round Ribbontail Rays and lots of reef fish all over. We also had big schools of Bigeye Kingfish and the cutest little Pufferfish. Mid water we…

QUITE A VARIETY OF SHARKS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!

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11 February 2020 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 25m (SUPER CLEAN)Sea Temp: 25 degrees Celsius bottom, 27 degrees Celsius top DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: As we got to the reef we had a Potato Bass and a Bindle Bass. The Potato Bass decided to join us for this dive and stayed between the group…

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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
  • Single Item Hire R100.00 per day
  • MPA Permit R100.00 valid for a month
  • Advanced Course (5-6 Dives) R6800.00 per course
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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
  • Baited Shark Snorkeling R1500.00 per person per dive
  • Baited Shark Dive (Try Dive) R2500.00 per person per dive
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