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WHAT A DAY ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!! BAITED BOOMING WITH VARIETY AND REEF SHOWING US SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!

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26 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: medium – noneViz: 5 – 10m bottom, 15 – 20m top (SUPER BLUE)Sea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius bottom, 24 degrees Celsius top DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: As we got in the water we had 2 Zambezi (Bull) sharks and an Oceanic Blacktip shark circling the drum.…

QUITE A RELAXING DIVE ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY !!!!

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24 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: medium – noneViz: 10mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: As we got to the reef we had a Hammerhead shark spotted in the distance. We also had lots of reef fish all over and we had a small shoal of about 5 Hammerhead sharks pass by. Right…

HAMMERHEAD, HAMMERHEAD, HAMMERHEAD, HAMMERHEAD, BLACKTIP, HAMMERHEAD, HAMMERHEAD, HAMMERHEAD ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY !!!!

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23 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS  Current: mediumViz: 15 – 20mSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: As we got to the reef we had a Round Ribbontail Ray and lots of Bigeye Kingfish all over. We had a set of about 50 Shoaling Hammerhead sharks pass by. As we passed over Sandshark Gully we…

HAMMERSHEAD SHARKS ARE BACK IN TOWN, SHOALING HAMMERSHEADS EVERYWHERE!!!!

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22 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 25mSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: We got in and the water was so blue it was happy days again on Protea Banks. Had many fish on the reef, very relaxed colourful reef. Mid water was just epic … shoals of Hammerhead sharks everywhere we looked at…

WE HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE, IT WAS BLUE ON PROTEA BANKS AND SHARKS.

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21 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 21mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: We had a total of 5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks, 3 Zambezi (Bull) sharks … it was an amazing dive compared to the last couple of days. Flying fish seen from the boat.

QUIET REALLY CHILLED DIVING ON PROTEA BANKS.

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20 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 8 – 10mSea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1- Southern Pinnacle: It was a very quiet dive again today, very weird. Got down to the reef and saw many reef fish, the reef was filled with many colourful fishes. It was very chilled. Lots of jellyfish and plankton…

IT WAS JUST NICE BEING IN THE WATER AGAIN AFTER SUCH A LOOOONG TIME, BLOWING BUBBLES IS THE BEST:)

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19 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: none Viz: 3 – 5mSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: Dive was very green and very quiet we didn’t have any sharks on this dive BUT there were Potato Bass and many other reef fish. It was a different dive, looking at the small things.…

HAMMERHEADS ALL AROUND US TODAY ON PROTEA BANKS, DIDNT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN!!

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11 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: slightViz: 15m bottom, 15m top (milky)Sea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius bottom, 23 degrees Celsius top Southern Pinnacle: As we started to make our way down to the reef we had 1 Potato Bass and many reef fish surrounding us. Then we had 1 Hammerhead shark came in and then…

NICE SHARK ACTION ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY-VERY CHILLED DIVING.

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10 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 15m bottom, 15m top (milky)Sea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius bottom, 23 degrees Celsius top DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: As we got to the reef we had a Potato Bass that decided to do the whole dive with us from beginning to end, they also called some friends…

Hammerhead and Zambezi (Bull) sharks taking over Protea Banks today.

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9 December 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 20m bottom, 25m topSea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius bottom, 23 degrees Celsius top DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: The dive was much quieter than yesterday’s reef dive. As we made our way down to the reef, there were many reef fish and we saw Mr. Potato Bass again.…

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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
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