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SO COLD FOR US BUT THE RAGGIE’S WERE SMILING ON PROTEA BANKS.

Dive LogbookBy admini30 August 2019Leave a comment

30 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 10m, milkySea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: On the way down we had 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark. On the reef we had 20+ Ragged-tooth sharks, 1 Potato Bass and lots of reef fish. Mid water we had 3 Oceanic Blacktip…

SHARKS CAME IN NICE AND CLOSE SO WE COULD SEE THERE SMILES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!!

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28 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 5 – 8mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 10 Ragged-tooth sharks, 1 friendly Potato Bass and lots of reef fish. Mid water we had 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks, 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark and some Rainbow Runners. Humpback Whales and Flying fish…

OUT OF THIS WORLD ENCOUNTER ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!!! GUESS WHAT WE SAW?!!

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27 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 5 – 8m top, 10m bottomSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius top, 23 degrees Celsius bottom. Northern Pinnacle: In the cave we had about 20 Ragged-tooth shark with a few scatted all over the reef. On the reef we had lots of reef fish, an Oceanic Blacktip shark…

CHILLED RELAXED DIVE … SMILEY SAVED THE DAY AND BROUGHT HER FRIENDS!

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25 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 5 – 8mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: So nice to be in the water with a very mini Brat pack. Chilled dive with Oceanic Blacktip sharks popping in and out. Also a Dusky shark flew in and then disappeared. On Kingfish Gully a big shoal of Bigeye…

CRAZY BAITED DIVE ON PROTEA BANKS.

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24 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 15mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Baited Shark Dive: As we got in we had 5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks but more and more sharks just joined as we drifted. Throughout the whole dive we had 15 Oceanic Blacktip sharks, 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark, 1 Hammerhead shark and 4…

NOT ONE SECOND WITHOUT AN OCEANIC BLACKTIP SHARK TODAY ON PROTEA BANKS.

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23 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 15m, milkySea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: In the cave we had 1 Ragged-tooth shark. On the reef we had lots of reef fish, 1 Potato Bass and 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks. Mid water we had 5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks until the end.…

COLD BUT THE TIGER AND HAMMERHEAD SHARK STUCK AROUND JUST TO SAY HELLO.

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21 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: noneViz: 20mSea Temp: 19 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: On the way down we had 1 small Hammerhead shark. On the reef we had 20+ Ragged-tooth sharks, lots of reef fish and gamefish. On the caves we 10+ Ragged-tooth sharks. Mid water we had 1 Massive…

CRAZY DAY BELOW THE SURFACE ON PROTEA AND DEEP SALMON.

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20 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: noneViz: 20mSea Temp: 19 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: We started with 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark, 1 Dusky shark and a shoal of Hammerhead sharks. Throughout the whole dive we had 8 Oceanic Blacktip sharks, 2 Dusky sharks and 10+ Hammerhead sharks. We also had…

JUST SNORKELED ON PROTEA BANKS.

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17 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 15mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Baited Shark Dive: At first we had 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark and 1 Dusky shark, we then got 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark. Humpback Whales seen from the boat!!

SEEMS LIKE PROTEA BANKS BECAME A BABY FACTORY.

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14 August 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 15m, milkySea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 3 Ragged-tooth sharks and 1 Potato Bass. In the cave we had a lots of Baby Ragged-tooth sharks cruising around. Mid water we had 5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 3 Malabar…

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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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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
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  • 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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