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REALLY CHILLED AND RELAXED DIVES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY.

Dive LogbookBy admini16 February 2019Leave a comment

16 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: noneViz: 10 – 15m bottom, 5m topSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius bottom, 26 degrees Celsius top. DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: As Michelle got in she had a HUGE Tiger shark. However as soon as the divers dropped it dashed off into the distance. A Round Ribbontail…

EVEN MORE DOLPHINS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

Dive LogbookBy admini15 February 2019Leave a comment

15 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: noneViz: 10 – 15m bottom, 5m topSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius bottom, 26 degrees Celsius top. DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had a Zambezi (Bull) shark and 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks. Lots of reef and gamefish all over. Mid water we had another Oceanic…

DOLPHINS COMING TO PLAY ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

Dive LogbookBy admini14 February 2019Leave a comment

14 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 10m bottom, 20m topSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius bottom, 26 degrees Celsius top. DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: As we got in we had 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks just chilling with us. As the dive went on we ended up with 5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks staying…

ALMOST THOUGHT WE WERE ON A BAITED SHARK DIVE.

Dive LogbookBy admini13 February 2019Leave a comment

13 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 10m bottom, 20m top Sea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: We just missed the first cave, as we drifted over we had 1 Potato Bass. We got to the second cave we and we had 2 Potato Bass, as we started to make our way mid water we…

AWESOME SHARK ACTION ON PROTEA BANKS.

Dive LogbookBy admini11 February 2019Leave a comment

11 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 10 – 15mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 6 Round Ribbontail Rays, 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark and loads of reef fish. Mid water we had 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks. DIVE 2 – Baited Shark Dive: So we started with…

Pierre-Alexandre Van De Walle – VIP diver and ‘in house photographer’

BlogBy admini11 February 2019Leave a comment

VIP diver and ‘in house photographer’ for Aqua Planet Dive Centre and Charter, when it comes to Protea Banks. Pierre … or Peter as he is fondly known around the dive centre … is a seasoned traveler who is very enthusiastic about scuba diving and playing golf … oh yes, and a phenomenal cook with…

PLAYFUL DOLPHINS ON PROTEA BANKS.

Dive LogbookBy admini9 February 2019Leave a comment

9 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 10 – 15mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: We started the dive with 2 big Eagle Rays cruising by and saw 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark passing by. On the reef we had 5 Round Ribbontail Rays, 1 Potato Bass, 1 Pod of playful Dolphins and 1 Tiger…

GREAT VIZ AND WARM WATER ON PROTEA BANKS.

Dive LogbookBy admini7 February 2019Leave a comment

7 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 20 – 25m+Sea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had lots of reef fish. We had a batch of 15 Round Ribbontail Rays and schools of Bigeye Kingfish and Barracuda. Mid water we had 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks.

JUST GO WITH THE FLOW ON PROTEA BANKS

Dive LogbookBy admini5 February 2019Leave a comment

5 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 5m bottom – 15m topSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had loads of Bankies, Trigger fish, Green Jobfish, Rubberlips, Rainbow Runners, Bigeye Kingfish and small reef fish.

AWESOME DIVE ON PROTEA BANKS.

Dive LogbookBy admini4 February 2019Leave a comment

4 February 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: medium to strongViz: 10m, getting blueSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark, schools of Bigeye Kingfish, Tuna and all types of reef fish. On the safety stop we had 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark and 1 Dorado.

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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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NO DIVE QUALIFICATION

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
  • Photos (with copyright claims) R300.00 per dive
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