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STILL SO MANY RAGGIES IN THE CAVES AND HAMMERHEADS ALL OVER ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

Dive LogbookBy admini19 November 2021Leave a comment

19 November 2021 |PROTEA BANKS Current: StrongViz:25+mSea Temp:24 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had a Zambezi (Bull) Shark, a Potato Bass coming in to say hi, and lots of reef fish … we had at least 8 Shoals of Hammerhead Sharks throughout our dive and we had a Greater…

HAAAAMMMMMEERRRRHEADS!!!! SO MANY HAMMERHEADS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

Dive LogbookBy admini15 November 2021Leave a comment

15 November 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: StrongViz: 20mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: We had at least 8 Shoals of Scalloped Hammerheads throughout our dive today!!! We also had a Greater Hammerhead Shark, 2 Big Zambezi (Bull) Sharks and 3 Oceanic Blacktip Sharks.

SOME HAMMERS, BULL AND QUITARS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

Dive LogbookBy admini14 November 2021Leave a comment

14 November 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 10mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 –  Southern Pinnacle: As we got to the reef we had 3 Hammerhead Sharks swimming into the distance. We had a Potato Bass, massive schools of  Kingfish and another Hammerhead Shark as we started to multi-level. Mid water we had…

ALL THE BIG BOYS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

Dive LogbookBy admini12 November 2021Leave a comment

12 November 2021 | Protea Banks Current: MediumViz: 10mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had massive schools of game fish and the reef was alive with reef fish all over … we had a Tiger Shark pass by and a Greater Hammerhead Shark was spotted briefly in the distance ……

ONE OF THOSE CRAZY BUSY DIVES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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11 November 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: Medium Viz: 20+mSea Temp: 21+ degrees Celsius Bottom, 24 degrees Celsius Top. Southern Pinnacle: Okay, today’s dive was BUSY! So instead of writing out a whole essay (which no one’s gonna read anyway) here’s a list:100’s and 100’s of Shoaling Hammerhead Sharks About 6 Zambezi (Bull) Sharks At…

CLEAN, BLUE, WARM WATER … YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS… HAMMERHEADS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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10 November 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: MediumViz: 25+mSea Temp: 22+ degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: On our way down to the reef, half the group spotted 2 Zambezi (Bull) Sharks and another two spotted by the other half (yes we argued for a while thinking it was the same two, but ended up being different…

CLEAN, CALM AND GETTING WARMER ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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06 November 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: MediumViz: 20+mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Northern Pinnacle: So decided to carry on with the reef instead of staying in the Caves, gave us such beautiful reef topography which we never really get tk see… we had at least 3 Potato Bass following us around with lots of…

NO CURRENT BRINGS THE RAGGIES OUT TO PLAY ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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31 October 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: None ( like seriously! nothing)Viz: 5-10mSea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius Northern Caves; In and around the first cave we had about 20 Ragged Tooth Sharks just chilling around. We also had a Potato Bass getting very close and curious with a Zambezi (Bull) Shark spotted in the distance.…

RAGGIES STILL DOMINATING THE REEF WITH THIS COLD WATER ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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15 October 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: medium – Strong Viz: 10m Sea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius top, 18 degrees Celsius bottomDIVE 1 – Northern Caves: Got to the first cave and had 10 Ragged Tooth Sharks just relaxing in there. Got to get a few sharks teeth, then carried on with the reef…. Drifted…

VISITED THE RAGGIES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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14 October 2021 | PROTEA BANKS Current: medium – Strong Viz: 10m Sea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius top, 18 degrees Celsius bottomDIVE 1 – Northern Caves: Got to the first cave and had 10 – 15 Ragged Tooth Sharks just relaxing in there. Got to get a few sharks teeth as souvenirs and had a…

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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
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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:

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  • 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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