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AMAZING DIVES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY

Dive LogbookBy admini23 January 2019Leave a comment

23 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: medium to noneViz: 10 – 15m (blue)Sea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius top, 21 degrees Celsius bottom DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: The dive started with 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks. After a while the Zambezi (Bull) sharks decided to join us and we ended up with 3 Zambezi (Bull)…

THE ZAM’S ARE BACK IN TOWN … ESCORTED BY 1000’s OF SHOALING HAMMERHEAD SHARKS!!!!

Dive LogbookBy admini21 January 2019Leave a comment

21 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 20mSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: Got in the water and it was great already … cozy warm and beautifully blue water. Got to the reef and had our first set of 1000’s of shoaling Hammerhead sharks!!! Then an Oceanic Blacktip shark pops…

AWESOME BAITED DIVE ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY.

Dive LogbookBy admini20 January 2019Leave a comment

20 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 25m+Sea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius Baited Shark Dive: We got in with 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark. The Blacktip stuck around for awhile then left and came back with 2 Buddy’s, so we then had 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark. On the very end of…

GOOD DIVING ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY.

Dive LogbookBy admini16 January 2019Leave a comment

16 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 15mSea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: A really quiet dive however we did have the luck of spotting a MANTA RAY on the reef!!! The rest of the dive we had some interesting Jellyfish and Plankton. DIVE 2 – Baited Shark Dive: As we got in…

LOADS OF SHARKS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY.

Dive LogbookBy admini15 January 2019Leave a comment

15 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 20mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 2 Potato Bass, 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark, shoaling Hammerhead sharks and loads of reef fish. At the Pinnacle we had shoaling Bigeye Kingfish and then it started … we had Hammerhead sharks popping…

GREAT DIVES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY

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14 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 25mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: As we got down we had 1 huge Eagle ray and shoaling Hammerhead sharks. On the reef we had 6 shoals of Hammerhead sharks, 4 Greater Hammerhead sharks, 3 Zambezi (Bull) sharks and lots of reef fish. On…

THRESHER SHARK ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY.

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13 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 25mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: As we got down on the we had 2 Zambezi (Bull) sharks, 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark stayed with the group the entire dive. We had shoaling Hammerhead sharks for days, if we were 2 minutes without sharks it…

The Surprising Strains of Deep Sea Diving

BlogBy admini10 January 2019Leave a comment

The coastal waters off of South Africa are teeming with wildlife and incredible experiences for divers. The diving industry in the nation has grown recently – due in large part to people who want a first-hand look at the over 130 marine life species in the region. For the adventurous, braving open water, sharks, and…

LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD TO BE ON THE BAITED SHARK DIVE TODAY.

Dive LogbookBy admini9 January 2019Leave a comment

9 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 10mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: We had to work very hard to get the sharks attention BUT when we did we had 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 3 Zambezi (Bull) sharks and lots of Tuna and Jelly Fish. DIVE 2 – Northern Pinnacle: On…

4 SPECIES OF SHARKS ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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8 January 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 10m bottom, 8m mid waterSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 –  Southern Pinnacle: As we got to the reef we had 2 Potato Bass. Going along the reef we had lots of reef fish. 1 Hammerhead shark was very curious. Mid water we saw 1 Dusky…

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