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FELT LIKE A NIGHT DIVE TODAY ON THE REEF.

Dive LogbookBy admini11 November 2018Leave a comment

11 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 5 – 8mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacle: Once we got down to the reef we had close ups with the fish, loads of reef fish, lots of Bream, huge school of Bigeye Kingfish and big Dusky Rubberlips at the Pinnacle. Mid water we had a…

LAUNCH, WIND, WAVES … THEN WE GOT IN THE WATER AND CALM, RELAXED AND PEACEFUL.

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10 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 10 – 15mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On our way down to the reef we had an Oceanic Blacktip shark follow us down. On the reef we had lots of reef and game fish with 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks. Mid water we had 3 Oceanic…

CAUTION!!! YOU MIGHT GET JEALOUS READING THIS!!!!

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9 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 5 – 10mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: SHARKS GALORE!!! Backwards roll off the boat and BOOM!! 5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks!!! As the dive went on we had about another 5 Oceanic Blacktips join in and chill with us for the rest of the dive.…

GREAT TO BE IN THE WATER ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!! DOLPHINS, HAMMERS, RAYS… KEEP READING AND GET INSPIRED!!!!

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8 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: slowViz: 12m mid water – 15m bottomSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: AMAZEBALLS OF A DIVE!!! Sharks on the left, sharks on the right … everywhere we looked there were 15+ Oceanic Blacktip sharks … far away then up close it was amazing. Malabar came in…

THE SAYING “AFRICA IS NOT FOR SISSIES” WAS PROVEN TODAY.

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5 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 12 m mid water and15m at the bottomSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius. Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had lots of reef fish, big Rubberlips, 1 Potato Bass, 1 Greater Hammerhead sharks and 1 Eagle Ray. Mid water we had 6 sets of shoaling Hammerhead sharks. Among…

HAMMERHEADS, RAGGIES, OCEANIC BLACKTIP SHARKS AND MORE …

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3 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: 12 – 15mViz: normalSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: EPIC from beginning to end!!!!!! With at least 20+ Oceanic Blacktips sharks on the drum, 2 Bull (Zambezi) sharks underneath and 2 shy Dusky sharks … the dive was action packed. AND if that was not enough,…

RAGGED-TOOTH SHARKS STILL HANGING AROUND ON PROTEA BANKS

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2 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 12mSea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had plenty of small reef fish and 1 Greater Hammerhead shark. Mid water we had just the company of the plankton around us. DIVE 2 – Northern Pinnacle: We dropped straight into the first…

SHARKS AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY.

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1 November 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 8mSea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: As we went down we could only see 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark, the shark went away for a few seconds and came back with a bit over 10 Oceanic Blacktip sharks. On our safety stop we had…

NORTHERN PINNACLE IS BOOMING WITH SHARKS.

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28 October 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 15mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Northern Pinnacle: On our way down we had 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark and as we got to the first cave it was full of Ragged-tooth sharks but we drifted over. Between the two caves we had 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark and at…

AWESOME DIVES ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY

Dive LogbookBy admini27 October 2018Leave a comment

27 October 2018 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 15m Sea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 1 Ragged-tooth shark, 1 Potato Bass, loads of reef fish and 1 Eagle Ray. Mid water we had 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks with us until the end. We also had 3…

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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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