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5 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SHARKS SPOTTED ON PROTEA BANKS TODAY!!!

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5 June 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 10 – 15mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius top, 22 degrees Celsius bottom. DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had about 6 Ragged-tooth sharks scattered all over. We also had 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and a quick glimpse of a Potato Bass. Mid water it…

PROTEA BANKS HAS OUTDONE ITSELF AGAIN!!! CAN’T ASK FOR ANY BETTER!!

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4 June 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 10 – 15mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius top, 22 degrees Celsius bottom DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: Wow what a dive!!!! On the reef we had at least 8 Gigantic Guitar sharks!!! Reef and gamefish all over with a few Oceanic Blacktip sharks. Mid water is where…

MARLIN, TIGER, HAMMERHEADS, AND MUCH MORE ON PROTEA BANKS!!!

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2 June 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 25m+Sea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had lots of reef fish, 1 Potato Bass, shoaling Bigeye Kingfish, 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark and 1 Dolphin. On Sandshark Gully we had 10 Guitar sharks, 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 1 Zambezi (Bull)…

DOLPHINS AND HAMMERHEAD SHARKS ON PROTEA BANKS!!!

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1 June 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: normalViz: 25m+Sea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: In the cave we had 5 Ragged-tooth sharks. On the reef we had 2 Potato Bass, lots of reef fish and 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark. Mid water we had 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark and a Pod of Dolphins.…

BULL SHARKS JOINING THE BAITED ON PROTEA BANKS!!!

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31 May 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 25m+Sea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: In the cave we had 10 Ragged-tooth sharks. On the reef we had 2 Potato Bass, lots of reef fish and plenty of blue water. Mid water we had 1 TIGER shark and 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks DIVE…

PETER WAS ON THE DIVE BUT NO DOLPHINS ON PROTEA BANKS!!!

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30 May 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 20mSea Temp: 23 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had lots of reef fish, shoaling Bigeye Kingfish and 1 Potato Bass. On Sandshark Gully we had 5 Guitar sharks, 4 Greater Hammerhead sharks and 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark. Mid water we had 3…

BLUE WATER AND HAMMERHEADS ON PROTEA BANKS!!!

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29 May 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 25m+Sea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 5 Ragged-tooth sharks, 1 Potato Bass, lots of reef fish and 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark. Mid water we had 3 sets of small shoals of Hammerhead sharks, 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 1 Greater Hammerhead shark.

BLACKTIPS, HAMMERHEADS AND RAGGIES ON PROTEA BANKS!!!

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28 May 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 10 – 15mSea Temp: 20 – 22 degrees Celsius Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 1 big Poenskop, some game fish, 3 Ragged-tooth sharks and a few reef fish. In the cave we had 10+ Ragged-tooth sharks. Mid water we had 2 Hammerhead sharks and 4 Oceanic…

2 IS A PARTY BUT 20 SHARKS BECOMES A CROWED PROTEA BANKS!!!

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27 May 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 10 – 15m, greenSea Temp: 20 – 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: We started with 4 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and slowly started gaining more and more sharks … 20 minutes into the dive it started getting hard to keep count but we had 2…

PROTEA BANKS FULL OF SHARK ACTION TODAY!

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26 May 2019 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 8 – 12mSea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: In the second cave we had about 8 Ragged-tooth sharks. As we came out the cave there was a Potato Bass. Mid water we had non stop action with at least 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks popping…

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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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