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South Africa

Included:

  • Flights
  • Transfers
  • Experienced guide/divemaste,
  • Entrance fees
  • Community and conservation levies
  • Reef taxes
  • Accommodation and breakfast
  • Dives (air, weights, cylinders)
  • Excursions

Dive South Africa

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Hammerhead Sharks

  Day One:
  • Overnight flight from Uk – Cape Town

Day Two:

  • Depart from Cape Town International Airport to Gansbaai. En Route stop at wine estate for a taste of local wines and lunch. Over dinner you will meet the rest of the crew and be briefed on the procedures for the next day.

Day Three and Four:

  • Typically two half-day launches searching for the Great Whites. Depending on the time of year, one is also likely to see Cape Fur Seals, Cape Gannets, Cape Cormorants, Jackass penguins, whales and dolphins.

Day Five:

  • After a good sleep-in and breakfast return to Cape Town via the scenic Boland and board a flight to Durban Airport. Transfer to lodge in Umkomaas.

Day Six to Eleven:

  • Twelve adventure dives on Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks! Exciting drift dives with (depending on the season) Ragged Tooth Sharks, three species of Hammerheads, Zambezi (Bull), Tiger, Thresher, Copper, Dusky, Mako, the occasional Great White and many other species of shark, plus one day off diving for a tour of the area as well as a visit to the Natal Sharks Board.

Day Twelve:

  • Visit to a Zulu cultural village for a display of traditional skills and dances before spending the afternoon on a game drive looking for rhino, elephant etc.

Day Thirteen:

  • An early morning game walk accompanied by an armed Game Ranger, followed by breakfast and another game drive. After dinner a night drive in open vehicle to find lion, leopard and other nocturnal animals.

Day Fourteen:

  • A last game drive plus a two-hour cruise on the World Heritage Site of Lake St Lucia to find hippos and crocodiles before transfer to Durban for a flight to Johannesburg International Airport and home!

From £3495pp

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