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ALIWAL SHOAL / SODWANA BAY & ROCKTAIL BAY ~ 2 - 4 shark species
'January - April'
DAY 1
- Arrive Durban International airport where the Zulu Kingdom of KwaZulu-Natal awaits you
- Meet your transfer to Fontana Farm, Aliwal Shoal, with it’s tranquil farm setting, complete with horses in the paddock and magnificent Indian Ocean and Umkomazi River views
- Commence with the SharkLife / PADI Project Aware ocean conservation course (optional on this day) or spend the rest of the day at leisure, perhaps take a casual stroll around the 100 hectare farm
- Dinner at a local restaurant
DAY 2
OPTION 1
- 08h00 Breakfast
- 09h00 Project Aware ocean conservation course
- 11h00 Tiger shark specialty course
- 13h00 Lunch
- 14h00 Blacktip shark specialty course
- 19h00 Dinner at a local restaurant
OPTION 2
Get yourself ready to dive Aliwal Shoal, one of the most diverse dive sites in the world, where the locals say “the dive is never over until you are back on the boat”
- 06h30 Breakfast
- 08h00 Dive 1 Aliwal Shoal
- 11h00 Light lunch
- 12h30 Dive 2 Aliwal Shoal
- 15h00 Afternoon free
- 18h00 Sundowners overlooking the Indian Ocean
- 19h00 Dinner at a local restaurant
DAY 3
- 06h00 Breakfast
- 07h00 Depart for tiger shark & blacktip shark dive
- 13h00 Lunch
- 14h00 Afternoon free - horse riding an option
- 17h00 Dinner at a Durban restaurant
DAY 4
- 08h00 Breakfast
- 09h00 Ragged tooth shark specialty course
- 12h00 Light lunch
- 14h00 Whale shark specialty course
- 19h00 Traditional South African Braai/barbecue Al Fiume
DAY 5
- 07h00 Breakfast
- 08h30 Depart Fontana Farm – Aliwal Shoal
Transfer to Sodwana Bay – approximate travel time 5 hours. Head up the North coast of KwaZulu-Natal with scenic views. Stop and shop at Zamimpilo (time dependant) – a traditional Zulu cultural shopping experience.
With its tropical diving, Sodwana Bay, rated alongside Aliwal Shoal as a top international dive site and certainly South Africa’s most popular dive destination. The reefs are exquisite, with warm waters, great visibility and biodiversity said to rival that of the Great Barrier Reef.
DAY 6
- 07h00 Breakfast
- Launch 1 Look for whale sharks & whale shark interaction
- Dive 1 Sodwana Bay
- Lunch
- Dive 2 Sodwana Bay
- Afternoon free
- Dinner
DAY 7
- 06h00 Breakfast
- Launch 3 Dive 3 interact with Spotted Ragged tooth shark
- Lunch
- Launch 4 2nd dive Spotted Ragged tooth shark or
- Dive 4 Sodwana Bay
- Afternoon free
- Dinner
DAY 8
- 07h00 Breakfast
- Launch 5 Dive 5 Sodwana Bay
- Lunch
- 13h00 Depart for Rocktail Bay
- 14h30 Arrive Rocktail Bay - 1½ hours north of Sodwana Bay
Few places along the South African coastline are as unspoiled and secluded as this “secret spot” and during our time here you will be spoiled rotten with extraordinary diving, intimate service and pristine sandy beaches.
These are some of the southernmost coral reefs in the world, sporting more hard coral species than the Caribbean and more than half the world’s soft coral species.
- Afternoon free
- 19h00 Dinner
DAY 9
- Breakfast
- Dive 1 Rocktail Bay – head out to Island Rock to dive with the pregnant Spotted Ragged tooth sharks
- Dive 2 Rocktail Bay
- Lunch
- Afternoon or late afternoon free
- Dinner
DAY 10
- Dive 3 Rocktail Bay
- After breakfast / dive, depart Rocktail Bay
An additional add-on can be to depart to Kwabhekithunga (Stewarts Farm) for a Zulu cultural visit or to continue with additional extensions to the itinerary.
NOTES:
The shark & ocean awareness courses are optional but are recommended prior to all shark diving taking place. All courses are SharkLife & PADI accredited.
Rocktail Bay is a tide dependant launch and breakfast may take place prior to or after the 1st dive of the day. Lunch may follow after the 2nd dive or it may take place in-between dives.
Turtle nesting & hatchling season at Rocktail Bay is from October to March each year and turtle drives are undertaken on the low tide.
This itinerary is a suggestion only and can be tailor made to suit client’s needs & weather changes and it can be designed to include a spectacular trip to one of the main South African game reserves in Hluhluwe or Umfolozi.
Rocktail Bay can be done as the 2nd destination after Aliwal Shoal, followed by Sodwana Bay and / or southern Mozambique and this can be mixed & matched to suit.
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