Shark Diving Adventure

Tropical Sky have teamed up with Scuba Addicts to offer you the Shark Diving adventure of a lifetime. Scuba Addicts have their own purpose built dive centre and lodge on a beautiful stretch of beach so you can wake up, roll out of bed and go Shark Diving.

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Departure Dates	Nts	Board Basis	Room Type	Start - End point	UK Airport	Airline	Price
Single Supplements Apply. Non diving reductions
For other dates or durations, please call for your tailor made quote.
17Mar - 31Mar10	6	Bed and Breakfast	Standard Room	Durban	Heathrow	Virgin Atlantic/South African Airways	£1,309
1Apr - 3Jun10	6	Bed and Breakfast	Standard Room	Durban	Heathrow	Virgin Atlantic/South African Airways	£1,459
4Jun - 17Sep10	6	Bed and Breakfast	Standard Room	Durban	Heathrow	Virgin Atlantic/South African Airways	£1,389
18Sep - 16Dec10	6	Bed and Breakfast	Standard Room	Durban	Heathrow	Virgin Atlantic/South African Airways	£1,459
17Dec - 24Dec10	6	Bed and Breakfast	Standard Room	Durban	Heathrow	Virgin Atlantic/South African Airways	£1,799
25Dec - 14Mar11	6	Bed and Breakfast	Standard Room	Durban	Heathrow	Virgin Atlantic/South African Airways	£1,459
15Mar - 31Mar11	6	Bed and Breakfast	Standard Room	Durban	Heathrow	Virgin Atlantic/South African Airways	£1,379

What's Included:

Return Flights
Return Transfers
6 Nights B&B accommodation
8 x Shark Dives
2 x Tiger Shark Dives
Cylinders, Air & Weights
Dive Permits

Extras:

Equipment rental
Lunch, dinner & drinks

Day 1 - Arrive Durban / Overnight KZN South Coast

Your adventure begins when you arrive at Durban International Airport. You will be met and transfered to your accommodation, situated on the Kwa-Zulu Natal South Coast. The upmarket lodge overlooks the ocean and has en-suite facilities. There is a swimming pool just a few meters away from the lodge & a fantastic braai (BBQ) area. The accommodation is available as single, twin or double occupancy and is serviced daily. Overnight KZN South Coast, South Africa.

Day 2 - 2-dives Aliwal Shoal / Overnight KZN South Coast.

An early morning rise for two dives on the Aliwal Shoal, situated about 5kms offshore from the town of Umkomaas on the Kwazulu Natal South Coast, it has been rated as one of the best sites in the world to see Ragged Tooth Sharks & Giant Guitar Sharks. In the evening enjoy a dinner at one of the local bars or restaurants. Overnight KZN South Coast, South Africa.

Day 3 - Tiger Shark Diving / Overnight KZN South Coast

An early morning rise to enjoy a dive with Tiger Sharks on the southern end of the Aliwal Shoal. Tiger Shark diving is very similar to the Great White Cage Diving.

A chum line is created to attract the Tiger Sharks. When the sharks arrive, the real action begins and you enter the water. There are normally between two and six (but can be as many as fifteen or more) Tiger Sharks as well as Blacktip [spinner] Sharks and on occasion other species. This is an amazing encounter with one of the oceans most awesome predators. In the evening you can enjoy dinner at one of the local bars or restaurants. Overnight KZN South Coast, South Africa

Day 4 - 2-dives Protea Banks / Overnight KZN South Coast

An early morning rise for two dives on the Protea Banks, situated about 7.5kms offshore from the town of Shelly Beach on Kwazulu Natal’s South Coast. The aim today is to dive with Ragged Tooth Sharks or Zambezi (BULL) Sharks, and by using acoustics, you have upclose encounters with these fantastic creatures. The Protea Banks offer a great chance to see many different sharks including Hammerheads, Tiger Sharks, Bronze Whalers, Duskies, Guitar Sharks and more. In the evening you can enjoy dinner at one of the local bars or restaurants. Overnight KZN South Coast, South Africa.

Day 5 - 2-dives Protea Banks / Overnight KZN South Coast

Day 6 - Tiger Shark Diving / Overnight KZN South Coast

Today you spend the day at sea, diving with Tiger Sharks on the southern end of the Aliwal Shoal. Tiger Shark diving is very similar to the Great White Cage Diving. A chum line is created to attract the sharks. When the sharks arrive, the real action begins and you enter the water. There is normally between two and six (but can be as many as fifteen or more) Tiger Sharks as well as Blacktip (spinner) Sharks and on occasion other species. This is an amazing encounter with one of the oceans most awesome predators. In the evening you can enjoy a dinner at one of the local bars or restaurants. Overnight KZN South Coast, South Africa.

Day 7 - Airport Transfers to Durban International Airport

In the morning you enjoy breakfast at the lodge and then you will be transferred to Durban International Airport.

Aliwal Shoal

The trip out to the Aliwal Shoal takes about 20-mins. The Aliwal Shoal is 5kms in length and has a huge diversity of marine life and is one of the best places in the world to get up close and personal with the Ragged Tooth (Sand Tiger) Sharks, the shoal also attracts a huge variety of sea-life including Tiger & Hammerhead Sharks, Morey Eels, Manta Rays, Whales, Dolphins, Hawk Fish, Groupers, Angelfish, Wrasse, Brindle Bass and much more.

The dive sites on the Aliwal Shoal include two wrecks, the Produce and the Nebo which can only be dived when the current is not too strong. Dive sites on the Aliwal Shoal include Shark Alley, Pinnacles, Raggies Cave, Manta Point, Chunnel, Anvil Flats, South Sands, False Cathedral, Tiger Cove, Northsands, Eel Skin and Cathedral.

Protea Banks

The trip out to the Protea Banks takes about 25-mins starting with fantastic launches through the surf. The Protea Banks is rated as one of the best shark diving sites in the world, and it is possible to see many species of sharks including Zambezi (Bull) Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Hammerheads, Blacktip Sharks, Ragged-Tooth Sharks, Dusky Sharks, Bronze Whalers, Giant Guitar Sharks and others. During a dive on the Protea Banks you can also see loads of game fish, dolphin, rays & more.

During our winter months, the North & South Pinnacles host hundreds of Ragged Tooth Sharks. Fierce in appearence due to the long, sharp teeth, the sharks are relatively non-aggresive and offer some great opportunities to get up close and personal with them.

The dive sites on the Protea Banks include the Northern & Southern Pinnacles. The northern pinnacles are at about 33 meters and have fantastic topography with two very large cave systems that provide fantasic protection for the hundreds of Ragged Tooth Sharks during their mating season.

Tiger Shark Diving - Aliwal Shoal

The Tiger Shark Dives will rate as one of the top-5 dives you will ever do. The dives take place on the southern end of the Aliwal Shoal. You launch from the Umkomaas River and travel south (about 30-mins) to the southern ledges of the Aliwal Shoal. You then create an odour corridor to attract the sharks. Once the sharks arrive you enter the water to observe the sharks in their natural enviroment.

There is generally between two and six (but can be as many as nine or more) Tiger Sharks as well as many Blacktip Sharks, Dusky Sharks and on occasion other species.

Over many years of diving with Tiger Sharks, Scuba Addicts have experienced many behaviour patterns and this knowledge enables us to experience up-close encounters the these fantasic creatures.

Before the Tiger Shark Dive, Scuba Addicts will give a full briefing to help you to understand their behaviour and how we behave in return. Tiger Sharks are very shy, they are also very inquisitive and intelligent animals which is why they are one of the ocean's apex predators and deserve the highest respect.

The Tiger Shark Diving is a truly amazing experience.....