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Aliwal Shoal - Tiger & Blacktip Shark Diving

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'January - April'
Tiger Sharks & Blacktip Sharks

DAY 1

  • Arrive Durban International airport, South Africa, 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 )
  • Unpack & rest or walk around the 100 hectare farm at leisure
  • Dinner at a local restaurant

DAY 2

OPTION 1

  • 08h00     Breakfast at Al Fiume
  • 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, South Africa, 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, South Africa
  • 11h00     Light lunch
  • 12h30     Dive 2 Aliwal Shoal, South Africa
  • 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

  • 06h30     Breakfast
  • 08h00     Dive 4 Aliwal Shoal, South Africa
  • 11h00     Light lunch
  • 12h30     Dive 5 Aliwal Shoal, South Africa
  • 15h00     Afternoon free
  • 18h00     Sundowners Al Fiume
  • 19h00     Traditional South African Braai / barbecue Al Fiume

DAY 5

  • 07h00     Breakfast
  • 08h30     Depart Fontana Farm – Aliwal Shoal

NOTES:
The shark & ocean awareness courses are optional but are recommended prior to a Tiger & Blacktip shark dive taking place.  All courses are SharkLife & PADI accredited.

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.

For non-divers, we can arrange a variety of interesting activities, within close proximity.