7 and 10 Night SCUBA Diving Adventure Packages
Itinerary

Day 1 (optional):
Arrive at Durban airport and transfer to Shelley Beach. The afternoon is spent relaxing and exploring the local area.

Day 2 (optional):
2 morning dives at the exquisite Protea Banks, enjoying the coral formations and sealife that make it such a popular site.
[Continental breakfast included]

Day 3 (optional):
1 standard dive followed by 1 baited tiger shark dive at Protea Banks. The baited shark dive is a truly amazing experience and allows you to experience the habitat, behaviour and mannerisms of the beautiful tiger shark as it feeds from a bait box close to the surface. This dive usually lasts for an hour and a half but will last for so much longer in your memory.
[Continental breakfast included]

Day 4:
1 last morning dive at Protea Banks followed by a transfer from Shelley Beach to Aliwal Shoal in the town of Umkomaas. If you are on the 7 night trip you will be picked up from Durban airport and transferred to Aliwal Shoal, where you can spend the afternoon relaxing and exploring.
[Continental breakfast included on the 10 night trip]

Day 5:
2 morning dives at the gorgeous Aliwal Shoal, with breakfast usually taking place between the two dives back at the Dive Centre. The rest of the day is spent enjoying the memories of the morning dives, relaxing or exploring Umkomaas.
[Breakfast is included]

Day 6:
Morning dive and afternoon baited shark dive. Please note that days 5 and 6 may be switched around if this is more convenient for the dive centre to organise or safer for the guests.
[Breakfast is included]

Day 7:
1 last morning dive before moving on to Sodwana Bay. There will be a lunch stop along the way during this transfer, and once at Sodwana Bay the rest of the day is free to relax and explore.
[Breakfast and dinner are included]

Day 8:
2 morning dives based from the glorious golden sandy beaches that make up the world famous Sodwana Bay, diving either 2, 5, 7 or 9 Mile Reefs. The rest of the day is free for you to do with as you wish.
[Breakfast and dinner are included]

Day 9:
1 morning dive followed by a break for lunch. In the afternoon you will partake in an exciting quad biking session over the sand dunes that make up Sodwana Bay.
[Breakfast and dinner are included]

Day 10:
2 morning dives followed by a free afternoon where you can explore the many local sites and activities or simply relax around the pool back at the Lodge.
[Breakfast and dinner are included]

Day 11:
Transfer to Durban airport after a tasty breakfast.
[Breakfast is included]


Meals

If you include diving at Protea Banks as part of the trip a continental breakfast at the accommodation at Shelley Beach is included. There is a huge range of restaurants and eateries (both eat in and take away) in the Shelley Centre, literally 30 metres away from the accommodation.

Whilst staying at Aliwal Shoal a full cooked English breakfast is included for each night spent there. There are numerous restaurants within easy walking distance from Aliwal Shoal Dive Centre and Lodge where you will be staying so there is a choice of places to eat in the evenings – please feel free to ask your hosts at the Dive Lodge for restaurant recommendations. The closest restaurant, The Shoal, is literally around the corner from the accommodation, and does very good food at decent prices. Their seafood is particularly good.

During your stay at Sodwana Bay Dive Lodge a full cooked buffet breakfast and dinner is included at the onsite Leatherbacks Restaurant. Breakfast consists of a hot buffet, toast, cereal, fruit and tea or coffee and can be enjoyed before heading down to the beach for your first dive of the day. Dinner is chosen from a full menu and includes a choice of steaks and seafood. The portion sizes are very generous and the food is highly rated.

Please note that drinks with dinner are not included in the price. Lunch is not included, but Leatherbacks is open over lunchtime and offers a variety of snacks and light meals at very decent prices. Adjoining the Leatherbacks Restaurant is the on-site bar, where you can relax and enjoy a drink after your dive and well into the evening, possibly whilst watching any current sports events on the TVs there.