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Bassas da India Atoll

21-28 Sept ‘13

Fishing and diving charters in the Mozambique Channel.

For the mad keen fisherman and diver’s dream - to go extreme -- Bassas is available to you.

It takes up to 56 hrs to get to Bassas da India, located nearly in the centre of the Mozambique Channel from

Mozambique. This remote location is why it will be a truly unbelievable experience. From drift dives to wall dives to

Cave diving to wreck dives, the ultimate diving destination

Package

From 8 day Packages to 10 day packages available for either fishing trips or Dive trips

Max Persons 6

Charter available for: June, November and early December

Costs: (Max 6 people)

R18 000.00 per person 8 days

R2500 deposit secures your spot.

R5500 deposit end of Feb’13

Balance 21 Aug’13

Or monthly!

Includes

Transfers from Vilanculos Airport

Includes soft drinks (limited)

3 meals a day

Diving emergency specialist/ Dan-Instructor

Dive master

Diving compressor

Snorkel gear available for everyone

Excludes:

Excludes transport to Vilancoulos.

Big game fishing gear

Alcohol

Vehicle parking $10 per day per Vehicle, if driving only

Early boarding fee –Drive in packages only R2000-Strict conditions apply

Lures, personal fishing gear and personal rods

Weights and cylinder hire

1 Night Smugglers Vilanculous: Aprox R600 per person

-Fishing

The Main target of fish is in the following weight regions:

● Tuna 100kg plus

● Wahoo 30-36 kg

● Giant Kingfish 30-75 kg

● Jobfish 15 kg

● Dogtooth Tuna 60-150 kg

● Sailfish 30 kg

● Marlin 500kg

● Shortbill Spearfish 15 kg

● Dorado 24 kg

Diving

BASSAS DA INDIA – MV PELAGIC:

Situated roughly halfway between Mozambique and Madagascar, this seamount thrusts up 3000m from the floor ofthe Mozambique Channel. Few people have had the pleasure of visiting this site, which is uninhabited and can only be reached by private boat.

The reefs consist of the slopes and 100mt wide rim of the submerged volcano, which has a diameter of around 11km. This rim protrudes a metre above the water at spring low tide, and encloses a lagoon that is 15m at its deepest points. At high tide the flat, boulder-strewn reef top disappears beneath the waves. The Real excitement of exploring Bassas da India lies in the breathtaking wall dives. Gliding down over the gently sloping reef you pass over giant table corals at 15m, before reaching the edge of the drop-off at around 20m. Gripped by a mixture of apprehension and delight, you then drop over the wall, descending to 40m. Schools of kingfish and rainbow runners occupy the deep blue with the occasional solitary yellow-fin tunny, silver tip shark and hammerhead swimming by.

At around 60m the wall disappears (it is actually undercut). One of the pleasant aspects of diving Bassas da India is that you can complete your deep wall dives in shallower water, returning to explore coral outcrops spread across a sandy bottom in around 9m of water. At this depth you can observe large schools of parrotfish, fusiliers, anthias and loads of solitary groupers, moray eels, wrasse, butterfly fish and angelfish. Bassas da India is a difficult dive location to get to and must be one of the Indian Ocean’s wildest and most beautiful dive sites. The great sunken volcano, encrusted with corals and wrecks of numerous ships, is a pristine haven for marine life.

SHARK SAFARIS SPECIALIZED SAFARIS SELF DRIVE DIVE SAFARIS

Shark & Big 5 Safari 14 days\13 nights
From Great White shark cage diving in Gansbaai to diving with Bull sharks, Hammerheads, Tiger sharks, Black Tips, Ragged-tooth sharks (Sand Tigers) and Whale Sharks without cages at Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks. Spending a couple of days in one of our best coral dive sites and breaking away form diving for a couple of days to view Africa's Big 5 at our beautiful National Game Parks for a Safari.

The Guide that will be part of your dive safari is one of a view Underwater Guides that are Register at South Africa Tourism board as a Shark and underwater Guide and has years of experience on the Southern Africans coast line. He wrote a Dive guide and a Marine Life educational Cd about the Southern coast. (Information about your dive Guide)

All our safaris are run from a verity of lodges in Southern Africa. All the lodges and dive charters offers safety and high quality standards in and are catering for the budget traveller and the more luxury up market guest. All the lodges are central to all the Dive Sites. On this dive safari you could encounter a verity of shark species including our marine animals like dolphins, whales and turtles. Our coral reefs are the most Southern reefs of the world and Tropical reef fish are everywhere to see. (Information about diving Southern Africa)
Dive sites that we will dive during your expedition is: Gansbaai (Great white Shark Diving) Protea Banks (Top Shark Dive site in the World) Aliwal Shoal (Sharks & Wrecks) Sodwana Bay or Southern Mozambique ( Coral Reefs )
Part of this Diving safari you will take a break from diving for a true African Game Safari in one of our top Game Parks. Where you could have the opportunity of viewing the Big Five of Africa (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo). The reserves also has a large variety of animals including cheetah, hyena, wild dog, giraffe, hippo, crocodile and many species of antelope. Aside from the above, the reserves have an abundance of bird life, interesting flora and fauna and stunning views. There are no hidden costs and you do not have to worry about a thing. The guide will be at your service for 24 hours to see to all your needs. back to top
Itinerary
Day one:
Meeting at Durban International Airport in Kwazulu Natal Province. guest on Early flights can visit the uShaka Marine World or relaxed at the dive lodge after a long flight. The first dive destination is an hour drive from Durban International Airport known as Aliwal Shoal. After dinner a briefing would be given to guest about the diving in southern Africa and what they can expect on this diving safari. All the necessary admin work will be done.
Included: Experienced Tour Guide All transfers Visit uShaka Marine World Shared (twin) accommodation Dinner Excluded: Drinks Lunch
Day 2 to Day 6:
A verity of diving would be done over the six days on the world-famous Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks. (We will plan all the dives according to the weather every night after dinner to see where we are going to get the best dives)
Dives Planed for the 5 days: 1 x Baited Tiger and Black Tip Dives. (Tiger Diving) 1 x Baited Tiger, Hammerheads, Dusky & Bull Sharks. (Baited Shark Diving) 2 x Wreck Dives. (Aliwal Shoal) 2 x Shark Reef Dives (Aliwal Shoal) 2 x Shark Dives (Protea Banks)
All these dives can be change if guests rather want to do more of one specific dive. If bad weather guests will do other day activities organized by the tour Guide.
	Included: Breakfast All Transfers Experienced Shark Guide Experienced Dive Master Dives Weights & tanks. Shared (twin) accommodation All necessary diving permits and diving fees Excluded: Drinks Lunch Dinner
Day 7 to Day 8:
By sunrise we will be on the road north, a 4-hour drive to your next dive destination. But on the way there we will take you in to the hart of the bush field. There we will spent two nights in the African Bush. To see Africa’s Big 5 of in one of our top Nature reserves. On route we stop over at a Zulu cultural village for a display of traditional skills and dances, as well as a decent lunch.
	Included: Breakfast All Transfers Experienced Guide Entrance to the Zulu Cultural Village & show All entrance fees and community levies 2 x Game Drives (three to four hours) Shared (twin) accommodation Excluded: Lunch Dinner Drinks
Day 9:
After breakfast we will start our one-hour journey to Sodwana Bay or Southern Mozambique to dive the next destination. Dive gear will be prepared and a dive briefing will be given about this dive site. If time allows us a trip will be dome to one of the biggest fresh water lakes in the area. A last day of relaxing and enjoying of the Africa sun before we start diving the most Southern coral reefs of the world. back to top
	Included: Breakfast All Transfers Experienced Guide All entrance fees and community levies Game Drive to lake (three to four hours) Shared (twin) accommodation Excluded: Lunch Dinner Drinks
Day 10 & 11:
Here we will spend two days of diving some of the best reefs that this site has to offer. Looking for sharks and seeing some of the wonders that this site has to offer. Sodwana Bay or Southern Mozambique
Dives Planed for the 2 days. Four exiting coral reef dive ranging between 15 and 30 meters.
	Included: Breakfast All Transfers Experienced Dive Guide Experienced Dive Master Dives Weights & tanks. Shared (twin) accommodation All necessary diving permits and diving fees Excluded: Drinks Lunch Dinner
Day 12:
After breakfast we will then transfer our guests back to Durban International Airport to take an 2-hour flight down to the most southern tip of Africa to spent the night in out mother city Cape Town. Your transfer will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel in Cape Town.
	Included: Breakfast All Transfers Flights to Cape Town Shared (twin) accommodation Excluded: Drinks Lunch Dinner
Day 13:
A early start where the quests will be transfer to Gansbaai, a little holiday and fishing village situated a 160km from Cape Town. There the day would be spend on one of the White shark boats for some White Shark cage diving. After the diving you would be transfer back to Cape Town for your last knight. There you can view Cape Town at knight or go to bed.
	Included: light Breakfast at the dive operator All Transfers Diving Shared (twin) accommodation Lunch on the Boat Excluded: Drinks Dinner
Day 13:
Unfortunately after breakfast your diving safari is over and transfers will take you back to Cape Town international airport for your journey back.	Included: Breakfast Transfers to airport

Please note: That you have to organize your flight to Durban International airport and back from Cape Town international. It is recommended to stay two days longer in Cape Town to experience the Mother city and if the weather is bad during the Shark cage diving you have an extra day to move the diving up.

Requirements: Guest must be a Advanced diver or equivalent certificate or at least 20 dives in various conditions. C-cards and Log Books must be presented Minimum of 8 and maximum of 10 persons per group. The safari and bookings can be made for one year in advance.

General Information: All travel costs to and from South Africa are excluded. Flights to Durban International airport and back from Cape Town international are excluded. Visas, personal insurance and taxes are not included. The occurrence of Malaria is low in the area you are visiting. Please consult with your pharmacist about prophylactics before visiting.

Terms: 35% Non-Refundable deposit to secure booking. Balance payable 30 days before departure date. For payment by credit card add 6.5%. Bank charges are for your own cost. All prices are per person sharing
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Important: We are committed to delivering the exact itinerary, but we reserve the right to make any changes that we find necessary for the comfort or safety of the client without notice.

The Dive Spot caters for any type of diver and their specific underwater needs, including underwater filming and photographers.

The company was involved in a number of television productions for 50/50, a wildlife program. We also produced a documentary with Johann Botha called ‘Beyond 50m’ that was broadcasted in 2007 on South African television. In addition to being a keen underwater videographer and photographer, Johan presented a local television production called Borrels on Kyknet on the DSTV channel, where he acted as the dive specialist, presenter and videographer.

Technical diving is Johan’s passion and he arranged expeditions to the fresh water cave Chinoy, in Zimbabwe. Oshikoto and the Guinas granite caves in Namibia were next on the list. This expedition was to obtain footage of the World War 2 artefacts at the bottom of the cave. These expeditions featured in the Divestyle magazine and the footage was sold to French and German television.

The company is also contributing to a number of other documentaries that is in the making for Local Television, DSTV and National Geographic.

The company’s involvement in the diving industry, along with Johan being the Editor of the local magazine helped him to compile a Marine Life identification program and write a book about the dive sites of Southern Africa. All of the above mentioned experience helped to make The Dive Spot one of the most knowledgeable and experience diving companies in Southern Africa. back to top

You can tailor-make your own holiday in Southern Africa by adding two or more packages together.
Protea shark dives Price from R 970 / day – 1 night, 2 dives		Baited dives Price from R 1 500 / day – 1 night, 1 dive
~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast Two dives at Protea Banks Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure	Currency Converter	~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A baited dive in open shallow water on Aliwal Shoal Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure	Currency Converter
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Safari - Price from R 1 200 per night,		Tiger diving Price from R 2 500/ day – 1 night, 1 dive
~ Included: Comfortable thatched chalets or safari style tents 2 Game drives Entrance fee ~ Excluded: Travel costs to and from South Africa. Any domestic flights. Transfers and/or vehicle hire. Fuel and the insurance excess in case of a loss or accident. Fuel deposit and contract fee. Cost of calls made from the cell phone and excess in case of a loss or theft.	Currency Converter	~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A baited dive in open shallow water on Aliwal Shoal Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure. This dive is weather dependant and seasonal.	Currency Converter
Aliwal shoal Price from R 970 / day – 1 night, 2 dives		Great White Diving Price from R 1 700 - 1 night, 1 cage dive
~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A baited dive in open shallow water on Aliwal Shoal Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure	Currency Converter	~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A trip from Kleinbaai harbour, cage dive and snacks Soft gear ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure. This dive is weather dependant.	Currency Converter
Wrecks Price from R 1200 -1 night, 2 dives		Sodwana Bay Price from R 900 - 1 night, 2 dives
~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A dive on Nebo and Produce at Aliwal Shoal. Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure. This dive is weather dependant.	Currency Converter	~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A reef dive to any two of the reefs. Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Surcharge for far reefs. Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure	Currency Converter
Ponta do Oura Price from R 900 - 1 night, 2 dives		Tofo, Mozambique Price from R 1 000 - 1 night, 2 dives
~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A reef dive to any two of the reefs. Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure	Currency Converter	~ Includes: One night accommodation in a standard room Breakfast A reef dive to any two of the reefs. Airfills, Weightbelt and Cylinder ~ Excluded: Lunch and dinner BCD, regulator and soft gear Visa Surcharge for far reefs. Dives are completed in the morning, with afternoon and evening for own leisure	Currency Converter BACK TO TOP