Diving Tours offered by
2DIVE4 Scuba Diving Adventures
(formerly known as Doodles Dive Adventures)

7 Day North & South Coast Explorer

Monday: Depart from Johannesburg and head off to Sodwana Bay.

Tuesday: 2 Dives in the morning, Sundowners on Lake Sibaya.

Wednesday: 2 Dives in the morning, after Brunch we depart for Hluhwe Game reserve. We stay just outside the park, in fact it is overlooking the park. We do an afternoon game drive and the following morning an early morning drive. This evening we have a traditional Zulu Braai!

Thursday: Early morning game drive and then we head off down the coast to the infamous Aliwal Shoal.

Friday: 2 Dives in the morning, afternoon to relax.

Saturday: 2 Dives in the morning, afternoon to relax. Seafood Braai and themed evening.An optional activity for the energetic, is to play a game of golf on one of the oldest golf courses. It meanders along the beach and you can spot whales from the fourth hole!

Sunday: Depart for Durban, we say our goodbyes and head back to Durban. We spend the afternoon at the Natal Sharks Board for an educational experience. For those who would like to experience even more of the south coast and looking for more diving adventures, can extend their stay and join the 4 day southern explorer.

Sodwana Bay
Sodwana Bay or ‘Sordies’ as it is affectionately called – lies approximately 500 km north of Durban. The site is unique in that it is protected in every sense of the word; protected by the Parks Board; protected as part of a marine and coastal reserve; and protected and safe enough to launch. Sodwana has a variety of reefs, depths and so much more to explore. There are reefs for everyone, from the newly qualified diver to the thrill-seeking technical diver.

Sodwana Bay Nature Reserve with its many exciting coral reefs and outstanding climate, has distinguished itself as one of the premier sport diving destinations in the world. It offers many popular dive sites with a great diversity of underwater seascapes and marine flora and fauna including branching, table and plate corals, beautiful overhangs, drop-offs and mushroom rocks, as well as spectacular night dives.

In summer, loggerhead and leatherback turtles come out of the sea to nest on the Sodwana beaches. Guided turtle tours are popular with visitors. Aside from Sodwana’s wealth of opportunities for diving , a five-km self-guided trail is available for the enjoyment of nature lovers and bird enthusiasts.

Lake Sibaya
Lake Sibaya, is the largest natural fresh water lake in the country, with an area of 60 to 70 km². Surface water in the surrounding coastal plain often disappears completely during dry years, making the lake the only source of permanent water for birds and mammals. The lake contains the second largest population of hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius and crocodile Crocodylus niloticus in KwaZulu-Natal. Eighteen species of fish occur in the lake and feeder streams. One of these, a freshwater goby Silhouetta sibayi, is endemic to the system. Twenty two species of frog and eight reptile species are associated with the lake. Of the 279 bird species recorded in the area, 60 are closely associated with the lake for breeding, feeding and roosting.

Hluhwe Game Reserve
Set in the heart of Zululand, the oldest game reserve in Africa where Zulu kings such as Dingiswayo and Shaka hunted and put in place the first conservation laws, where today the "big five" of African legend stalk the verdant savannah. The Park became world renowned for its white rhino conservation.

Established in 1895 game viewing is the prime attraction. Viewing hides overlook pans and waterholes enabling visitors to see animals at close range.

The Park covers some 96 000 ha and contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora.

The wide range of plant life in the park gives rise to a diversity of mammals, birdlife, reptiles and amphibians.

The Big Five - lion, rhino (black & white), elephant, buffalo and leopard are all to be seen in the park, as well as a variety of other species, including cheetah, wild dog and giraffe. It is also one of the best places in the world to see nyala.
Hluhluwe is characterised by hilly topography, and this northen section of the park is noted for its wide variety of both bird and animal life. In excess of 300 species of birds have been recorded.

Aliwal Shoal
The sea life at Aliwal Shoal is absolutely spectacular during the winter months. The spotted ragged-tooth sharks reappear on the reef for the mating season. June & July brings the Sardine run and September the humpback whales, their young and Manta’s become visible. The Aliwal Shoal – a fossilized sand dune lying about 5kms off-shore, provides one of the world’s best dive spots.

There are a few wrecks near the shoal – the most recent being the Produce that sank in 1974 – which provides the exciting experience of wreck-diving. The sloping hull of the ship is the favoured hang-out of scorpion fish and vast groupers and small schools of the endemic harlequin goldie.

Total trip cost R9 500.00, inclusive all meals, dives, accommodation, transport and services of a guide/dive instructor

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