Brief description of your day:

• Pick up from Durban or self-drive.
• 30 minutes from Durban to Umkomaas.
• Launch from Rocky bay and 30 minute boat ride to dive site.
• Pre-dive briefing while crew prepares anchor lines, chum and dive equipment.
• Plus minus 1 hour dive time
• Picnic lunch and soft drinks are available during the trip (free of charge)
• 20 minute rive back to rocky bay.

Your Experience:

Surrounded by approximately 40 to 50 blacktip sharks is quite an experience that should not be missed. Scuba divers and shark enthusiasts all over the world has come here to see these animals perform.
You will not forget this dive easily with all the fast passed action and interaction between shark and diver. Many people have changed their opinions about sharks after diving with blacktips.
Your launch time will be confirmed well in advance of your trip. Picnic lunch and soft drinks on board. Towels and dive equipment are provided if needed & there are hot shower facilities at the lodge.
You NEED to be a qualified diver with 20 dives or more to participate on this dive. Diving equipment supplied on request and available in all sizes.

Depart with:

An 8.5m rigid inflatable boat with enough room for 10 divers and all their dive gear. These boats are ideal for the beach launching conditions and easier to manoeuvre around to pick divers up.  The boat gets ready and launches from Rocky bay and returns there after the dive.
These boats are also widely used around South Africa and Mozambique. And have a really good track record.

You need:

• Polaroid Sunglasses
• Sunblock
• Warm Jacket
• A Hat
• Dive Equipment (If you require and gear it will be supplied)
• If you are prone to sea sickness, don't forget to take sea-sick tablets approved for scuba diving before going out.