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Welcome to Aliwal Dive Centre, situated in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. We offer some of the most exciting scuba diving in the World, here on Aliwal Shoal. Dive with Ragged Tooth Sharks, Tiger Sharks and Manta Rays, Dolphins and Whale Sharks. Enjoy our great South African hospitality at Aliwal Dive Lodge and further your Dive education at our PADI 5* Instructor Development Centre.
Aliwal Dive Centre also offers trips to the annual sardine run , where you can witness nature at its best , as BBC correctly called it "the greatest shoal on earth "
Being pioneers in the shark diving industry we have also realised that there is a need to educate non-divers , and have therefore developed a floating shark cage so we can cater for everyone's needs, even if you have no experience at all.
When you choose Aliwal Dive Centre for your South African diving adventure, you can rest assured that our professional and dedicated team will have one aim in mind, to ensure you have a holiday of a lifetime.
If you have any questions, we can answer those through GetMyBoat’s messaging platform before you pay. Just hit, “Request to Book” and send us an inquiry for a custom offer.

We are the founders of SHARK FEST, and with South Africa being a shark Mecca, having a huge diversity of shark species one can see why we can offer a shark guarantee. Our SHARK FEST will take you directly to the sharks of the area, for an up close and personal encounter. Our highly experienced guides will ensure an adrenalin filled experience with these majestic creatures of the deep. During SHARK FEST you will learn a lot about our sharks, and hopefully our passion for these incredible animals will flow over to you. We also offer shark cage diving, where there is no experience necessary. Even if you can't swim, come and see sharks all around you from within the safety of a SAMSA approved stainless steel cage! A definite bucket item list and an adrenaline rush of note!!

Aliwal Shoal is rated as one of the top 10 dive sites in the world. Our team, who have years of experience are here to give you the best diving adventure on the Aliwal Shoal, whether you are an experienced or novice diver. We are situated in Umkomaas, a small coastal village on the Kwazulu Natal south coast. Looking for a bit of adventure then contact us to tailor make your next dive trip. From scuba diving Aliwal Shoal to the more adrenaline filled shark dive. We also specialize in the more exclusive dives where you can book the boat for private dives.
PRICES
<ul>
<li>Discover Scuba Diving 1 Day - $120.00</li>
<li>Advanced Open Water 5 Days - $365.00</li>
<li>Rescue Diver 3 Day - $325.00</li>
<li>Emergency First Response 1 Day - $120.00</li>
<li>Dive Master 4 - 6 weeks - $765.00</li>
</ul>
If you have any questions, we can answer those through GetMyBoat’s messaging platform before you pay. Just hit, “Request to Book” and send us an inquiry for a custom offer.

I'm the boss, because I say so!No politics, just diving!  Aliwal Shoal is rated as one of the top 10 dive sites in the world.  Our team, who have years of experience are here to give you the best diving adventure on the Aliwal Shoal, whether you are an experienced or novice diver.   We are situated in Umkomaas, a small coastal village on the Kwazulu Natal south coast.Looking for a bit of adventure then contact us to tailor make your next dive trip. From scuba diving Aliwal Shoal to the more adrenalin filled shark dive.    We also specialise in the more exclusive dives where you can book the boat for private dives. 

Enjoy diving in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal!
We offer programs to fit the most hectic schedules. We developed SCUBA programs that are tailored to even the most demanding lifestyles.
During the classroom sessions, we will discuss the skills and equipment you need to enjoy SCUBA diving. The pool sessions are the practical “nuts and bolts” of your SCUBA program. You will learn all of the basic skills and techniques needed to be a safe and successful SCUBA diver.
We offer a full range of recreational scuba diving courses, ranging from Open Water Scuba Diver up to Instructor level including DAN O2 Provider, DEMP, HMLI, Neuro & AED as well as a variety of specialty instruction programs.
For individuals who wish to extend their knowledge beyond the limits of recreational scuba, we offer technical training ranging from Technical Nitrox, Trimix diving, Cave, Advanced Wreck and Rebreathers.
Scuba Diving is our passion and we want to share our knowledge and experience with adventures people like you.
Price:
<ul>
<li>Open water diver (7 days): 3500 ZAR per person</li>
<li>Technical Nitrox (7 days): 5000 ZAR per person</li>
</ul>
If you have any questions, we can respond via the GetMyBoat messaging platform before you pay. Just click “Request Reservation” and send us a query for a personalized offer.

Our diving center is a registered SDITDI  SSI, SSITxr training facility offering professional and personalized scuba dive training. It was formed by Deon and Rina Loubser in 2006 with the aim to promote and enjoy scuba diving.  We live up to our motto: “Training today’s divers using tomorrow’s technology.”Safety is of utmost importance to us and for this reason we limit our student’s number to the absolute minimum in order to give personalized attention.We offer programs to fit the most hectic schedules. We developed SCUBA programs that are tailored to even the most demanding lifestyles.

Enjoy the underwater beauty of Umkomaas, South Africa for as low as 500 ZAR per person for 1 hour.
We are located in south of Durban in Umkomaas, South Africa since 1985 and are the First PADI Scuba Diving Resort in South Africa. We have all the amenities needed to make your stay a memorable one, with a Jacuzzi, tide pool, DSTV and tea and coffee available in all rooms. With some of the best diving in the world and a team of awesome staff, we’ll keep you busy and wanting to come back. 
• PADI Diving Courses:
<ul>
<li>PADI Discover Scuba Diving: 1,500 ZAR</li>
<li>Open Water Scuba Diving: 4,800 ZAR</li>
</ul>
• PADI Advanced Courses:
<ul>
<li>Advanced Open Water Course: 4,800 ZAR</li>
<li>Advance Diver: 750 ZAR</li>
<li>Scuba Review (Refresher Course): 1,000 ZAR</li>
<li>Master Scuba Diving Certification</li>
</ul>
• Diver Safety Courses: 
<ul>
<li>Rescue Diver: 4,400 ZAR</li>
<li>Emergency First Response: 1,400 ZAR</li>
</ul>
• Specialty Courses: 
<ul>
<li>Peak Performance Buoyancy: 2,300 ZAR</li>
<li>Photography Specialty: 2,300 ZAR</li>
</ul>
• Diving:
<ul>
<li>Single dive: 500 ZAR</li>
<li>Cage Shark Diving: 1,000 ZAR</li>
<li>5 dives package: 2,245 ZAR</li>
<li>Reef Diving</li>
<li>Wreck Diving</li>
<li>Shark Diving</li>
<li>Sardine Run Expeditions</li>
<li>Sail Fish Expeditions</li>
</ul>
• Dive Packages:
Packages Available         Backpacker              En-suite           Luxury 4                                   (Non Sea-Facing )     (Sea-Facing)      (Sea-Facing)
<ul>
<li>2 Nights – 3 Dives         1,540 ZAR              1,880 ZAR          1,930 ZAR</li>
<li>2 Nights – 4 Dives         1,890 ZAR              2,095 ZAR          2,255 ZAR</li>
<li>3 Nights – 5 Dives         2,440 ZAR              2,745 ZAR          3,420 ZAR</li>
<li>4 Nights – 7 Dives         3,340 ZAR              3,780 ZAR          4,095 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Deposit: 
<ul>
<li>2,400 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Equipment Rentals:
<ul>
<li>Gear Rental: 75 ZAR per item per day.</li>
<li>Cylinder Fill: 65 ZAR per fill.</li>
<li>Full Gear: 320 ZAR per day.</li>
<li>Baited Shark Dives/Shark Snorkel: 1,450 ZAR per dive.</li>
<li>Cage Dive: 900 ZAR Includes all gears</li>
<li>Nitrox Fill: 90 ZAR for 10 litres 100 ZAR for 12 litres 120 ZAR for 15 litres</li>
</ul>
If you have any questions, we can respond via the GetMyBoat messaging platform before you pay. Just click “Request Reservation” and send us a query for a personalized offer.

Dive Aliwal Shoal, one of the top 10 diving destinations in the world. Dive with sharks - Tiger sharks, Bull Sharks, Hammerheads, Ragged Tooth Sharks, Oceanic Black Tip Sharks, White Tip Sharks, even the odd Thresher Shark and Great White make their appearance here.We are located south of Durban in Umkomaas, South Africa since 1985 and we are the First PADI Scuba Diving Resort in South Africa.We have all the amenities needed to make your stay a memorable one and we strive to create a friendly, family environment.  We have unparalleled Shark diving and beautiful, diverse reef life as well as wreck diving on the world famous Aliwal Shoal.

Enjoy Diving in Umkomaas, South Africa!
Price:
<ul>
<li>385 ZAR per person per dive</li>
</ul>
Deposit:
<ul>
<li>420 ZAR</li>
</ul>
If you have any questions, we can answer those through GetMyBoat’s messaging platform before you pay. Just hit, “Request to Book” and send us an inquiry for a custom offer.

Enjoy the experience of diving in Umkomaas, South Africa!
Diving Courses:
• Discover Scuba Diving:
There is nothing like breathing underwater for the very first time. It takes a little getting used to – after all, human beings weren’t designed to do that – but after a few minutes of awestruck wonder, most participants realize how easy scuba diving really is. The biggest challenge instructors have with the Discover Scuba Diving program is not coaxing participants into the water, but coaxing them out when the program is over. The fun part? It’s all fun!
Plus, you can get credit! If your Discover Scuba Diving program includes an actual scuba dive in open water, your experience may count toward PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver certification, putting you a step ahead of the game when you decide to go for it. AND we take the price of the Discover Scuba Dive Course OFF your Open Water Course! How cool is that?
Minimum Age: 10 Years
Price:
<ul>
<li>1,500 ZAR per person </li>
</ul>
Price includes Basic Theory of diving, Pool Sessions, Simple Skills, Sea Dive, Full Gear Hire, Instructor Supervision.
• PADI Open Water Diver Course:
This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI. As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, the most widely recognized and respected rating in the world; you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional to 18 meters.  Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. If you have had any recent surgeries or are taking any medications or suffer any illnesses, please bring a signed note from your GP or physician stating you are fit to scuba dive.  There is a medical questionnaire we will ask you to fill out.
Minimum Age: 10 - 14 years to certify as a Junior Open Water Diver / 14 years and above to certify as an Open Water Diver.
Course Duration: 3 - 4 days
Price:
<ul>
<li>5,215 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Price includes Manual, Electronic Dive Planner, 4 dives, Full gear hire for the duration, Logbook, PADI certification, pool sessions 1 - 4, Student record file, examination, PADI qualified Instructor.
• PADI Advanced Diver Course:
Minimum Age: 12 - 15 years to certify as a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver / 15 years and above to certify as an Advanced Open Water Diver.
Course Duration: 2 - 3 days
Price:
<ul>
<li>3,200 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Price includes Manual, Adventures in Diving dive slate, 5 dives, Hard gear hire for the duration (Cylinder, BCD & Regulator), PADI certification.
• PADI Emergency First Response:
First aid and CPR are good skills for anyone involved in adventure sports – just in case. And, you need these skills for the PADI Rescue Diver course.
Emergency First Response is a PADI affiliate that specializes in teaching these lifesaving skills – and they’re for anyone, not just divers. Most PADI Instructors are also Emergency First Response Instructors!
The fun part about Emergency First Response training is learning serious medical emergency response skills in an upbeat, positive environment. You gain the confidence that you are prepared to help in an emergency.What You Learn in the EFR Primary and Secondary Care Courses.
Course Duration: 8 hours
Price:
<ul>
<li>1,200 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Price includes Manual, PADI certification.
• Rescue Diver:
Rewarding and fun – that best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will expand your knowledge and experience level: Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is serious, it is an enjoyable way to build your confidence.
Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. During the five open water sessions, you'll cover.
Minimum Age: 15 years and above to certify as a Rescue Diver
Course Duration: 2 - 3 days
Price:
<ul>
<li>3,500 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Price includes Manual, Dive Accident dive slate, 2 dives, PADI certification.
• PADI Enriched Air:
The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular speciality scuba diving course, and it’s easy to see why. Scuba diving with Enriched Air gives you dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.
You can typically stay down longer and get back the water sooner. No wonder many divers choose this as their very first specialty.
Minimum Age: 15 years and above to certify as a Enriched Air Diver
Course Duration: 1 - 2 days
Price:
<ul>
<li>1,990 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Price includes Manual, Enriched Air tables, DSAT Oxygen Exposure tables, 1 dive, PADI certification.
• Dive Master Course:
Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.
During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.
Minimum Age: 18 years and above
Course Duration: 10 - 14 days
Price:
<ul>
<li>7,500 ZAR</li>
</ul>
Price includes 10 Sea dives, Cylinder & Weight Belt hire for the duration, Class Lectures, Hands on experience working at a Dive Centre, Skills circuit. Assisting on an Open Water Course, Assisting on an Advanced Course, Conduct a Dive Master sanctioned programe.
Deposit:
<ul>
<li>1,500 ZAR</li>
</ul>
If you have any questions, we can answer those through GetMyBoat’s messaging platform before you pay. Just hit, “Request to Book” and send us an inquiry for a custom offer.

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We have recently made Giant leaps in the manufacturing process, getting us ever closer to the perfect kayak that we strive to produce! Using only the best quality polyethylene available, to produce the most exciting product seen in South African fishing in years! Our aim is to produce the highest quality product at South African prices. We want to supply every fisherman out there with something that will be handy, if not a total necessity , in all fishing situations! The most prominent feature of our kayak, is how easy it is to use! The stability of this vessel allows a total novice to jump in and have some fun. This does not mean that a very experienced fisherman cannot get technical on the kayak, the amazing deck allows for expansion and experimentation in a fisherman's techniques and methods! So please try and enjoy this phenomenal product that has changed the way so many people fish! You worry about having fun, we'll worry about the product! Escape the frantic pace of modern life and let us introduce you to a modern lifestyle enhancing activity second to none. Gain access to some of the most remote, breathtaking and isolated places on earth. Paddle on rambling rivers, explore desolate dams, flat seas, estuaries with quiet coves and inlets. Navigate swamps, forests and coast lands. Move quietly across water and view, at close quarters, bird and wildlife in their natural habitat. So whether its to catch that big one, an awe-inspiring tour, or just for exercise on the local dam, we have the craft, the knowledge and back-up service to ensure your venture into this fast growing activity is one that will provide you with years of exercise, fun and incredible adventures.

Explore the wonders diving Aliwal Shoal while on holiday at the sunny South Coast!
Discover the majesty diving the reef, explore the hidden wonders diving the wrecks or experience the thrill of diving with sharks… The adventure never ends on Aliwal Shoal with ScubaCo Diving & Travel!
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Aliwal Shoal 
Aliwal shoal is part of a large offshore reef complex. The narrow ridge parallel to the coastline about 3 kilometres (3.1 mi) offshore, more specifically referred to as the Crown, is the part usually referred to as Aliwal shoal, and this area is inside the sanctuary zone of the Marine Protected Area. The shallowest part, extending to within 6 metres of the surface, is at the north end of the Crown. To the north the bottom slopes down relatively steeply, and to the sides the slope is less. The shoal is about 380 metres wide to the north, narrower to the south, and then spreads out towards the coast in the section known as the Ridge. Average depth of the Crown is about 12.5 metres, and the Ridge is about 19.5 metres average depth, with a few isolated pinnacles
The shoal offers a variety of dives from open water, advanced and shark to wreck diving. Although the boat ride could be long it is really a nice and different kind of dive every time you go out. Aliwal shoal is a game park and hosts loads of BIG STUFF. There are more than 14 different dive sites and 2 wrecks to choose from, enough to keep you busy for a week or so – that is if you want to dive 2 dives a day, every day!! The different sites also depend on the current and weather conditions, thus it is better to choose when you are here.
We can’t guarantee sharks on the reef, but on Aliwal Shoal you never know what is possible!
 Diving pricing started at R495per person/hour in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal. Excluding scuba diving equipment   
Shark Diving
Come diving with sharks where there are no cages and no limits to what you can achieve!
Aliwal Shoal is home to a variety of shark species. Throughout the year our waters offer up some of the most exhilarating diving with shark opportunities in the world. With Oceanic Black tip sharks, dusky sharks, bull sharks and the famous ever present, but shy, tiger shark frequenting our bait stems, we are able to offer world class shark diving in a relaxed, safe and controlled environment, add to these our seasonal ragged tooth sharks (grey nurse shark) and hammerhead sharks the stage is set for one of the most life changing shark diving experiences of your diving career. 
Shark Diving Pricing starting at R 1500.00 per person. Excluding scuba diving equipment   
If you have any questions, we can answer those through GetMyBoat’s messaging platform before you pay. Just hit, “Request to Book” and send us an inquiry for a custom offer.

With over 20 years’ experience in the diving industry in South Africa and Mozambique, we are solidly positioned to offer top tier service in diver training, travel and equipment supply. We have extensive knowledge on the conditions and experiences in virtually all of the diving destinations in South Africa and Mozambique. In addition to the traditional destinations, we specialises in bespoke diving trips and it is our mission to share those with you, our clients. Based in Umkomaas, our company is a specialist charter operation focusing on large predator interactions with baited shark diving being a core focus of our business. We pride ourselves on catering to discerning clients in the photography  adventure diving industries.Additionally we  offer training of all scuba diving courses in a relaxed boutique style setting.

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