Cape Diving Experience
(Duration 6 Nights/ 7 Days)
Price: From $ 2180 (per person sharing)
On this seven day expedition, you will be taken to the two prime locations
for seeing Great White Sharks in the Western Cape: Seal Island in False
Bay and Dyer Island on the Whale Coast. The expedition also offers many
of Cape Town's favourite attractions including Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens,
Robben Island and Cape Point Nature Reserve...
You will be met upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport by an
UnrealDive representative, who will hand over all documentation, and assist
with a transfer to your hotel for check in. This afternoon your guide
will transfer to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens where you will enjoy a
scrumptious lunch with the awesome backdrop of Table Mountain. (Lunch
dependant on time of arrival flight) After lunch you will return to your
hotel for some time at leisure before departing for dinner this evening.
Dinner will be served at a traditional African restaurant.
Overnight
at The Bishops’ Court Guest House
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
You will be collected from your hotel in the morning for a brief Cape
Town city tour, which may include a visit up Table Mountain (weather dependant).
This tour incorporates sights such as the Houses of Parliament, the Castle,
the South African Museum and other major historical monuments. Visit the
bustling Greenmarket Square flea market, with its many bargains and wares!
Visit the picturesque Malay Quarter and smell the curry aromas that fill
the air.
The morning’s tour will end at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront,
where you will enjoy some time at leisure for shopping or a leisurely
lunch overlooking the harbour (for own account).
In the afternoon, you may wish to include a dive with ragged tooth sharks,
turtles and giant short-tail rays in the predator exhibit of the Two Oceans
Aquarium at the Waterfront.
If time permits you will be able to partake in cultural tour of Robben
Island. Formerly a political prison and a leper colony before that, this
historic landmark was recently established as a museum and national monument.
Experience the conditions of incarceration, view Nelson Mandela’s
maximum-security prison cell (Cell 5) and see the lime quarries, where
hard labour was served in one, abd in the other prisoners discussed strategy,
freedom and the future. This well-preserved landmark is a monument to
the triumph of freedom, dignity and determination over humiliation and
oppression. On Robben Island, visitors’ movements are restricted
by regulation to the bus and the group’s guide. Tours of the island
are conducted in large buses.
On return to the V & A Waterfront you will be escorted back to your
guesthouse for the evening at leisure.
Overnight
at The Bishops’ Court Guest House
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you will be collected for your first full day Great White
shark viewing activity. You will board the boat in Simon’s Town,
which will make its way to Seal Island, situated just off the False Bay
Coast.
The expedition usually begins by chasing of the seals to view the natural
predations and breechings of the Great White sharks. The Skipper will
begin ‘”chumming” and you will have the opportunity
to view from the deck or to participate in a cage dive as the sharks make
their appearance.
All equipment will be supplied, and a light lunch as well as snacks and
drinks will be served on the boat.
You will be transferred back to your guesthouse later in the afternoon
for the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight
at The Bishops’ Court Guest House
Meals: Light lunch will be served on the boat
You will be collected from your hotel for your full day Cape Peninsula
tour this morning, which will include a visit to the Cape Point Nature
Reserve as well a the local penguin colony at Boulders Beach in Simon’s
Town. Lunch will be at one of the many exquisite restaurants en-route.
The Cape of Good Hope is a scenic wonder, where soft white sandy beaches
alternate with rugged stretches of rock and breathtaking cliffs. The cliffs
at Cape Point are among the highest coastal cliffs in the world. The mingling
of the icy Atlantic Ocean with the warmer Indian Ocean results in a unique
coastal environment and one of the most productive marine zones worldwide.
You will return to your hotel later in the afternoon for the evening at
leisure.
Overnight
at The Bishops’ Court Guest House
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
You will check out from the hotel early in the morning, and will be transferred
through the Cape Winelands, en route to Hermanus. You will visit a few
of the award-winning wine estates of the Cape Winelands, and take a cellar
tour to sample a few of the magnificent wines.
The Winelands Region is the best that the Cape has to offer; gently tossed
in a naturally beautiful landscape, seasoned with a rich cultural heritage
and served with a magnificent backdrop of majestic mountains and a side-platter
of hospitality. And naturally, one would not expect any but the very best
of wines to accompany such an experience.
The coastal resort of Hermanus offers spectacular land-based whale watching.
About 60 to 100 Southern Right Whales visit the bay from July until December
every year. Visitors are often treated to close up displays as these creatures
often come to within 10 meters of the coast. The cliff tops in Hermanus
offer the tourist great views and the ability to watch the whales close
up. Dinner will be served at one of the local restaurants this evening.
Overnight
at The Auberge Burgundy Guesthouse
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
You will be transferred to Gansbaai today for a Full Day Great White Shark
Diving adventure close to Dyer Island.
Set just off the coast of Gansbaai, is one of the favourite sighting spots
of the Great White shark: Shark Alley. In the narrow channel between Geyser
Rock and Dyer Island, large numbers of these sharks can usually be seen
hunting the thousands of seals that live here.
Upon arrival in Gansbaai you will be given a brief orientation on the
day’s activities before moving down to the harbour to meet your
skipper and crew.
There is no limit on the amount of time you can spend in the shark-viewing
cage. All equipment will be supplied, and a light lunch as well as snacks
and drinks will be served on the boat.
Time permitting - the boat will visit Geyser Island en route back to the
harbour, to view the Seal Colony.
You will be transferred to Hermanus late this afternoon for your overnight
stay.
Overnight
at The Auberge Burgundy Guesthouse
Meals: Breakfast,light lunch on the boat
Before departing from Hermanus, you will be able to enjoy an exhilarating
paddle in a sea kayak in Hermanus.You will be transferred from Hermanus
to Cape Town International Airport in order to check in for your departure
flight.
Meals: Breakfast
END OF SERVICES
From USD 2180,00 Per person Sharing
(Single Room supplement applies)
Price is calculated at an
exchange rate of ZAR 7 to USD 1.
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Price is subject to the exchange rate on the day of the dive. |
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Expedition
Includes: · Meet & Greet by Unreal Dive
representative at Cape Town International Airport
· All transport as specified in package, accompanied
by UnrealDive representative/ guide
· 6 Nights accommodation as specified on a bed &
breakfast basis
· Other Meals as specified in program
· Full Day excursions and activities as highlighted in
program.
· DAN Medical Insurance (www.dansa.org) |
Expedition
Excludes: · ALL International and Regional
Flights
· All drinks
· Meals not specified · Medical Insurance
· Porterage & gratuity
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As an extention to your diving package
or expedition, you can include a visit to a safari lodge situated within one of
the prime game viewing destinations in South Africa...
• Eastern Cape
Safari Lodge
• Kruger National
Park Safari
• KwaZulu-Natal
Safari Lodge
(Please note: All diving and seafaring trips are based on a weather
permitting basis and UnrealDive will arrange alternative activities
in case of bad wea |