What it is

7 night / 8 day with 12 dives staying at either Sodwana Bay Lodge or at Coral Divers in Sodwana Bay or at Ponta Mamoli in Mozambique.

Itinerary

Day 1 :

Arrive Durban Airport, own arrangements. On arrival you will be met by a representative of Dive The Big 5 for the road transfer to Sodwana Bay or to the South African / Mozambique border if staying and diving at Ponta Mamoli. The transfer to Sodwana is approximately 4 hours and to the Border about 5 hours. From the border to Ponta Mamoli as an additional hour in a 4x4. Overnight at either Sodwana Bay Lodge or at Coral Divers at Sodwana Bay or at Ponta Mamoli in Mozambique on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. www.sodwanadivelodge.co.za or www.coraldivers.co.za or www.pontamamoli.com

Day 2 to 7:

2 x diver per day, weather permitting. At Sodwana your first dive will always be scheduled for either 7 or 9 Mile Reef whilst the 2nd dive for the day will be on one of the many dive sites on 2 Mile Reef. At Ponta there is no differentiation between reefs and you will be diving twice a day on one of the many reefs off Ponta Mamoli. Afternoons free. Overnight at either Sodwana Bay Lodge or at Coral Divers or at Ponta Mamoli on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.

Day 8 :

After breakfast you will be collected from either Sodwana Bay Lodge or from Coral Divers by a representative of Dive The Big 5 for the return transfer to Durban Airport. End of services. If staying at Ponta Mamoli, after breakfast Ponta Mamoli will transfer you back to the Mozambique / South African border where a representative of Dive The Big 5 will meet you for the return transfer to Durban Airport. End of services.

Costs

Cost on application.

At Sodwana Bay all dives are costed depending on which reef you dive. The cheapest dives are those done on the closest reefs to the launch point (2 Mile Reef) with the dives on the further out reefs (5, 7 & 9 Mile Reefs) being the more expensive dives. This is due to the time and fuel used to get to the far out reefs. At Sodwana the furthest reefs are the most beautiful, most pristine and have the most fish life and, being further out, are less dived upon. We don't believe you've seen Sodwana until you've dived either 7 Mile Reef or 9 Mile Reef and as a result we cost the first dive of the day at one the far reef prices, either 7 or 9 Mile with the second dive being costed on the nearby "house" reef which is 2 Mile Reef. This as opposed to costing all the dives on the "house" reef, 2 Mile Reef, and having to get the diver to pay a surcharge should they wish to dive the more pristine 5, 7 or 9 Mile Reefs. This way you don't have any unpleasant surprises.