Day
1
On the morning of your arrival you’ll be picked up at the Durban
International Airport by the Immerse Yourself crew and from there make
our way to the Zululand Tree Lodge, which is situated in the Ubizane game
reserve bordering the Hluhluwe game reserve. Upon arrival you will be
showed to your stilted cabin after which you’ll have lunch and a
look at the itinerary with introduction to our staff, with the early afternoon
to spend at own leisure. You’ll enjoy two game drives on your visit,
one that afternoon and the other early next morning. Dinner is served
and we invite you to join us for an idyllic ‘meal in the bush’
experience.
Day
2
After your morning game drive followed by breakfast, we will head off
to Sodwana Bay for a three day visit. We will do five dives over this
period which will take place in the mornings, leaving afternoons open
for some leisure time as well as a late afternoon activity. Upon our arrival
you’ll be showed to your cabin, after which lunch will be served
with the rest of the afternoon to spend at own leisure.
Day
3
Early morning, after a small breakfast, we will make our way to the beach
for the first dives of your dive safari. We’ll do two dives today
with brunch in between, and afterwards make our way back to the lodge
with the early afternoon open to spend at own leisure. You’ll be
picked up again late afternoon for a trip to Lake Sibaya where we will
enjoy sundowners. Dinner will be served at the lodge once back from Sibaya.
Day
4
Early morning, after a small breakfast, we will make our way to the beach
for the second day’s diving at Sodwana Bay. We’ll again do
two dives today with brunch in between, and afterwards make our way back
to the lodge with the early afternoon open to spend at own leisure. You’ll
be picked up again later for a horse-back outing through the nature reserve
which will end up on the beach, where you will be met by the rest of the
Immerse crew with sundowners ready.
Day
5
After a small breakfast we will head down to the beach for our last dive
at Sodwana, after which we will make our way to Zululand Tree lodge OR
Hilltop camp in the Hluhluwe game reserve. You will have lunch and the
early afternoon open to spend at your own leisure. You will have two game
drives once again, late afternoon and early the next morning. Dinner will
be served after you had time freshen-up after your game drive.
Day
6
There will be an early wake-up call to get ready for our second game drive,
after which we will enjoy a full breakfast and make our way down to the
Kwa-Zulu Natal’s south coast. Once at the Selborne hotel you will
be booked in and have the rest of the afternoon to spend at own leisure,
followed by dinner.
Day
7
Early morning, after a small breakfast, you’ll be picked up from
the hotel and we’ll head down to the dive center and get ready for
our first dives on the Aliwal Shoal. We will then enjoy a brunch before
we do our next dive. After our second dive we’ll head back to the
hotel where you’ll have the afternoon at own leisure, followed by
dinner.
Day
8
Early morning, after a small breakfast, you’ll once again be picked
up from the hotel and we’ll make our way to the dive center for
our second day’s diving on the south coast; the only difference
is that we will be diving with the Tiger Sharks today! Depending on the
conditions, after the Tigers we will either do another dive on the Aliwal
Shoal or take a trip to Croc-World where we will have lunch and a guided
tour through the park. You’ll then be taken back to the hotel to
spend some time at own leisure and enjoy dinner.
Day 9
Early morning, after a small breakfast, you’ll be picked up from
the hotel and head off to do our second Tiger Shark dive. Depending on
the conditions, we will do a second dive for the day which will be on
one of the interesting dive spots not yet dived. Afterwards you will be
taken back to the hotel to enjoy an afternoon at own leisure, followed
by dinner and last evening drinks.
Day
10
Along with the arrival of day ten, comes the end of our East Coast Safari.
You’ll enjoy a late morning with breakfast at own leisure, and the
rest of the day to just relax and get yourself packed for your afternoon
flight back to JHB and from there your connection flight back home.
Safari
includes:
- Highly
experienced and qualified staff i.e. Divemasters, Skippers, Chef etc.
- All
transport while on safari
- All
accommodation (Sodwana Bay, Zululand Tree lodge/Hilltop and Selborne
hotel)
- Breakfast,
Dinner and soft drinks (lunch and alcoholic drinks are for your own
account)
- 10
dives at Sodwana Bay and the Aliwal Shoal/Rocky Bay
- 2
Tiger Shark dives
- Horseback
tour at Sodwana
- Selected
gear rental i.e. cylinders (12l or 15l steel), weight belts/weights
- Afternoon
trips i.e. Lake Sibaya, Croc World etc.
- Flights
to Johannesburg and Durban
Excludes:
- Lunches
- Personal
Insurance
- Tips
- Alcohol
Alternatively
we could catch a flight to the mother city of South Africa for a four
day visit to Cape Town. Upon your arrival you’ll be booked into
your hotel which will be close to the V&A Waterfront. The rest of
the day can be spent relaxing.
Day
11
We’ll have an early morning wake up call to be ready for our transfer
to ‘Kleinbaai’, about 2hours from the waterfront. We’ll
enjoy breakfast at the dive centre before we make our way to the dive
site from where we will do the dives with the Great Whites. After the
day’s activities we will make our way back to the hotel where you
will enjoy dinner.
Day
12
Today is the day all the wine lovers have been waiting for… the
world famous Cape Wine Route!! You’ll be picked up from your hotel
and from there make your way the wine farms of your choice (before leaving
there will be a discussion as to which wines you like and then decide
on the best route to follow accordingly). This is also a day’s outing
and we’ll return to the hotel late afternoon.
Day
13
Because the White Shark dives are very weather dependant and we would
obviously like for you to make the best of your visit, today is set out
for another day’s White Shark diving, and thus will follow the same
as ‘Day 11’.
Day
14
Anybody up for a late morning… and enjoy breakfast at your own time.
You will have the opportunity to take a stroll through the V&A Waterfront
and do some shopping before we get packed and make our way to the airport
where we will say our goodbyes and count the days to your next visit.
Cape Town add-on£565 per person (based
on twin share)
includes:
- 4
nights hotel accommodation (St. George Hotel)
- Breakfast
and Dinners
- 2
days White Shark diving
- 1
day Wine Routes
Excludes:
- Flights
to Johannesburg and Durban
- Lunches
- Personal
Insurance
- Tips
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