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THINGS TO DO
DIVING
Ponta do Ouro is famous for its diving, and rightly so. You can look forward to exploring some of the most unspoiled reefs on the East African coast, with a mind-boggling variety of fish life (including the elusive paperfish, the colourful pineapple fish and the majestic whale shark if you’re lucky), a wide variety of soft and hard corals, and some of the easiest diving conditions you’ve ever experienced.
Planet Scuba is proud to be associated with Oceana Diving, whose aim is to put the pleasure back in diving by making your diving experience as effortless and memorable as possible. Oceana Diving will fill your cylinders, load your gear, transport you to and from the launch site, and even wash your gear for you on your return! You know you’re in good hands because Oceana Diving is a DAN-safety-certified dive centre & dive school with medical facilities on the premises – and co-owner & instructor/divemaster Sandy Probert is also Ponta’s resident medic.
Oceana Diving offers full PADI diving instruction, which makes Planet Scuba the ideal base to learn to dive – and discover the wonder of the world undersea.
PRICES
Dives - including air fills
Package dives: R250.00 per dive - minimum of 3 dives per person to qualify for the package price
Casual dives: R280.00 per dive
Night dives: R300/dive including cylume. Divers to bring their own torches and batteries. Torches with batteries can be rented or purchased
Nitrox Air: Fills (subject to availability): R100 per fill
Dive Tax: R20 per diver - once off for the duration of your stay. This is a government tax
Dive Dredits: These will only be issued if Oceana Diving cancels a dive of for valid medical reasons. The credits are valid for 6 months from the date of issue. Dive Credits are not transferable
Equipment Hire
BCD/Regulator/Cylinder or Wetsuit: R55 per item per day
Mask/Snorkel/Fins & Weight belt: R40 per item per day
Hard Gear Set (BC/DV & Cylinder): R150 per day
Full Set (Wetsuit/Fins/Mask/Weight Belt/BC/DV/Cylinder): R250 per day
Courses
Oceana Diving is a PADI facility with two PADI instructors offering courses for divers wishing to continue their education
Refresher Course: R750.00 - 1 lecture, bay session - no certification issued)
Resort Course: R1000.00 - 1 lecture, bay session, 1 boat dive, use of equipment)
Open Water Course: R3 000.00 - Crewpack, theory sessions, DVD, pool sessions, 4 qualifying dives, exam, use of scuba equipment, certification issued
Advanced Course: R2850.00 - Crewpack, theory sessions, 5 qualifying dives, certification issued
Emergency First Response Course: R1200.00 - Crewpack, theory sessions, practical training, exam, certification issued
Rescue Diver: R3000.00 - Crewpack, theory session, confined sessions, 2 qualifying boat dives, certification issued
Divemaster Course: R4995.00 - Crewpack, theory sessions, DVD, confined sessions, 6 qualifying dives, exam, certification issued (does not include annual divemaster membership fees payable to PADI directly)
The following speciality courses are available - prices include crewpack/manual and registration where applicable but does not include the dives
Boat Diver: R950.00
Coral Conservation: R950.00
Fish Identification: R1350.00 - includes Dennis Kings book on Reef Fishes and Corals as well as a t-shirt)
Deep Diver: R1250.00
Drift Diver: R950.00
Multilevel Diver: R950.00
Nitrox Course: R1000.00 - no fills included - fills at R80 per fill subject to availability)
Night Diver: R1250.00
Nudibranch Speciality: R1350.00
Search and Recovery Diver: R1 250.00
Peak Performace Buoyancy: R950.00
Photography (Digital): R1250.00
Project Aware: R1250.00 - includes Two Oceans book
Underwater Naturalist: R1350.00 - includes Two Oceans book
Sharklife Courses - prices include crewpack/manual and registration where applicable but does not include the dives
Whaleshark Course: R1350.00
Bullshark Course - R1350.00
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