Blue Ocean Dive Resort

About Blue Ocean Dive Resort

Calling all SCUBA divers and snorkellers to experience the wonder of the Aliwal Shoal and book your accommodation on the South Coast. Blue Ocean Dive Resort is conveniently situated in Umkomaas in KwaZulu-Natal, right in the heart of the underwater action.

Blue Ocean offers the kind of SCUBA diving holidays that dreams are made of. Explore the Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks for the opportunity to see incredible species. Of course, the major appeal is the variety of impressive sharks that live in these waters. Divers can look forward to seeing Zambezi Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, White Tip Reef Sharks, Ragged Tooth Sharks, Oceanic Black Tips and Tiger Sharks; all peacefully showing off their effortless elegance. In fact, Protea Banks is considered to offer some of the best shark diving on the planet. There are also turtles, beautiful fish and incredible marine mammals to be seen.

Blue Ocean Dive Resort caters to qualified divers (which means no students on your dive), and provides all of the necessary dive gear (including cylinders and weights) for hire, superior boats and an impressive safety records. They offer cageless shark dives, reef dives, free dives, wreck dives, and SCUBA training. For those that prefer staying closer to the surface, they also offer really rewarding snorkelling adventures.

There are a few special packages available for visitors that want to make a real holiday out of it. These last for between eight and 10 days, depending on the package you choose. Umkomaas is only 40 minutes from Durban and the King Shaka International Airport.