Freedive Safari Retreat (South Africa) 8th-20th March 2024

08 Mar 24', 12 Nights

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Freedive Safari Retreat (South Africa) 8th-20th March 2024
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Retreat Highlights

  • Opportunity to visit Kwazulu Natal, a South African coastal region, is famous for its beaches, mountains, and  and savannah populated by big game. Enjoy the pool session and open water diving while exploring the surroundings.
  • Discover the sights and sounds of the African bush. A full safari experience, watching elephants, giraffes, lions, rhinos, and many more wonderful animals from our open-air vehicles.
  • You will have the opportunity to complete your PADI Level 1 or 2 Freediver Certification
  • Explore the history and coastline of one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the world. We will spend a day freediving the kelp forests of Cape Town

This is the first of its kind! Come freedive with us in South Africa (my country of birth) and explore what this unique country has to offer. You will have the opportunity to complete your PADI Level 1 or 2 Freediver Certification, or you could just come along to train and enjoy the magic that South Africa has to offer.

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About

  • 12 Nights accommodation
  • All transfers
  • 6 private safari tours (game drives)
  • Kelp forest dive day in Cape Town
  • Tour day around Cape Town
  • Winelands tour in Cape Town
  • Access to online PADI learning materials
  • Boat dive on the south coast of KZN
  • Flights to and from South Africa
  • Flights from Durban to Cape Town
  • Some meals will be at your own expense - please see the full itinerary for further details of what is included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • 4 nights Rocky Bay Chalets - Dinner included (breakfast, lunch selfcatering)
  • 3 nights Bayala Big 5 game reserve - 2 safaris per day, half board basis and conservation levies.
  • 5 nights Cape Town - bed and breakfast basis
  • Full day Peninsula tour - including Bolders Beach, Cape Peninsula - includes all entry fees and Furnicular.
  • Full Day Winelands Tour - including 3 wine tastings, excludes lunch


This retreat is intended for those who wish to explore KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal South African province, as well as those who wish to experience and finish PADI Level 1 or 2 Freediver Certification. People who want to witness the beautiful beaches, mountains, and savannah teeming with enormous wildlife. People who want to visit the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in the northeast, which is home to black and white rhinos, lions, and giraffes, and Durban, an Indian-influenced harbor city and famous surfing destination. People interested in learning about the indigenous Zulus and visiting the cultural villages surrounding Eshowe.

$5,490.00 AUD

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About The Host

Eckart & Adam.

Eckart & Adam.

Good mates Adam Sellars & Eckart Benkenstein are your instructors for this amazing retreat. 

Eckart is a seasoned Freediving and Spearfishing instructor who has had the privilege of diving some of the world’s best locations. His passion lies in seeing other people come to love the sport and develop their skills. He trained under Australia’s National Freediving Record Holder, Adam Stern, to obtain his PADI & Molchanovs instructors certifications.


Itinerary

  • Day to Day

    The retreat will start along the south coast of Kwazulu Natal (one hour from Durban), where we will be based for 4 days. Here we will do our theory, pool session and open water diving, amongst enjoying all that the area has to offer.

    We will then head to a private game reserve for 3 nights to experience the sights and sounds of the African bush. A true safari experience - sighting elephants, giraffe, lion, rhino and so many more beautiful animals from our open air vehicles.

    After the safari we fly down to Cape Town for 5 days to explore the history and coastline of one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the world. We will spend a day freediving the kelp forests of Cape Town where the documentary series "My Octopus Teacher" was filmed. We will enjoy a tour day around Cape Town exploring the beauty and history of this amazing city, as well as a day doing some wine tasting and exploring the Cape winelands.


Location

Things to keep in mind

South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems.

The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.

KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal South African province, is known for its beaches, mountains and savannah populated by big game. The safari destination Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, in the northeast, is home to black and white rhinos, lions and giraffes. Durban is an Indian-influenced harbor city and a popular surfing spot. Cultural villages around the town of Eshowe showcase the traditions of the indigenous Zulu people.

Come and see for yourself what an amazing continent this is!