Dive Review of
Sodwana Bay Lodge in
Africa/Sodwana, South Africa

 Florida Keys, Belize, Guanja, Aliwal Shoal (South Africa) 

Dive Conditions

No restrictions were placed upon us, other than that we surface with 500
PSI.  

[None]  

Overall Rating

Sodwana is where most South African divers receive their open water
qualifications and I have dived here multiple times before in the past, all
of them being a wonderful experience. However, August was not the right
time to be diving here. Even though the sun was shining the weather was
cool, the seas were huge and surge was a problem on many of the shallower
reefs. The first dive each morning was to one of the further out reefs (20
to 30 minute boat trips), on an inflatable boat, in huge seas - not a fun
experience. In fact the conditions above the water, and the cool weather
spoilt the diving experience for me. The DM was also rather in-experienced
- one morning we dropped on the northern end of the reef facing a strong
south-to-north current, despite the skipper's warnings, and she tried to
remain on the reef which was an impossible task. Eventually I surfaced,
totally fed-up.
At this time of year I would rate these reefs as for the experienced diver
only. Go in summer time (January/February). 

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