poorstudentdiver
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Hello everyone! This will my first time in Africa so I'm a bit overwhelmed. I have 8 weeks in Aug-Sep 2021. I've done some research on dive spots I want to go to as well as the best times to go. I'm aware that July-September is Winter/Spring in Africa. I love big creatures, especially sharks. It would be a dream to see hammerheads.
Please give me any advice on anything I'm missing, anything I should prioritize, or if my plan is unrealistic. If you've done a similar trip and have a travel blog/vlog you want to share, I would love to read it.
I am points-rich but cash-poor. I have 200k+ airline miles between United and American, and I'm hoping to use the United Excursionist Perk as well. I realize that public transport isn't as developed as say, SE Asia. I'm aware that I'll have to fly between some of these countries. I am okay saving Namibia and Tanzania for another time.
I'm also aware that there's a lot of uncertainty with covid, and that countries may close their borders at any time. I am vaccinated, though I know the vaccine doesn't work on all strains. I am okay with that risk.
Week 1
Fly to Capetown
Diving: Try to catch sardine run (I read that the sardine run season ends in July, but I'm thinking maybe they'll still be around on Aug 1), Cage diving with great whites
Week 2
Namibia parks
Week 3-4
Victoria falls + Mozambique
Diving in Mozambique: Benguerra Island, Medjumbe Island, Ponta do Ouro (if time allows)
Week 5-6
Tanzania – Serengeti + Zanzibar
Week 7-8
Back to South Africa
Dive: Sodwana Bay, Protea Banks (I read hammerhead season starts in October but hoping I can catch them at the end of September), Aliwal Shoal
Please give me any advice on anything I'm missing, anything I should prioritize, or if my plan is unrealistic. If you've done a similar trip and have a travel blog/vlog you want to share, I would love to read it.
I am points-rich but cash-poor. I have 200k+ airline miles between United and American, and I'm hoping to use the United Excursionist Perk as well. I realize that public transport isn't as developed as say, SE Asia. I'm aware that I'll have to fly between some of these countries. I am okay saving Namibia and Tanzania for another time.
I'm also aware that there's a lot of uncertainty with covid, and that countries may close their borders at any time. I am vaccinated, though I know the vaccine doesn't work on all strains. I am okay with that risk.
Week 1
Fly to Capetown
Diving: Try to catch sardine run (I read that the sardine run season ends in July, but I'm thinking maybe they'll still be around on Aug 1), Cage diving with great whites
Week 2
Namibia parks
Week 3-4
Victoria falls + Mozambique
Diving in Mozambique: Benguerra Island, Medjumbe Island, Ponta do Ouro (if time allows)
Week 5-6
Tanzania – Serengeti + Zanzibar
Week 7-8
Back to South Africa
Dive: Sodwana Bay, Protea Banks (I read hammerhead season starts in October but hoping I can catch them at the end of September), Aliwal Shoal