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Reef and shark diving in Aliwal Shoal

My daughter spent 2 days diving with Scubaco and she thouroughly enjoyed the experience. The above... read more

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Reviewed 2 June 2018 via mobile

WOW! What an awesome experience. Dean and Tamara really know how to pull out all the stops!!! The things like a nice hot chocolate and shower after a cold dive makes all the difference! Very professional and organised, with brilliant staff!! Thank you guys for making our Aliwal Shoal diving experience extra special!!

Date of experience: June 2018
Thank SheyPrins
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mcfish2016, Owner at Scubaco Diving & Travel, responded to this reviewResponded 9 June 2018

Dear Shane,

Your review is wonderful, thank you so much for taking the time to write about us, it means the world to Dean & I.
So happy you loved the little things we do, that is something we pride ourselves in.
Please come back and see us before you immigrate to Australia.
Thanks again.
Regards
Tam, Dean & The ScubaCo Team

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Reviewed 21 May 2018

WOW, is all I can say!!

We received a very warm welcome to the diving world by Tamara, Dean & Staff (Oh and Eila...lol, not sure of the spelling but she is the cutest lil Rottie ever!!). Just to mention Karen for her hospitality, Zane for his strict instruction yet with a twist as he has a great sense of humour, and JP for his support. Thank you very much to all as you have made our qualifying and diving experience exceptional, and we will be sure to return to you! :-)

Date of experience: May 2018
Thank CristelleBarnes
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mcfish2016, Owner at Scubaco Diving & Travel, responded to this reviewResponded 31 May 2018

Dear Cristelle & Neville,

So happy that you had a fabulous course, Aayla loves her ball thrower that you got for her! Bless she is dead tired in the office after time eon the beach. We look forward to having you dive with us regularly and showing you the fabulous Aliwal Shoal.

Next step is your advanced course when you have time!
Super glad that you are pat of the family, we just have to meet the little one.
Thanks again, it has made us so proud!
Dean, Tam & The ScubaCo Team.

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Reviewed 13 May 2018 via mobile

With me being a nervous diver I cannot fault this dive centre and their accommodation. Very welcoming and informative. I believe you can get an instant feeling of the right dive centre for you when you go to the centre and I certainly got it here in bucket loads. Everybody was friendly and genuinely looking after you and looking out you without being intrusive. Nothing was too much trouble.
Every detail was there, and the little things make a huge difference to the overall experience with meeting you in the morning at the accommodation to sort you an early breakfast snack, coffee at the centre before diving, your gear laid out ready to put together with you, dive briefing and general care with humour. Warm showers when you return, towels, coffee and snack and an amazing breakfast included. And never any pressure or hurrying you up. All added to a happy amazing experience and I will definitely go back there very soon given the chance, and I really cannot recommended it enough. Thank you so so much guys

Date of experience: May 2018
Thank Simon R
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mcfish2016, Owner at Scubaco Diving & Travel, responded to this reviewResponded 1 June 2018

Dear Simon,

Thanks a million for the stunning review...we are super elated that you had a good time and your nervousness was set as ease! It is so important that our dives have a blast and are taken care of.
We are looking forward to welcoming you back for some more awesome dives and time with us.
Thanks again.
Kind Regards
Dean, Tam & The ScubaCo Team

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Reviewed 2 May 2018 via mobile

Great experience and I would recommend it to anybody.

The staff is very nice and take their time to help you and answer any questions you have.
The dive itself was awesome! The sharks swim around you and it is fantastic to see them attack the fish.

Would do it again any time

Date of experience: April 2018
Thank MaartenH259
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mcfish2016, Owner at Scubaco Diving & Travel, responded to this reviewResponded 6 May 2018

Dear Maarten,

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us and tell us how much you enjoyed your day with us.
Hopefully you will be able to come back and dive again with us.

I hope that the rest of your travels in South Africa are just as fun.
Thank you again for your review.
Kind Regards
Dean, Tam & The ScubaCo Team

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Reviewed 18 April 2018 via mobile

The dive shop is great! It's safe to park your car there, and you can leave your belongings in the dive shop if you want additional peace of mind.
While waiting for other divers and getting your gear ready, you can enjoy tea/coffee in a stressless fashion.
And, after the dive, you have a hot shower, soap AND a towel waiting for you! We've dived with over 20 dive centres around the world and this was a first for us.

The dives were great, too. Tamara (owner) gave us a very complete briefing on the beach (in the shade), including explanations about the boat (for example, safety instructions about getting over the surf). Once on the boat, Dean (owner & skipper) gave us an additional briefing about where to find safety equipment (as he said, the boat can seem very big and things very hard to find when you're facing an emergency) and a cell phone, with the number to call in case he was busy helping someone. Even though we have already dived several times from similar boats, we found these explanations very useful.
Our dive master, JP, was very helpful and led slow dives, which is something we appreciate a lot.
There was also a very nice lady working at the dive shop, welcoming divers and helping with logistics, but we unfortunately didn't catch her name.

Right after the first dive, dozens of dolphins came hunting right next to us. We kept our masks and stayed in the water to watch that beautiful show. When the dolphins swam too far for us to follow them, Dean got us back on board and drove the boat closer to them, to give us a second opportunity to snorkel near them. It's great that, even though he probably gets to see them on a regular basis, he understands his customers really enjoy such moments.

We warmly recommend Scubaco

Date of experience: April 2018
Thank KevinGG_1978
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mcfish2016, Owner at Scubaco Diving & Travel, responded to this reviewResponded 6 May 2018

Dear Kevin,

Thank you so much for taking time to write this fabulous review. WOW you have spent so much time detailing everything you loved about diving with us.

This means the world! It is super flattering to read that the little things we do have such a huge impact on our clients.
We are focused on this and ensuring that everyone is safe and happy and taken care of while out on the ocean.

You wouldn't believe me if I told you that Dean gets as much joy out of seeing dolphins and whales with clients and seeing happy faces as you did in the water and he never tires of the ocean.

Suppose this is why we all do what we love every day!

Thank you for choosing to dive with us and then taking the time to write this glowing review.

Safe Travels and hope to see you soon!
Kind Regards
Dean, Tam & The ScubaCo Team

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