THE SARDINE RUN
LENGTH OF STAY: 6 nights 5 days at sea. Leave on the 7 th day - GROUP SIZE Min 6 - max 8 people -DIVING PER DAY 7 – 8 hours - PACE relaxed but can be quite strenuous once on the action
EQUIPMENT: good mask snorkel and fins a must -Wetsuit 5mm ample - Splash jacket to keep the wind off a must. - Scuba equipment as usual.EQUIPMENTSUPPLIED Weightbelts and cylinder .
BOATS: 8m ribs, all safety gear and radio contact
1st Day Durban/Mboyti River Lodge
Arrival at Durban Airport and transfer to the Lodge. The drive is about 4 hours from Durban. Accommodation in to your reserved room. After dinner you will discuss the next days plan with your skipper and Micro Light Pilot. Usually they will have a good idea of where and what the action has been and will make a few recommendations to choose from.
2nd to 6th Day SARDINE RUN ACTIVITY
Early morning (06,30). The group can decide whether to have breakfast at the lodge first and take a packed lunch or leave early and take a packed breakfast and be back at the lodge for a late lunch. Whatever suits the group or the Sardine Action trend.
Approx 06H30 to 07H30 (depending on light and breakfast)
The boats, all 8m ribs, will be transported to the river mouth with your equipment waiting for the group to launch. The launch is a river launch and can be the most thrilling introduction to the action awaiting you in the deep.
Approx 07H30 to 14H30 (depending on petrol and weather)
The action can be so varied as to take in almost the entire scope of what you have seen on Blue Planet on Discovery . Usually the Micro Light, already in the air, will be advising us as to whets happening on the water within a 20km radius of Mboyti. Once the action has been found its alls stations to go. You may prefer to enter the water with mask and snorkel or with scuba. The action is usually fast and furious requiring you to jump in and out of the boat many times. You will welcome the exercise with all the food the lodge is feeding you. .
After an action filled day at sea, those more adventurous would want to enjoy the countryside by various means.
Dinners:
There are normally a 3 course meal with fresh oysters served at the bar once a week as appetizers and a full seafood extravaganza once a week as well.
After dinner the day’s activities and the next days plans are discussed with your skipper and the microlight pilot, plans are made and we all enjoy a cold beer.
7th Day Approx 07H00
Breakfast is served for the last time and the guests pack to leave, transfer to Durban airport after a memorable vacation. |
