Ponta Malongane Dive Centre

Ponta do Ouro Mozambqiue

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The coastline of Southern Mozambique is covered with the most beautiful and exquisite structures of hard and soft corals, home to myriads of game and reef fish, potato basses, rays, turtles, dolphins, whales, hammerheads and Zambezi sharks.

Unlike the coral reefs in South Africa, most of these reefs have remained untouched for nearly 2 decades during the civil war. Therefore scuba diving in this area is, without a question, the finest and most memorable scuba diving available in Southern Africa.

Extraordinarily rich in diversity with varying topography and a multitude of marine animals to observe, the extensive reefs at Parque de Malongane are pristine and offer you an unbelievable diving experience.

All water sport activities at Parque de Malongane are run from the dive centre in the Dive Camp, situated in the southern part of the resort just 30 meters from the beach. It is a stylized 2 floor wooden complex, with self-catering kitchen, dining area, bar, small pool, a medical room, kitting up decks and compressor station, which offers you 232 Bar air-fills.

After your arrival at Parque de Malongane our staff will show you the facilities, allocate you some space in the fridges and brief you on our setup. Feel free to lodge any questions you have about diving and the Dive Camp to any of our Dive Camp staff.

DIVE PLANNING:
Dive planning normally takes place at 5pm on the evening prior to the following day’s dive and is done by Malongane’s staff. Here you decide with the dive master which reef to go and explore, at what time and who your companions will be. Remember to bring your valid C-Card and log book with you. Please take note that all dives confirmed during dive planning will be charged for.

DIVE PREPARATION:
Launches into the surf commence early in the morning (starting from 6:00 am) with qualified dive masters and skippers on fully equipped Buccaneer or Rubber Duck Boats.

Dive preparation starts 45-60 minutes prior to the dive launch time. This time is spent on assembling equipment, getting dressed and discussing the dive. Make sure you have filled in an indemnity form before diving. Your assembled hard gear and weights will be loaded to the boats by our staff, but you will need to carry your masks and fins to the boat yourself.
At the beach you will listen to the dive briefing presented by your dive master. Now is the time for any final questions you might have regarding the dive, diving procedures etc. When the dive master is sure that everybody is ready to rumble, he will ask everybody to help push the boat in the water, and the skipper will signal when the divers must hop on. The rest is history!

Emergency oxygen is available at the Dive Camp as well as on all the boats.

AFTER THE DIVE:
After diving, all equipment is washed by our staff, and stored in the dive decks of the dive camp, ready for your next dive.

NIGHT DIVING:
During the high/premium seasons or on request (subject to favourable weather conditions), night dives are also available to the more advanced and adventurous divers.

Our Dive shop offers a full range of Aqualung diving and snorkeling gear to rent at affordable prices.
· You can rent diving gear from our shop on a daily basis, or for the entire period of your stay.
· After dive planning you can arrange with our staff if you are interested in renting gear and they will test and prepare the gear for you.
· You can also rent it the morning before you dive.
· Gear rental is charged on a daily payment plan, irrespective of the amount of dives you are going to do.
· After every dive you will need to bring all the Shop’s soft gear (masks, fins, booties, wet suits, etc.) back to the shop.
· Our staff can then rinse and dry the gear for you if you are planning to do a second dive later during the day.
· Hard gear (BCDs, regulators and cylinders) should be left on the boat for our staff to carry back to the Dive Shop and prepare it for your next dive.
· Snorkeling equipment should be handed back to the shop by 17:00 before dive planning has started.REFER TO OUR RATES FOR PRICES.

We offer Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Rescue Dive courses at the resort. ·

The training is done by experienced instructors and is primarily focused on safety and student enjoyment.· The courses are done to the International standard of either NAUI, which ensures that your qualification will be recognized and accepted at all reputable dive destinations in the world. · All prices include 17% IVA. · Accommodation is not included in the course price. · Proof of applicable diving qualification and dive medical passed is compulsory for entering a diving course. · Please remember to take 2 ID photos with you.· No children under 13 may participate in the scuba courses.

Email us: bookmozambique@madbookings.com