Situated about 8km off Shelly Beach, on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast, PROTEA BANKS is a unique reef system, with an amazing topography. The presence of a great diversity of game fish attracts a wide variety of top predators seen in only a few places in the world! We are based at Tugela River Lodge, a self catering bushcamp on the Tugela River. Launching daily for PROTEA BANKS, with our dive duck ‘Majikaduze’, you are assured of a great diving experience in SHELLY BEACH. PROTEA BANKS, is a world renowned shark and gamefish dive. If sharks are what you are looking for then PROTEA BANKS is the place to be – Tiger sharks, Zambezi (Bull) sharks, Oceanic Blacktip sharks, shoaling scalloped Hammerhead sharks, Copper sharks, Dusky sharks and much, much more …