| vid and Elna Caravias, owners of Scuba Mozambique, | | | | Instructor as well as being the Chief Editor of the |
| and Johan Boshoff (see profile below) for the dive | | | | Divestyle magazine from 2005. The Magazine is the |
| trip of your life! | | | | leading scuba diving magazine in Southern Africa. He is |
| Yes, you can now dive Bassas da India. Scuba | | | | also an underwater videographer, photographer and a |
| Mozambique is proud to launch its first dive | | | | presenter for a Local TV Production on South |
| expedition to Bassas da India 27 May 2010 This | | | | Africa’s local television. |
| live-aboard trip is for 11 on sea of which 7 days | | | | Johan developed the Marine Life Educational CD for |
| minimum are spent diving Bassas da India. | | | | household use. It is a user-friendly computer |
| Being the first of many trips, this 27 May excursion | | | | programme with more than 4 000 full colour |
| will be an exploratory trip where our hand selected | | | | photographs of Marine Life that will help divers and |
| dive master, Johan Boshoff (see profile below), will | | | | non-divers identify and learn more about the life in |
| for the first time dive these unexplored reefs | | | | and around the ocean. |
| alongside a seasoned Bassas diver. | | | | The Dive spots of Southern Africa’ is an |
| We have all heard stories about the fantastic diving | | | | indispensable guide book for all levels of divers, |
| at Bassas. These stories are from dive clubs or | | | | developed by Johan and his wife Amilda. Through |
| groups of friends that charter yachts and just go | | | | extensive travel and diving, Johan and Amilda brings |
| dive. Scuba Mozambique however will be the first | | | | you their view of dive sites in Southern Africa with |
| company to bring you guided live-aboard’s on | | | | important info, full colour photo’s of dive |
| luxury yachts to Bassas da India WITH DIVE | | | | destinations, accommodation, facilities and |
| PERMITS. This means that there will be no chance | | | | descriptions of different reefs and fresh water sites |
| that the French navy will chase us away 20 minutes | | | | to be dived locally as well as in neighbouring |
| after anchoring. The yachts used are very exclusive | | | | Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia. |
| and the divers are kept to a maximum of 6 per boat. | | | | Individual dive sites are star rated and include |
| The excursions are done 2 or 3 boats together at a | | | | conditions, access, depth, marine life, accommodation, |
| time. | | | | facilities and travel tips. Detailed full colour illustrated |
| The French guard this atoll so heavily that a member | | | | maps provide the reader with dive site locations and |
| of the French Government will accompany the trip. | | | | reef information. |
| This is to make sure that no reefs are damaged and | | | | Johan was involved in a number of television |
| that no treasure get stolen off undiscovered | | | | productions for 50/50, a wildlife program. He also |
| shipwrecks.scuba mozambiqiemozambique shark | | | | produced a documentary with Johann Botha called |
| diving | | | | Beyond 50m’ that was broadcasted in |
| Johan Boshoff is one of the first registered | | | | 2007 on South African television. Some of his other |
| Underwater Marine and Shark Guides in South Africa. | | | | footage for documentaries was used by National |
| Obtaining this qualification was aided by the years of | | | | Geographic, French and German television. |
| experience in diving and being a Dive Master and | | | | |