Blue Ocean Dive Resort - Aliwal Shoal Shark Diving

Fantastic! The team at Blue Ocean is simply awesome. Super organised and friendly, they made my visit there a great experience. They are professional but know how to have fun. The dives were really good and nothing was an effort for them. Conveniently located in Umkomaas they made the departure and travel to the Aliwal Shoal effortless. The very experienced skipper and helpful dive guide could not do enough to ensure I had a good time. Plus the amenities are super! Hot showers with towels and extras provided after the dive, good quality gear and safe parking. Plus they have great accomodation and a restaurant and bar right there. Everything a diver or someone that wants to start diving needs. Well done! I hope to be back soon.

Spent the week diving with the BODR team. Most excellent choice, lekker like a cracker even ! Had dived with others here on previous trips thought we'd try BODR, for a change and delighted we did. Facilities at the base are as good as anywhere we've dived worldwide - clear communication, great organisation pre departure each day, good hire gear, friendly service from Crystal and AD who are always on hand to assist, great dive guides (Kyle and Rae) and expert boat skippers Malcolm and Cam will get you out and back safely thru the surf break along with great sense of humour and customer service from the team too. These guys know the sites, baited shark dives are excellent and reef dives were pretty good too. The reef Viz can be up and down (they can't control that!!) Whatever the conditions they work hard to try make every dive a good one. When you get back hot showers and great wash down areas to clean dry gear, excellent camera bay for charging set up and safe storage of gear, hot coffee and toast and a great restaurant on site if you want it. Faultless, will definitely use these guys in future when we return - thanks for an awesome time, our family loved diving with you guys !!

This is the best place I have been to for diving. Kit up centre is second to none. Service is excellent, food is exceptional amd very well priced. The vibe in the evenings is great and they have lots of entertainment throughout the week, from karaoke, to quiz nights.

Remarkable place. If I had not stopped off here impulsively I would have left South Africa sooner.The place is acceptable in terms of accomodation. Nothing fancy.The food, bar, and spacing is wonderful and underrated...Try their stone baked pizza!Now for the scuba diving...I was treated like royalty. The scuba team, manager and my personal trainer Kyle were amazing.I completed my Open Water Scuba diving certification and just yesterday enquired about going back for more PADI training.If you need to get a good trainer find me on IG tt_ramella and ill put you in touch with Kyle.Incredibly affordable and they know how to balance a thrilling /dangerous experience with patience and safety.

The coolest spot in umkomaas! Both the restaurant and diving staff are very friendly and professional. I trusted them with my 11 year who went diving for the first time. She was very nervous and the entire team just cheered her on... they have a restuarant on site. The food is good and well priced on the almost cheap side. Its your typical local bar where everyone knows one another and you feel at home.

The dive centre is very well operated. Everything works well, and the people are friendly, fun and helpful. Everything was very professional and safe.The restaurant is good, has a nice view and offers tasty food in satisfying meal sizes. The bar is also a popular venue at night. I like it a lot how they handle the breakfast for diving guests.The resort / hotel is OK, but needs a renovation, which is ongoing at the moment.I didn't rate my diving experience, because it's about Blue Ocean and nature has it's own mind... When i was there the conditions haven't been so well. The diving was OK, but could have been better.

We received bad service, waiters were more concerned with foreign patrons. It’s the first time I felt racially discriminated. Very bad experience for my first time in umkomaas. Food gets served to everyone else before my table even when I arrived first, And iv been here over 3 nights. Please don’t bother visiting this establishment, it’s not worth it if they even treat South Africans this way.

The place atmosphere is just amazing, the service just great, full of beautiful people, got a bar, restaurant and resort, I love the location, if i love it, so can you... Trust me.

Always have a great experience at this place. The food is good, and the pizzas are to die for. Waitresses are friendly and efficient, and pensioners discount is an added bonus. Nice relaxed vibe.