Aliwal Dive CentreResort

Aliwal Dive Centre sits in Umkomaas, on the KwaZulu Natal coast of South Africa, and its diving centers on Aliwal Shoal. The center talks up encounters there with sharks, including ragged tooth, tiger and oceanic blacktip, as well as manta rays, dolphins and whale sharks.

It is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort with a lodge of its own, and a PADI Instructor Development Centre where people train to become instructors. Snorkeling and Emergency First Response are part of the mix, and everything is taught in English.