Dive The Big 5 was established in May 1996, as an incoming tour operator, based in South Africa, specialising in scuba diving safaris and wildlife safaris encompassing the entire coastline and length and breadth of Southern Africa.
The "Dive" part of Dive The Big 5 concentrates on the scuba diving activities of the company which include Great White Shark cage diving, "free-diving" with Sand Tigers, Tiger, Bull and Hammerhead Sharks (The Big 5 Sharks), reef diving, wreck diving, and pure tropical coral reef diving along the coast of South Africa and Mozambique, as well as "live-aboard" diving in the islands of the Bazaruto Archipelago.
The "Big 5" part of the company concentrates on the Wildlife Safari and touring activities of the Company. The Wildlife side includes guided tours of all the major game reserves in Southern Africa, both National Parks such as The Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe and the Kalahari/Gemsbok National Park and a number of Private Reserves including Phinda, Londolozi, Honeyguide and various others. Also included under the "Big 5" umbrella are overland safaris through Namibia, Botswana (Okavango Swamps) and Zimbabwe to the Victoria Falls.
The "touring" aspect of the Company includes all the major tourist destinations in Southern Africa such as Cape Town and the Winelands of the Cape, the Garden Route, KwaZulu-Natal and the Zulu Culture and Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls with all the adventure activities associated with Vic Falls such as white water rafting down the mighty Zambezi River, elephant-back safaris in Zimbabwe/Botswana’s National Parks, bungy jumping and canoeing.
