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SCUBA DIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA
abseiling-01.jpg (32861 bytes)Scuba Diving in South Africa: There is nothing quite like the absolute beauty of scuba diving in South Africa. The sea life and intricate reefs you’ll observe when scuba diving in South Africa will leave you reeling in disbelief. South Africa is an ideal location for some spectacular scuba diving as it has an extensive coastline with widely varied conditions and water temperatures.

The Mozambiquan current that flows down the eastern side of South Africa brings a warm current down this coastline and therefore makes the waters ideal to spot great white sharks, whales, whale sharks, dolphins, turtles, manta and eagle rays, and naturally beautiful coral reefs too.

There are so many places to enjoy scuba diving in South Africa. There are dive schools in almost every city in South Africa providing all the efficient training and equipment you need. Cape Town’s water is extremely cold but do not let that deter you. Cape Town oceans contain the most beautiful kelp forests. There are three main types of kelp known to man and this part of the Western Cape coast is the only place in the world that they all grow together. Diving in kelp is like walking in a forest. You float beneath the canopy and admire the astonishingly colourful reef life.

Just off Cape Town, divers regularly see anemones in colours ranging from electric blue or deep red to pale pink, as well as nudibranchs of all sorts of radiant colours and a whole assortment of small creatures in and around the bright orange and sulphur yellow sponges.

Near Johannesburg and in Mpumalanga there are inland dive resorts where students have the opportunity to do dive training in an abandoned quarry. There are also a wide variety of scuba diving resorts in South Africa like Rocktail Bay and Sodwana Bay.

Dive South Africa offers numerous scuba diving adventures and safaris. The safari’s are run from the dive lodge and offer comfortable and great quality accommodation and scrumptious food. You will have fantastic opportunities to see the wrecks and caves of South Africa and go diving with sharks. Dive South Africa even offers tailor-made safari’s to suit your time and budget.

Beach and bush offer numerous scuba diving packages in South Africa. Adventure Diving Safari’s offer awesome scuba diving safari’s and holidays to South Africa and Mozambique. Coral Divers in Sodwana Bay in KwaZulu Natal operate a dive camp and offer numerous dive packages, equipment hire, as well as various PADI dive courses. Dive the Big Five offer tour packages and safaris that put forward all kinds of diving around South Africa, from reef to wreck, shark and cage diving.

No matter where you choose to scuba dive in South Africa, we guarantee an unforgettable time. An underwater camera is a definite so you can capture the astonishingly beautiful marine life in South African waters.
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Accommodation close to South Africa's pime scuba diving destinations:
Umkomaas Accommodation | Sodwana Bay Accommodation
Umkomaas Guest House: (Umkomaas)
We are located close to Dive Charters for divers who wish to dive the Aliwal Shoal, which is one of the top ten dive sites in the world. We can arrange all your dives and dive courses for you if required. The June and July ...
Toad Tree Cabins: (Sodwana Bay)
Toad Tree Cabins at Sodwana Bay is a fully equipped, birder friendly, rustic camp which serves as a weekend and holiday destination for scuba divers and nature loving travelers. The self-catering ...
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