Cape Town Scuba Diving
Cape Town boasts a variety of magnificent scuba diving activities and sites
for all diving preferences and qualifications. From the many reef and wreck
dives to diving with playful seals in their natural surrounds at Seal Island
and Partridge Point or alongside the sleek and graceful Ragged Tooth Sharks,
sheltered within the predator exhibit of the Two Ocean’s Aquarium.
Below find just a few of our preferred sites. Contact
us for further alternatives and quotations…
Atlantic Dive Sites
Justin’s Caves
This dive starts off with a short swim to a little sandy patch. Once on
the bottom we swerve left over a shallow crevice, after which we find
the first of Justin’s caves. Entrances are filled with the most
beautiful coloured knobbly anemones, goose barnacles and feather worms.
At the end of cave one, you reach yet another cave which splits into two
other parts, both reaching the same destination. The site when exiting
this maze of rock, is absolutely amazing! The underwater realm transfers
into a bed of urchins and sea cucumbers!
Max Depth 18 meters
Shore Dive
The Antipolis Wreck (1977)
This 25 000 ton Greek Oil Tanker sank during a storm on 29 July 1977.
She was being towed with the Romelia when the cable snapped and they both
became victims of the Cape of Storms.
Max Depth 12 meters
Shore Dive
Clifton Rocks
Definitely one of our most favourite sites! Clifton Rocks gives you the
whole Caribbean feeling! With the beach just 100 metres away, big boulders
and lots of African sun, it’s a divers dream! This spot gives you
CT diving in one. Filled with soft sponge, nudibranch, starfish, crayfish,
cape rock grab, anemones and breath taking swim throughs, you can imagine
why.
Max Depth 18 meters
Boat Dive / Shore Dive
False Bay Dive Sites
Castle Rock
Castle rock is probably the best dive site in False Bay. The dive starts
in a bay-type area, which is formed by huge boulders. It is rich in both
colour and fish life. Almost guaranteed on every dive is the company of
a Red Roman fish, all to eager to have a look at what you’ll be
pointing to next. Flat rocks are covered with the green cape see grass
which gives a beautiful contrast to the red, blue, orange, yellow anemones.
Max Depth 15 metres
Shore Dive
The Clan Stuart Wreck (1914)
This British turret steamer went ashore at Glencairn beach at 02h00 on
the 21st of November 1914. She dragged her anchors during a southeaster
and met her fate. The night left her broken up with only the steam engine
block pointing out, which can still be seen today. This is a very nice
beginners wreck dive with the occasional seal swimming around.
Max Depth 9 metres
Shore Dive
Partridge Point
Characterised by amazing crevasses, caves swim throughs and overhangs.
Definitely one of the popular dive sites with all the marine life present.
A colony of seals has made their home close by and might just pop in for
a bit of an investigation.
Max Depth 20 meters
Boat Dive
Two Oceans Aquarium
Dive in the Predator Exhibit of the Two Ocean’s Aquarium and experience
a close encounter with 5 Ragged Tooth Sharks, turtles, gully sharks and
other predator fish. The Exhibit contains 2 million litres of water and
is 5m deep. Perfect dive conditions all year round! A maximum of 3 divers
per dive and all divers must be in possession of a sport diver/scuba certificate.
A one-day resort course can be arranged if you are not certified.
Contact
us for further alternatives and quotations…
As an extention to your diving package
or expedition, you can include a visit to a safari lodge situated within one of
the prime game viewing destinations in South Africa...
• Eastern Cape
Safari Lodge
• Kruger National
Park Safari
• KwaZulu-Natal
Safari Lodge
Please note: All diving and seafaring trips are based on a weather
permitting basis, if we are not able to go to sea on the day you have
booked for, you are allowed to change the booking to the next "good
weather day" or, if this is not possible, you will get a full refund.
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