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South africa scuba diving travel guide bluewater dive travel. Shark explorers change your perspective book your dive. At shark explorers we offer customized, predator based, expeditions that will take you directly to some of the most exciting dive locations in south africa and across the world. Shark cage diving bookings in south africa great white shark tours. Several locations in the western cape offer guided cage diving trips that allow you to come facetoface with the oceans most legendary apex predator without compromising your safety. Diving cape town guide to cape town with marine life.
Great white shark cage diving tours cape town white. We have been operating shark cage diving gansbaai ecotours in cape town, south africa, for 23 years with a 100% safety record. This special area is a world heritage site situated in the maputuland marine reserve, where marine life has been protected for years and it is a privilege to be able to dive here. The cave elevation was 1,550 metres 5,090 ft and the dive duration was 9 hours 40 minutes. Dive south africa book is available at divetek, africa s largest scuba diving store and online shop. Boasting great visibility this protected marine area outperforms both australia and south africa for shark sightings, making it one of the best dive destinations in mexico. Padi instructors have safely guided divers below the surface for over 50 years. Scuba diving in south africa is one of the most mesmerizing and beautiful scuba diving adventures possible. Also, note that given the distances involved between the different dive destinations, divers should likely concentrate on one dive destination. Great white shark cage diving booking unavailable on tripadvisor. It is not well understood why it is that some corals and other sea creatures fluoresce. The diving goes on either from shore or from a dive boat.
Be the first to ask a question about the dive sites of south africa lists with this book. Extend your stay with a topside safari in kruger, indulge. A varied environment is home to a multitude of wildlife and just like the land, south africa s underwater world is as diverse and as exciting with some fantastic dive sites. Look through our selection of registered dropzones and hand selected accommodation and activities let us handle your booking and payment. On this recordbreaking dive, shaw discovered the body of deon dreyer, a south african diver who had died in bushmans hole ten years previously.
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Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Read more 5 amazing shipwrecks of the red sea you should dive. Our base in southern africa is home to some of the most biodiverse coastal habitats in the world. African dive adventures has pioneered protea banks, a world renowned shark diving reef on the south coast of kwazulu natal, south africa, offering scuba divers an unforgettable experience. Climb into the specialized diving boat, complete with a shark diving cage, for the 20minute trip into the ocean.
For adrenalin junkies planning a visit to south africa, a close encounter with a great white shark is a bucket list adventure not to be missed. Along with a diverse selection of dive sites and fun marine life, cape town really is a unique diving location. Shark bookings has been in operation since 2003 as a central bookings office for the most reputable shark diving operators in south africa. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. South african diver exposes the secret lives of sea. This guide is your window into the incredible marine world of south africa and southern mozambique. Shark diving galapagos is the reason why many divers visit these remote islands. Book a dive vacationfind a local dive centerlearn how to dive. Book this brand new and amazing 2019 solo divers trip with ultimate diving for a chance to dive one of the worlds popular dive destinations. With members and associates in all the main coastal regions of south africa we can create the perfect tour package for you. For this reason we decided to base our shark cage diving headquarters on the garden route of south africa. Along the famed garden route, you will find memorable diving off knysna, the tsitsikamma national. Scuba diving in south africa is best done with a local dive center.
Skydive africa prides itself in making sure you have the best adventure experience possible. Vast and sparsely populated, northern cape welcomes visitors to south africa s frontier. Cage diving with great white sharks in south africa. The inland sites are used mostly for training, technical and cave diving. Breaching activity takes place during the south african winter months, june august, and our shark breaching and diving combined trips are only offered during the breaching season. Gansbaai is known as the great white shark capital of the world and is only a two and a half hour scenic drive from cape town. Shark diving on protea banks with different shark species during different times of the year. Blue ocean dive resort in kwazulu natal, south africa more. African dive adventures has been diving on protea banks, a world renowned shark diving reef of the east coast of south africa kwazulu natal since 1994 if you are an experienced diver and would like to enjoy the thrill of spectacular diving with sharks, then you. The kelp forests and cold water corals of cape town gradually fade as you move east and discover the beautiful softcoral reefs of the garden route, while the warm agulhas current caresses the coastline of kwazulu natal and supports the most southerly hard coral reef systems in the world at sodwana bay. South africa s most planted wine grapes are chenin blanc and cabernet sauvignon. Click here to book your dive in the predator exhibit.
Some flights are direct virgin, ba, south african airways, whilst others stop en route klm,emirates. Dive aliwal shoal and experience the unlimited adventure this package includes 6 nights accommodation at blue ocean dive resort in umkomaas on the south coast of kwa zulu natal in south africa. After eating, get fitted into the appropriate diving gear. The atlantic ocean off the southernmost tip of africa is so cold it feels like your skin is burning. African dive adventures is offering sardine run packages along the wild coast of south africa at coffee bay with standard air support by microlight plane to make sure you always go to where the action is. Scuba diving in south africa is renowned because of its long coastline that is 3000 kilometres long and offers hundreds of dive sites.
Cape town is the largest city in south africa s western cape and one of the most multicultural cities in the world. South africa dive holidays in africa dive worldwide. Scuba diving south africa is a vast country with a coastline bordering both the indian and atlantic oceans. Great white shark cage diving cape town central 2020. Shark explorers is a dive center based in cape town, south africa.
The gateway to many of our south africa holidays is johannesburg. The dive sites of south africa paperback september 1, 1997. We are able to book a number of flight options from the uk to south africa. What is known is that some marine organisms such as corals, sponges, anemones, jellyfish, clams, nudibranchs, shrimp, crabs, worms, fish produce proteins which react to light causing this effect. Explore the vast kelp forests of the cape, home to seal and penguin colonies and their nemesis, the great white shark. Thousands of local south african scuba divers live to dive and dive to live and this clip is first and foremost for them and about them. The cape is located at the meeting of two oceans, the atlantic ocean and the indian ocean. How to get there how to dive south africa best time to dive. Diving in thailand thailand has many superb diving destinations from which to choose. Then it is time to book that flight to cape town in south africa and make your shark diving dream a reality. The shark dive takes place near the fishing town of gansbaai, just a short 2hour drive from cape town. We invite you to join us onboard our boat, apex predator, for the ultimate great white shark cage diving and surface viewing adventure tour in south africa. We offer free shipping on all orders nationwideif you have any questions or need any advice, please pop us an email on email or call 083 645 3191we will always do our best to ensure you get the best service and advice.
Oceans africa is the only specialist scuba diving and whale watching tour operator in south africa. Shark cage diving gansbaai white shark diving company. Therefore 40% of all apex guests are repeat guests, the highest repeat rate in the industry. Qualified scuba divers can get up close to the aquariums shiver of raggedtooth sharks, swim among the schools of yellowtail and giant kob, and learn about the awesome predators that inhabit the south african coastline. Padi is the worlds leading scuba diver training organization. Teaching the worlds most popular dive curriculum, they transform lives, and open hearts and minds to the hidden beauty of natures creation and our obligation to protect it. This book is a musthave for any diving enthusiast, whether novice, experienced or aspiring, local or visiting. Flights operate from a number of regional airports. Liveaboard diving is the norm in guadalupe, and there is a good number of midrange to luxury liveaboards available in the area from the months of august to october. Start at the great white house, gansbaais shark diving center, where youll eat breakfast, and meet your guides for the day. The diving in south africa allows divers of all ability levels to explore truly spectacular scenery. We offer the smallest group size of any shark diving operation in south africa by 50%. This enchanting land is blessed with impressive, highquality dive operators and resort facilities, and we happen to partner with only the best.
South africa shouts adventure to any diver, with thrilling shark encounters around its epic coastline. The diving here is as wild as the landscape and features one of the deepest cave dives in the world. It includes details on 55 spectacular sites, from easy reef snorkels to close encounters with sharks, colour pictorial guide to south africa s marine life, and a comprehensive list of diving services. African dive adventures south africa scuba diving packages. Top rated for shark cage diving in gansbaai on tripadvisor, we are proud holders of the tripadvisor hall of fame certificate of excellence for 5. Great white shark cage diving cape town apex shark. An educational experience where guides will interact with you as an individual. While south africa may be surrounded by oceans, some of its most exciting diving occurs inland.