Learn to Scuba Dive, Cape Town, South Africa

Scuba Diving Cape Town, South Africa - Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean Reef Dives

Justin's Caves

Depth: 12m - 18m
This is a great summer shore dive which consists of large underwater caverns with beautiful swim throughs. The swim thoughs and caverns are filled with an abundance of colour due the large amounts of anemones, hard and soft cold water corals and the colourful invertabrates. This site also has an abundance of Hottentot and other small fish common to the area.

Geldkis

Depth: 12m - 18m
This is another beautiful shore entry although it requires a long surface swim. Once at the site you drop down into a beautiful kelp forest and then swim around to the seaward side of the rocks. Here there are a number of beautiful swim throughs with the usual abundance of cold water corals, nudibranchs, anemones and invertebrates. As you swim around the rocks and start heading back to land one can experience the thrill of diving with seals. It is a good idea to save enough air for the swim back as it is easiest done underwater. The seals will often accompany you for the swim back where it is also possible to see rays, cuttlefish and octopus.

Coral Gardens

Depth: 10m - 18m
This site can be done as either a shore entry or a boat dive. Due to the really difficult entry we recommend going by boat. The site is dived very seldom as it is also a really long boat trip so take the opportunity when it is offered. As a result of being seldom dived it is probably one of the most beautiful unspoilt dive sites in the area. The site consists of numerous groups of underwater rocks creating an awesome topography. These rocks create a breading ground for numerous hard and soft corals creating a garden of brilliant pink, yellow, orange, purple and red. There are also numerous urchins, anemones and nudibranchs at this site.

Tafelberg Reef

Depth: 10m to 30m
This is a very big reef (600m long) south of Vulcan Rock 1 mile off the Sentinel at Hout Bay. Depth and scenery are dependent on where you go but it is all between 10 and 30m and much of it is unexplored.

Di's Cracks

Depth: 15m - 40m
This is part of the Vulcan Rock reef to the north of the rock. It has amazing caves and deep cracks to get into at about 24m. There is the possibility of getting deep (39m) to the north of the reef and then looking at the caves and cracks. The site has stunning corals and fish life. A great dive for advanced divers.