| You can't find a better destination that South Africa, if | | | | seals and dogfish (Shy Sharks), shipwrecks, mussels, |
| you are looking for some real diving adventure. | | | | colorful soft corals, sponges and larger fish, crayfish |
| Undoubtedly, South Africa is one of the best scuba | | | | and small sharks, and nudibranches on both sides of |
| diving destinations in the world. It really is a celebrated | | | | Cape Point. Southern Right Whales play in False Bay |
| scuba diving destination, widely known for its many | | | | from August to October. |
| fantastic diving sites. | | | | Gansbaai, in the Overberg District Municipality, Western |
| Surrounded by the sea to the west, south, and east, | | | | Cape, is a fishing village and popular tourist destination, |
| South Africa has a lengthy coastline featuring cooler | | | | which is sometimes referred to as Gans Bay or |
| waters around the western coast and the tropical | | | | Big2Town. It is known for its dense population of Great |
| waters around the eastern coast. You can possibly go | | | | White Sharks. It is also a popular location for |
| for diving all year round at many diving sites, but it's | | | | whale-watching. You can enjoy Shark Cage Diving |
| often not done at many sites because of the poor | | | | here. |
| visibility or rough conditions during certain periods of the | | | | Tsitsikamma is a famous diving site at Garden Route, |
| year. Yet, the best time for diving in South Africa is | | | | South Africa. You can enjoy diving in underwater trail |
| June, July, August, March, April and May | | | | at Storms River Mouth. It's a year round diving site. |
| Often, you find cooler waters, typically with lower | | | | You may possibly come across Steenbras & Zebra |
| visibility in the areas around Cape Town and the | | | | fish, Rays, Pyjama Sharks, Resident Ragged Tooth |
| Western Cape, but further up towards the KwaZulu | | | | Sharks, Curious Red Romans (Rock Cod), and Solorful |
| Natal coast, you find waters warmer and visibility more | | | | sea urchins. You can find Southern Right Whales in |
| conducive for diving. You also find a variety of | | | | winter and Humpback Whales in summer. |
| different marine life because of the large variation in | | | | Port Elizabeth is also a notable diving site. You can |
| the water temperatures. The notorious Great White | | | | enjoy diving in the bay at Bell Buoy and Haarlem |
| Sharks are commonly found around the Gansbaai and | | | | Wreck, at Rie Banks further offshore, and at the wild |
| Cape Town areas, but tropical Sodwana Bay is | | | | side reefs - Gasmic, Avalanche, and Thunderbolt. It is |
| known for dolphins and manta rays. | | | | year round diving site for locals but from September |
| Cape Town is a wonderful diving destination. Some of | | | | through to mid November, the weather is most |
| the famous diving sites include False Bay - Pyramid, | | | | unpredictable. You may have possible encounters with |
| Castle, The Pietermaritzberg, Partridge Point, A-Frame, | | | | Leopard Shy Sharks, Pyjama Shy Sharks, Ragged |
| Smitswinkel, and Bay Wrecks, and Atlantic - | | | | Tooth Sharks, Red Romans, and Juvenille |
| Katzamaru and Di's Cracks. Atlantic diving is at its | | | | Hammerhead Sharks in December/January. You can |
| prime in summer. False Bay on the Indian Ocean side is | | | | see dolphins, jackass penguins, and southern right |
| best for diving during the winter months of May to | | | | whales in winter and humpback whales all summer. |
| October. You may have possible encounters with | | | | |