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"South Africa has some of the best diving in the world. Good wrecks, pristine coral reefs (viz = 15m to 40m & water 25+ C) and of course lots of sharks - Great White cage diving but above all Hammerheads, Tigers, Zambezi, Ragged Tooths and many more, as well as Whales, Dolphins, whale sharks! Combine diving with wildlife safari and see Rhino, elephant and Ragged tooths in the same day. SA is still very much  "undiscovered" by the rest of the world. The diving community is a great bunch and good fun !"  
 Karin Coetzee of Dive South Africa divesa@mweb.co.za 

 

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  • Mark Engledow. Capetown.  : E-mail 
  • Table Bay Diving, V & A Waterfront, Shop 7, Quay 5, Cape Town Tel/Fax:+27 (0)21 419 8822 URL: www.tablebaydiving.com E-mail: info@tablebaydiving.com
  • Dolphin Excursions. Rue de Dakar, Djibouti, B.P. 4476 South Africa Tel: (253) 35.03.13 Fax: ( 253) 35.03.80  E-mail 
  • Dive Durban. Durban, Tel 0031 588692
  • Pro Dive. Shark Rock Pier, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, 6019  South Africa. Tel: 041-368-7880 Fax: 041-368-7881   Web  : E-mail 
  • White Shark Diving Company. PO. Box 1258, Gansbaai, Western Cape, 7220. Tel: +27 (0)28 384 03 93 Fax: +27 (0)28 384 03 96  
  • Beneath the Blue. 82 Rutland Road, Parkwood, Johannesburg,  2193 Tel: (27) 11-4471069 Fax: (27) 11-4471817  : E-mail 
  • 4 Ways Scuba. Shop L13, Lower Level Fourways Mall. Cnr Witkoppen & William Nicole, Johannesburg Tel: (27) 11-4650902 Fax: (27) 11-4650903
  • Indigo Blue Diving, 32 Main Rd, Melville, Johannesburg, Gauteng  2006. Tel: +27-11-726-6123  : E-mail 
  • 4 Ways Scuba. L13 Lwr Lvl,4Ways Mall, Cnr.Witkoppen &William Nicol, Fourways, Gauteng, Johannesburg 2068 Tel: (27) 11-4650902 Fax: (27) 11-4650903  http://www.4waysscuba.co.za/

 
  • Aqua Zoo Scuba. 14 Kapiva Street, Roodekrans, Gauteng, Johannesburg 1724 Tel: (27) 11-768-6504 Fax: (27) 11-764-5675  mailto:aquazoo@icon.co.za  
  • Calypso Dive & Adventure. 353 Beyers Naude Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg Tel: (27) 11-4765172 Fax: (27) 11-4765701  pjp@calypsodiving.co.za 
  • Liquid Living, 21 Van Riebeeck Street, Norscot Manor, Fourways, Johannesburg Tel: (27) 11-4678474 Fax: (27) 11-4686810 www.liquidliving.co.za
  • Shark Divers South Africa. Margate, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. E-mail 
  • Aliwal Shoal, 19 Harvey Street, Umkomaas, Kwazulu-Natal. Tel: (UK) 00-44-181-880-6596.
  • Coral Divers. Sodwana Bay, Kwa-zulu Natal 3974, South Africa. Tel: +27 82 55 62 474 Fax: +27 35 5710042  : E-mail 
  • Meridian Dive Centre-Kwa-Zulu Natal, PO Box264, Scottburgh, 4180, Natal, South Africa. Tel: 0027-(0) 39 976-1016 Web  : E-mail (& nitrox & trimix)
  • Africa Coastal Diving. PO Box 73535, Lynnwoodridge 0040, South Africa. Tel: (27) 12-34805557 Fax: (27) 123652037  : acoastal@icon.co.za 
  • Water Life Scuba. Shop 18, Crowthorne Centre, Midrand, South Africa. Tel: 011 468 3797 Fax: 011 468 5265 www.waterlifescuba.co.za  E-mail: info@waterlifescuba.co.za
  • Africa Sea Faris. Shop 173, Randburg Waterfront, Republic Rd, Randburg 294. Tel: (27) 11-789-8685 Fax: (27) 11-789-8687  : E-mail 
  • Aquaholics Cape. 10 Marianne Close, Somerset West, Western Cape 7301.  Tel:  +27 (0) 82-804-8356 Fax: +27 (0)21-510-7515.  : E-mail 
  • Andy Cobb Eco Diving, PO Box 386, Winklespruit 4145. Tel (00 27) 31-916-4239.   Web :  E-mail 
  • Sea Blue Diving Safaris. PO Box 12591, Nelspruit, 1200, S. Africa. Tel: (00 27) 82-462-4916 Fax: (00 27) 13-752-2536
  • Joel Underwater Adventures. Tikwe Lodge, Virginia, Free State , 9430 Tel: 082-4655169 Fax: 057-212-3832   E-mail
  • Dive The Big 5. PO Box 2209, White River 1240, Republic of South Africa. Tel: +27 13 750 1832 Fax: +27 13 750 0018 Cell/mobile: +27 83 700 4597   Web 
  • Dive South.  Web 

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Other Contacts:
  • South African Tourism: 12 Rivonia Road, Illovo 2196, Private Bag X10012, Sandton 2146 Tel: (011) 77 88 111 Fax: (011) 77 88 001   Web : E-mail  
  • Gansbaai Scuba. 24 Buitekant Street, Gansbaai, 7220, South Africa Tel / Fax: +27 28 3841509  (& nitrox)
  • Dive South. PO Box 38890, Faerie Glen 0043, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-991-3134 Fax: +27-12-991-5523   Web  : E-mail
 

  • Bricks & mortar shop: The Dive & Watersports Shop, 376 Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall, Johannesburg. Tel: 011 326 3213 E-mail

 

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Cape Town

Hammerhead Alley
 Wobega Rock

Hammerhead Alley

Last updated Oct 97 by Caver Colin, Dogs Breath Diver

Rocky bottom with loads of cracks (some 3mtrs wide). Loads of morays. Dive guide took us to a large crack which forms a corridor where hammerheads swim through, (but alas, not in October). More morays than I have ever seen in one place.
Max depth 28mtrs. Air temp 37 water temp 26 degrees.

Dive organisation: Dive Durban.

Wobega Rock

Last updated Oct 97 by Caver Colin, Dogs Breath Diver

Dive 1

Boat dive from small hardboat. Rock pinnacle which breaks surface. 

:Tons of fish (bannerfish, pipefish, trumpetfish, parrotfish, etc) Hard corals on south side of pinnacle, fairly strong current. 8-10 Bullsharks, biggest was 2 mtrs long.

Dive organisation: Dive Durban.

Dive 2: 

Same site as yesterday, this time spending more time on south side of pinnacle, watching about 30 bull sharks milling about and eating fish.

Max depth 26m. Air temp 32C water temp 26C.

Dive organisation: Dive Durban.

Has anyone dived Sudwana Bay?

It's one of the most southern reefs in the world with lots of tropical reef fishes. Rich in coral , algae and sponges, numerous rays and mantas gliding gracefully over the reefs. And huge whale sharks eating the plankton. You can swim alongside them. Turtles lay their eggs in Sudwana bay beach at night. The Ragged Tooth Shark returns to the south coast in Spring with the help of the strong current (3 yards/meters per second).

For the non diver:

Cango Caves in the Swapburg mountain range. Opened to the public from 1891 and declared a National Monument in 1939. Easy walk-in access and guided tours. Lots of stalactites and stalagmites, curtains and drapes etc. Unfortunately, the lights have now caused the bright shine to be replaced by algae growth, but they are still very impressive.

Taken by Justin, diving in South Africa, Oct 03.