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Scuba Diving Holidays In South Africa |
Choose between the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean for your diving in this most beautiful of African nations.
Country Description
South Africa is a huge country boasting vast areas of natural beauty, and is flanked by the Indian Ocean on one side and the Atlantic on the other. Since the end of apartheid South Africa has worked hard to build its tourism industry which has resulted in an abundance of hotels to suit all needs. The country boasts an excellent travel infrastructure, making it relatively easy to get about, which is useful when you realise just how different the country's areas are. The distinct coastal regions are called, Western Cape, the Garden Route, Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, and each boasts its own unique character.
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Diving Description
As with the countryside, the sea life in South Africa is stunning with a huge proliferation of fish, and colourful invertebrates. Shark life features heavily in the seas around this country so encounters with great whites, ragged tooth sharks and bull sharks will be on the dive agenda. To get to the best diving destinations however you have to encounter the huge swells that break onto the country's beaches. The calmer seas beyond though offer the promise of excellent diving.
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| The most famous dive sites are Sodwana Bay in the Northeast, the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Plettenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and the Protea Banks. All of which offer excellent diving.
Dyer Island
Dyer Island is famed for its huge seal colony. The seas surrounding it however hold the promise of face-to-face encounters with great white sharks when, at certain times of the year, they come into feed on the island's seals.
Other info
South Africa was the first country to pass laws to protect the great white shark. Certain areas have now been a designated marine reserve, which has meant that only a few operators can offer great white tours. South Africa is very westernised, however it has been slow to adopt diving as a tourist attraction. However some of the better companies now offer diving holidays, many of which have wildlife safaris included in the deal. |
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