Cape Point & Cape Peninsula

Where the cold Benguela Current sweeps northward along Africa's southwestern tip, nutrient-rich upwelling feeds one of the most productive marine ecosystems on the planet. The Cape Peninsula's underwater world is dramatically different from tropical diving — dense kelp forests tower like cathedrals, broadnose sevengill sharks patrol the sandy floors of False Bay, and Cape fur seals dart playfully through the fronds at Duiker Island. Visibility regularly exceeds 10 metres and can stretch to 20 metres in winter, rewarding divers who embrace a 7mm wetsuit with encounters rarely found anywhere else on Earth. Wreck diving, shark diving, seal dives, and cold-water reef exploration are all on the menu within a short drive of Cape Town.