African Scuba presents information on dive sites, dive organisations, travel information and regional news items relating to scuba in Southern Africa. The site is being expanded to include all of the African East coast
Aliwal Shoal Adventures in Umkomaas, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, is a PADI facility offering scuba diving training courses, from Open Water to Instructor levels, as well as specialties. Equipment sales and rentals are offered, as well as accommodation and dive reservations on Aliwal Shoal.
Close Encounters Land And Sea Safaris offers all-inclusive dive and adventure safaris to South Africa. Great White cage diving, coral reef diving, diverse cultures, awesome scenery and the best wildlfe South Africa can offer are all part of the 16 and 21 day trips,
Dive South Africa enables scuba divers worldwide to independently plan their dive holiday to South Africa. The site contains an interactive map of South Africa with all the dive sites, dive centers and diver friendly accomodation available in South Africa.
False Bay Underwater Club is one of the most active dive clubs in Cape Town, South Africa.
False Bay Underwater Club of Capetown, South Africa, enjoys a large and very active membership. Scuba dives are planed every week so you have no excuse to dive alone.
Farside Adventures of Simon's Town, South Africa, offers NAUI- and CMAS-certified scuba diving courses ranging from Open Water to Dive Master. They offer specialty courses, including deep diving, rescue, first aid, night, wreck external, wreck penetration and environmental. They also offer a one-day sheltered water scuba experience which will give you a lecture, pool dive and nitrox and advanced nitrox open water dive.
Meridian Dive Centre of Durban, South Africa, is a five-star PADI dive center and IANTD Technical Dive Center located just 10 minutes north of the city center offering all aspects in the diving world. They offer a complete range of services to divers and the dive industry.They offer diving courses from beginner up to Instructor level, as well as speciality courses such as Nitrox and wreck diving. Regular dives are done all week to local dive spots and bi -monthly trips are undertaken to Sodwana Bay and Mozambique. Annual trips to international destinations are also planned.
Meyerton Scuba Diving Club has existed since 1992 and has 50 active members who meet regularly for social gatherings. Courses are presented for all levels of diving activities. As they are the nearest Dive Club (10km) from Bass Lake, they make use of this facility throughout the year. Other excursions during the year are to well known inland venues such as Badgat and Wondergat (300km). Dives at all these cater for a wide variety of qualifications from beginner level to technical diving. The odd excursions to other counties such as Mozambique are also being undertaken more frequently.
Mike Beresford's Diving Homepage: Mike lives in South Africa and is an active sport diver. He's involved in instruction, competition, recreational and technical diving.
Reef Divers of Pretoria, South Africa, is a PADI 5-Star Career Development Center. With a large, fully equipped dive shop, committed and experienced staff, and a fully qualified PADI Course Director, Reef Divers has what it takes to ensure that your time spent scuba diving never lacks excitement, professionalism and customer satisfaction.
Reef Divers of Gauteng, South Africa, offers PADI dive courses, dive destination travel, equipment sales and servicing, and technical training.
SAUES -- Southern African Underwater Ecology Society involves sport divers and marine scientists in conducting ongoing experiments, surveys and research on the extensive coral reef ecosystems and adjoining habitat, off the Southern African coastline. Check out their site for more on their objectives and proposed projects.
Scuba Sodwana : Sodwana Bay is a popular coral dive site in South Africa. Its teaming reefs made great hunting ground for the fantastic stills and video featured in Scuba Sodwana, the first Rover Safaris multimedia title. This CD-ROM will prepare visitors by providing 3D reef models, a well designed fish and fauna guide. as well as images and info about places to stay. Visit the site for a fun introduction to the team, the product and some cool pictures.
Shark Divers South Africa offers the adventurous diver the opportunity to dive with sharks off the coast of Durban, South Africa, on Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks. There is no chumming or diving with cages so you are able to observe these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. All dives are drift dives so a reasonable level of competancy is required.
South Africa Scuba Diving
South African Underwater Union is the national sport control body that promotes receational sport diving (scuba instruction, U/W Hockey, Spearfishing, and U/W Orientation). As an Authorised Agency, SAUU trains and examines power-driven small craft skippers and registers small craft.
Spindrift Diving is a specialist teaching and travel site for divers, focusing on the environment, diving trips, training and stories from the east coast of South Africa. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter for stories, information, tips, environmental knowledge and quizzes.
Transvaal Sub Aqua Club was started in 1966 to develop the sport of underwater diving in the East Rand area of the Transvaal province. The club currently has some 40 members, most of whom are active divers at two star and three star level. Trips are organised on a regular basis, and this page details the club's most popular destination. The club also has its own clubhouse, on the banks of Cinderella Dam in Boksburg, where members dive, relax, talk diving, play volleyball and plan their next trips.
Transvaal Underwater Research Group is a dive club with a long history that offers members opportunities for diving, underwater hockey, spearfishing, socialising and hard core Trimix deep diving. The Club House is situated on the banks of Wemmerpan, and club evenings are on Thursdays. TURG is well know for its 'festive' attitude during Interclubs and other events.
Transvaal Underwater Union (TUU) is the provincial umbrella body for 17 diving clubs situated in and around Johannesburg. They are a member of the South African Underwater Union (SAUU), the national CMAS affiliate. TUU was formed in 1966, and encompasses training, underwater hockey, scuba orienteering and fin swimming, cave diving, mixed gas diving and spearfishing.
Tricky Dive Sites in Southern Africa Tricky's site lists 3 of the most diverse South African Dive groups: The South African IANTD for Technical divers. The BigB for the tourist wanting to see Africa as well as dive (customised trips can be organised.) Lastly, The Whaler, the largest mass people moving dive company. The Whaler has set packages to 5 of their own dive sites, including Mozambique, and are reasonably priced, professional, and run dives at every location every weekend, and weekday. The whaler also offers PADI courses from open water to Instructor.
Unreal Dive of Cape Town, South Africa, are shark diving and marine experts specialising in diving with the great white shark. Destinations include South Africa and Mozambique.
Vaal Sub Aqua Club was started in 1975 by a group of 15 divers to aid Civil Defence and Police reservists in the Vereeniging / Three Rivers floods. The Vaal club has 85 members with membership currently limited to 100. The club organises trips on a monthly basis with the most popular destinations being Aliwal Shoal, Badplaas, Mozambique, Sodwana and Wondergat.
