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Two scuba divers kneeling on a sandy bottom in clear water
October 23, 2019

Long Beach Dive Site Description

One of the best scuba diving training sites in Cape Town has got to be Long Beach in Simon’s Town.

Sunbeams over a sandy channel between kelp-covered reefs
October 23, 2019

Sandy Cove – dive site description

Sandy Cove is one of those sites that probably almost halve of divers who did their Open Water Course in

Diver putting on scuba gear on a dive boat
October 23, 2019

How to choose the BCD that is right for you

Buying a BCD is probably something that each serious scuba diver considers at some stage. A BCD is a big

Scuba diver swimming alongside a colourful reef wall in deep blue water.
October 23, 2019

Scuba Diving in the Red Sea as experienced by Milica

I’m in Cape Town and I’m freezing! Rain is pouring as we’re getting ready to enter the ocean for second

Snorkeller in the water beside a yellow marker buoy
October 23, 2019

Free Diving

I’ve done loads of scuba diving, and I love it. I have, however, always been curious about free-diving. Every now

Scuba instructor with students in clear blue water
October 23, 2019

Open Water Scuba Dive Course (Part 2)

In part 1 of my blog about doing my Open Water Scuba Dive Course I shared some information about the

Reef covered in red soft corals beneath kelp
October 23, 2019

Coral Gardens

Did you know that one of the leading dive magazines named one of our local Atlantic shore dive sites, Coral

Dry suit diver swimming through a kelp forest
October 23, 2019

Nick’s dry suit experience

I had heard mixed stories about dry suit diving – some had mentioned the benefits of diving in the cold

Blue shark swimming beneath sun rays
October 23, 2019

Diving with the Blue and Mako Sharks

Sometimes one manages to get oneself into a situation where, when one has a moment to stand back and think

Two dry suit divers swimming side by side under sunbeams
October 23, 2019

Keeping warm while diving in Cape Town

We have all been there… you are so cold that you don’t see the beauty around you anymore, you just

Wide-angle view of a kelp forest beneath the ocean surface, lit by shafts of sunlight.
October 23, 2019

Favorite dive sites around Cape Town

We all have our favourite dive sites. There are many factors that can influence your affinity towards a specific dive

February 14, 2017

Scuba diving with seals

Scuba Dive with Seals in Cape Town Have you ever wondered about the phrase “dogs of the sea”, and what

October 12, 2016

Scuba dive Cape Town – 7 Questions (with answers) you are yet to ask your divemaster

Whether it’s because of our inability to speak underwater, insecurity, or merely because the question seems inappropriate at the time,

October 10, 2016

6 Types of Dives for the Uncertified Scuba Diver in Cape Town

Not a certified scuba diver? You can still go diving in Cape Town. A common misconception about scuba diving in

Smiling diver giving the OK hand signal to an instructor
May 24, 2016

POPULAR SCUBA DIVING PADI COURSES AT INTO THE BLUE

Do you yearn for to discover new and wonderful places? Does a sense of adventure keep you looking for that

April 25, 2016

Take a PADI course for an unforgettable scuba diving experience.

Not everyone can climb Mount Kilimanjaro or walk on the moon, but, if you want to disconnect from the digital,

March 24, 2016

Enrich your life with professional scuba diving training

It is a calling, a hunger and a primordial DNA strand in your body to become one with the sheer

Two scuba divers swimming over a reef
February 17, 2016

Dive Trip Red Sea North

Each year, about 540 000 foreign divers travel to Egypt, to dive in the waters of the Red Sea. It

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