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  Dive Operators - South Africa |  South Africa has a total land surface area of 1219912 Sq Km (471011 Sq miles)
South Africa is part of Africa- The currency used in South Africa is Rand
- The language of South Africa is Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
- The capital of South Africa is Pretoria
- The time in South Africa is 00:15
- The coastline of South Africa is 2798 kilometres (1735 miles)
The climate in South Africa is mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights | |
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South Africa Underwater Photo Sites (6)
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| Facts about 2mile reef Sodwana Bay South Africa It is in South Africa- 2mile reef Sodwana Bay South Africa is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Dive destination for Shark Diving with Blue Wilderness, absolutely fantastic!
| Facts about Shark Park, Rocky Bay- It is in South Africa
- Shark Park, Rocky Bay is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Sardine Run, Bait Ball
| Facts about Port St. Johns- It is in South Africa
- Port St. Johns is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Awesome dive site. One of the top spots in South Africa and the world.
| Facts about 2 Mile Reef, Sodwana- It is in South Africa
- 2 Mile Reef, Sodwana is in the Mozambique Channel.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Boat entry, rough launches, lots of charters to choose from. Always early morning starts
Selection of reefs: 2 mile, 5 mile, 7 mile and 9 mile - these are the distances from shore (boat ride).
Varying depths, lots of variety of reefs, amazing marine life.
Viz can be an issue as the current and swell can pick up considerably with changing winds etc., but always a challenge and lots of fun. Not for the faint-hearted.
| Facts about Sodwana Bay, Sodwana Bay National Park- It is in South Africa
- Sodwana Bay, Sodwana Bay National Park is in the Mozambique Channel.
- The typical depth is 0-50 Metres 0-160 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Great place to see Tiger Sharks and Oceanic Black Tips.
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This is one of the areas we dive/snorkel during the Sardine Run
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During the yearly Sardine Run we will always see a few Humpback breaching. There is no real Dive Sites names during SArdine Run
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This dive is led by a professional Natal Sharks Board sharkdiver DM.
The female raggies circle this reef durign their gestation period.
The depth of the reef is around 18m
Other large types often spotted in this area include guitar sharks, Manta Rays and other rays
Rubberduck (Pontoon boat) launch
| Facts about 1/4 Mile Reef, Sodwana, South Africa- It is in South Africa
- 1/4 Mile Reef, Sodwana, South Africa is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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A Cargo vessel that sank in 1976 carrying a cargo of cement. It can only be dived when the conditions are very calm. Beautiful dive with many fish and other forms of marine life.
| Facts about Patti, Port Elizabeth- It is in South Africa
- Patti, Port Elizabeth is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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The wreck of a cargo ship, it was carrying a cargo of cement when it went down in 1976. It is fairly shallow and can only be dived on calm days
| Facts about The Patti, Port Elizabeth- It is in South Africa
- The Patti, Port Elizabeth is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Fairly flat, shallow reef, quite close inshore. only divable on calm days. Loads of schooling fish and the occasional Cracker and other predatory fish. The actual reef is fairly sparsely populated due to wave action.
| Facts about Willows Reef- It is in South Africa
- Willows Reef is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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If you have never dived the Sardine Run.....it will be impossible to explain..AWESOME!
| Facts about Port St. Johns - Open Ocean- It is in South Africa
- Port St. Johns - Open Ocean is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Awesome dive site, a must do when in Sodwana
| Facts about Mellow Yellow- It is in South Africa
- Mellow Yellow is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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A shore dive (or a boat dive) where you can dive with large numbers of broadnosed sevengill or cowsharks swimming amongst the giant kelp in about 12 meters of water. The sharks seem to be there all year round (with greater numbers in the summer months), swimming slowly and aimlessly in big circles and will approach very close to divers. They have been known to be aggresive to spearfishermen
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Dived with "scubaadicts" - very professional outfit. Difficult diving, strong currents and rough seas big ocean swells. RIB launch through 3m surf was adventure in itself. Main purpose of dive was tiger sharks and although we sometimes had 7 round us up to 5m long, didn't get any decent shots
| Facts about Aliwal Shoals- It is in South Africa
- Aliwal Shoals is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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A group of three pinnacles rising to about 7m from the surface with spectacular walls dropping off to about 18m. Large redbait cover the shallow parts which attract a wide variety of fish. The reef is home to an abundant array of nudibranches, copepods, crayfish and octopus.
| Facts about Three Sisters, Port Elizabeth- It is in South Africa
- Three Sisters, Port Elizabeth is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 0-3 Metres 0-10 Feet.
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