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Where and when to
 dive South Africa
A yearly guide to our must dive destinations in South Africa!

Where and when to
 dive South Africa
 Finding your dream dive destination and making
sure your trip coincides with the best time of year
  can be a challenge, and every diver knows how
many endless hours research can go into planning
                  the perfect trip.

 To make it that little bit easier in 2020 – we’ve
   created a yearly guide of world-class dive
 destinations in South Africa, just waiting to be
                     explored.

About Travel To Dive
   Travel To Dive is an online dive travel agency,
   offering dive & stay packages to the top diving
destinations around the world. We are dedicated to
  finding and working with the best dive resorts /
     centers that offer a safe and enjoyable dive
                     experience.

We have a great relationship with each dive resort
  /center to be able to offer fully customizable trips
 for individuals, groups, families and dive clubs. We
have personally experienced each diving destination,
 so we know each and every aspect of the trips we
                        offer.

Aliwal Shoal
                               Best time to visit
The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky reef which is the remains
of an ancient sand dune approximately 5 kilometres
off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The reef
is inhabited by many kinds of hard and soft corals, out
of this world wrecks and baited shark dives.

Mantas, Whale Shark and Kingfish
season:
February – April
Humpback Whale season:
May – July
Raggies ( Ragged-Tooth Shark)
season:
June - November
Recently they have been spotted earlier and
seems to be staying for longer periods at a
time than usual.
Tiger Shark season:
November - March
Tiger sharks prefer the warmer waters in these
months. Seeing one of these guys on a shark dive can
make any divers day. Aliwal also have our Humpback
Whales and Bull Sharks that passes through
throughout the year.

              All year round sightings:
   Oceanic Black Tips, White Tip reef sharks, this is what
 forms the famous all year shark dives and on occasion the
  Bull Shark and Tiger Shark will come visit on those dives.
 Apart from all the seasonal sightings, Aliwal Shoal provides
 so much more. From Corals, Turtles, Potato Bass to Pipe
  Fish. Do not forget the Mantas, Parrot fish, Puffers, Eels,
         Wrasses, Trigger Fish and so much more.

The Sardine Run
                             Best time to visit

June / July 2020
✓ Group #1~ 16th June – 23rd June 2020

✓ Group #2 ~ 21st June – 28th June 2020 – FULLY BOOKED

✓ Group #3 ~ 27th June – 4th July 2020 – FULLY BOOKED

✓ Group #4 ~ 1st July – 8th July 2020

✓ Group #5~ 3rd July – 10th July 2020

✓ Group #6~ 6th July – 13th July 2020
✓ Group #7 ~ 8th July – 15th July 2020

✓ Group #8~ 13th July – 20th July 2020

Occurring off the coast of Southern Africa
every May through July, the Sardine Run South
Africa, sees billions of Southern African
pilchard, Sardinops sagax, spawn in the cool
waters of the Agulhas Bank before moving
northwards along the east coast of South
Africa.
The sheer number of sardines that spawn and
migrate call a variety of apex predators to the
area every year in a sardine feeding frenzy that
is both grisly and gorgeous; a once in a lifetime
visual spectacular.

 Sightings
 - Numerous Shark species,
 - Bait balls of sardines,
 - Humpback whales,
 - Super pods of Dolphins,
 - Killer Whales / Orcas,
 - Cape Gannet.

Sodwana Bay
                             Best time to visit

Sodwana Bay is a fantastic, year-round dive destination
that lies within the boundaries of the iSimangaliso
Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

These reefs are of the most southerly coral reefs in
the world and are fed by warm water carried
southward by the Agulhas Current. The fact that no
silt-bearing rivers are close to the area ensures that
the corals are pristine and the visibility good.

Whaleshark season:
December – February

Humpback Whale season:
June - October

Ragged-tooth Shark season:
December - February

Nesting Leatherback and
Loggerhead Turtle season:
December - February

            All year round sightings:
   Apart from all the seasonal sightings, Sodwana Bay
   provides so much more. From over 1100 different
 fish species, Corals, Turtles, Potato Bass to Pipe Fish.
   Do not forget the Mantas, Parrot fish, Puffers, Eels,
        Wrasses, Trigger Fish and so much more.

Cape Town
                            Best time to visit

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s
southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the
imposing Table Mountain. Cape town is known
for its incredible wine farms, food culture and
amazing scenery.

Best visibility is between March
and September (from autumn to
spring)
Great White Shark season:
February – September
Few things compare to the adrenalin rush and
exhilaration one gets from being face to face
with a 4 m Great White Shark, especially
when they curiously cruise right up to the cage
and eye you within kissing range!

           All year round sightings:
   Seal and Kelp Forest Dive: On this dive you have
 a good possibility of encountering the Sevengill shark,

   Wreck Diving: The Cape waters are littered with
 thousands of shipwrecks, recent and ancient, on the
              shore and in deep water.

 Reef Diving: From majestic kelp forests to cold-water
 coral gardens and deep reefs. The reefs allow you to
 do really good multi-level dives, with depths between
                    30m and 10m.

  Shark Dives: The Blue sharks are more commonly
 seen on these trips, You can encounter several other
   special creatures on our trips out to “the deep”