Africa Dive Shop, Liveaboard & Dive Site Reviews

Africa's wildlife is as amazing below the surface as it is above. South Africa offers sardine and squid runs, head to Cape Town for an experience with great white sharks. Mozambique is home to the largest population of manta rays in the world. Those looking for reefs should check out Kenya.

Whale sharks are frequent visitors to the waters around Djibouti, Kenya and Mozambique.

The waters around southern Africa are home to many species of large marine creatures such as sharks, whales and dolphins. For something a little different check out cave diving in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Cape Verde.

Cape Verde

Diving in Cape Verde is a veritable diving treat loaded with marine life such as dolphins, turtles, tiger sharks, cat sharks, hammerheads and more, plus there are a number of... read more

Djibouti

Nestled in the Horn of Africa, Djibouti still remains a third world country, but one with some spectacular scenery. Whale sharks are found resting here from October through to January... read more

Eritrea

Located in Eastern Africa on the boarder with the Red Sea, Eritrea is home to diving with interesting underwater rock formations, soft and hard corals, turtles, reef sharks, groupers and... read more

Kenya

Diving in Kenya can be experienced at a number of dive sites along the coast and is a great addition to a safari holiday for divers of all levels. Water... read more

Malawi

Landlocked Malawi hosts thousands of tropical fish in Lake Malawi including a few hundred species that are indigenous. The fish are quite spectacular in colour and the lake is unchallenging... read more

Morocco

Diving in Morocco takes place around the Straits of Gibraltar amongst vertical walls and slopes; however the frequently strong currents limit the diving here to experienced levels. Fish are plentiful... read more

Mozambique

Mozambique boasts great diving around pristine reefs and in warm waters that are home to friendly giant whale sharks and giant manta rays. Reefs and pinnacles here are plentiful with... read more

Nambia

Nambia is home to spectacular cave diving including the largest known subterranean lake – Dragon's Breath. Only for qualified cave divers however the visibility is amazingly around 150 metres.

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South Africa

Diving with sharks, whales and dolphins around clean coral reefs are all a reality when diving in South Africa. Diving is available in a variety of water temperatures from cold... read more

Tanzania

Pemba, Zanzibar and Mafia Island all offer pristine diving in Tanzania. Pemba is great for drift diving with a non-stop oceanic current full of giant trevally, hammerhead sharks and tuna... read more

Zanzibar

Considered by many to offer some of the world's finest diving with wall dives, night dives and a pleasant yearly average water temperature and good visibility. Zanzibar offers diving... read more

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe diving is famous thanks to the Chinhoyi Caves which centre round a limestone cavern formed when the ground gave way into a sinkhole. This cavern drops for 20 metres... read more

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