NO DIVING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

See Cape Point from a different angle. Jump into the water with the Cape Fur Seals and have a blast with the clowns of the sea. The Cape Fur Seal activity is available all year and anybody is welcome to join in on this activity.

Cape Point Tour

See Cape Point from a different angle. Get that photo you always see in the National Geographic magazine. Make a pass through Smitswinkel bay and Buffels bay past the Dias crosses and close to the cliffs below the historic lighthouse that leads up to the point.

Visit the Roman Rock Lighthouse – the only lighthouse on our coast to have been erected on a single rock. We often see penguins, whales and a whole range of seabirds on trips down to the tip of the peninsula.

Seal Snorkeling

Jump into the water with the Cape fur Seals and have a blast with the clowns of the sea. On our way back from Cape Point we stop at Partridge Point that is home to a few hundred seals.

They are extremely curious and playful and will entertain divers and snorkelers alike. They mostly hang around the surface when they are in the water but will dive down to 25 metres to Scuba divers.

The Cape fur Seal activity is available all year and anybody is welcome to join in on this activity.

Itinerary

• Meet at Pisces Divers at 09h00
• Collect equipment, sign indemnities
• Briefing for tour
• Head down to Simons Town harbour @10h00
• Board the boat at Simons Town Pier
• Proceed to Cape Point, Partridge Point (seal snorkel or surface viewing) & Roman Rock Lighthouse
• Return to Pisces Divers at roughly 13h00 for hot showers, coffee and lunch

What to bring

• Towel
• Warm Jacket
• Bathing suit / Swimming costume
• Sunblock
• Camera
• Own dive equipment if preferred

Minimum of 4 clients required to launch any boat trip 

Opening times: Tues  – Sunday  08h00 – 16h30 

Closed on Mondays

DIVING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED

ALTERNATIVELY  SNORKELING WITHOUT DIVE CERTIFICATE

Kelp Forest Dive 

One of our more popular kelp forest sites is at Pyramid Rock where we have a good possibility of encountering the Sevengill shark, which is also called the Cow shark or Broadnose sevengill. The maximum depth is only 12 metres making it ideal for beginner and junior divers to join. The shallow depths and picturesque environment makes this is the ideal environment for photographers aiming to capture these sharks in their natural habitat.

The Cowsharks aggregate in the shallow channel between Pyramid Rock and the shore. If the sharks are present, there can be up to 30 sharks in the aggregation. Their curious and inquisitive nature means there is no baiting involved and we rely solely on a specific area where these animals are known to aggregate. Aside from the main attraction, the kelp forest is a beautiful environment to explore. There is an abundance of life in the kelp forest understorey.

We do have times when the sharks are not present in the area – please enquire about recent sightings when booking to have realistic expectations.

If the Cowsharks are not evident, then look out for the Spotted Gully sharks, which attain 1.7 metres in length. This is a timid shark more easily approached by freedivers than SCUBA divers. Then there are several species of catshark: the Pyjama catshark, Puffadder Shyshark, Leopard shyshark and Dark shyshark. These smaller sharks are between 50cm and 1.2 metres in length. The huge Short-tailed rays can occasionally be spotted. These rays grow up to 2 metres across the disk.

Cape Fur Seal

The Cape Fur Seal dive is a super fun and interactive dive and one of the signature dives that Cape Town has offered for more than two decades. The seals are very playful and love to show their acrobatic skills to divers.

These seals are used to divers and are not shy at all, they will often jump in the water in large numbers to come and investigate and play with divers.

We dive at Partridge Point, an exposed haul-out spot for seals. There are times when the water can be rough at the site due to waves or currents. We will make a careful assessment before entering the water and reserve the right to divert the divers to a more protected site if conditions warrant it.

A shallow section of the reef, known as the amphitheatre, is the best spot to interact with the Seals. The deeper sections of the reef offer beautiful marine life, swim-throughs and large sea fans.

ITINERARY

• Meet at Pisces Divers at 09h00
• Collect equipment, sign indemnities and load the boat
• Briefing for first dive
• Boat is launched and collects divers from beach opposite the dive centre
• Proceed to first dive site (20 minute trip) and dive
• Exit water and surface interval
• Briefing for second dive site
• Proceed to second dive site
• Exit water and head back to Simonstown
• Return to dive centre by 14h00 for hot shower, coffee,lunch and debrief

WHAT TO BRING

• Dive Certification Card (Open Water or Advanced)
• Towel
• Warm Jacket
• Bathing suit / Swimming costume
• Sunblock
• Camera
• Own dive equipment if preferred

Daily Guided Shore Dives package with full equipment, two guided shore dives, lunch and transport from dive centre to dive sites.

 Cape Town is quite unique in that there is a huge variety of shore entries available on both sides of the peninsula. False Bay has beautiful, thick kelp forests which creates an unusual environment for exploring, as well as a refuge for small animals and schools of reef fish. One will encounter numerous nudibranchs (over 80 species have been documented), crustaceans and lobsters, anemones, feather-stars, brittle-stars, sponges, sea-fans, ocopuses and cuttlefish, as well as many species of interesting fish, such as the Klipvis of which there are 34 known species in False Bay alone.

False Bay falls into a Marine Protected Area where no marine organisms may be removed or disturbed.

Shore diving lends itself to small groups, longer dives, exploration and a more intimate diving experience. Photographers often prefer shallow shore dives due to better light available and shore diving also suits less experienced and confident divers.

Our shore diving package includes all diving equipment, transfers from the dive centre to the dive site and back, lunch with hot or cold drink and a good debrief afterwards. We have many marine ID books in the dive centre to help you identify the critters you have seen.

MEET AT PISCES DIVE CENTRE AT 08H30

Operating days are Tuesday to Sunday, 8am to 430pm. Closed Mondays

Half Day Cape Point Tour

Mornings only : Departs daily at approx. 08h00 and returns at approx. 12h30

Our tour begins with a scenic drive along the Atlantic coast, passing through the cosmopolitan suburb of Sea Point and Camps Bay with its glorious views of the Twelve Apostles, part of the Table Mountain range. From here we travel to the Cape Point Nature Reserve, comprising over 17,300 acres of indigenous fauna and flora.

Here we can see a variety of wildlife that includes baboons, Reebok, Cape Mountain zebra, bontebok and the elusive eland. The reserve is also one of the world’s largest breeding grounds for tortoises. Bird-watchers, too, will find many fine species to observe.

The majestic coastline offers drama worthy of being called “Nature’s Greatest Show.” We’ll be able to see the union of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans (as per legend) and may even feel the brisk wind that is dubbed the “Cape Doctor” for its presumed curative powers.

Boulders Beach & Simon’s Town

Following the coastline along False Bay, we’ll return to Cape Town by way of the Simon’s Town (optional, own account & time permitting visit to Penguin colony), Fish Hoek fishing village and Muizenberg.

We return to Cape Town, passing the University of Cape Town, Rhodes Memorial and the Groote Schuur Hospital.

This is also availablke as a full day tour: Details Here