FREEDIVING & SNORKELING ARTICLES

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 10: Cuttlefish rank high on our list of animals we like to see while freediving and snorkeling in Cape Town. These half-octopus, half-fish like creatures are highly intelligent and have amazing hunting and evasion abilities. On this freedive at Glencairn, Stephan spotted two cuttlefish in the ‘dead zone’

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 9: Last week our snorkelers were treated to sightings of octopus, shysharks, pyjama sharks, seals, penguins and this klipvis. Snorkeling in Cape Town can be spectacular even on cold winter days. Our snorkelers, Tracey and Jana, spotted the klipvis up in the kelp and signalled their guide Stephan.

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 8: It wasn’t too long ago that freediving with 7-gill cow sharks in Cape Town was easy and if you wanted it to be, a regular activity. For the last 4 years though, spotting a cow shark on a dive has become a rare treat. Stephan and John

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 7:​ There aren’t many people who would turn down the opportunity to swim with dolphins, especially Bottlenose dolphins. Stephan was lucky enough to do just that with a pod of Bottlenose dolphins just off Clovelly. Last week we had very interesting conditions in False Bay. Warm 17-18 degree

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 6:​ We don’t do a lot of boat freedives, mainly because there are so many beautiful dive sites close to shore, but when we do, the SAS Pietermaritzburg wreck (PMB wreck) is high up on our list of dive sites to visit. We love this site because it

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 5: When the ocean conditions are as good as they were last week, it’s time for blowing bubble rings. Stephan is our resident bubble ring expert and he took the opportunity to entertain a snorkeling group with his underwater magic tricks. Here is a step-by-step explanation of how

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 4: Recently, we have had great conditions. Winter really is the best time for exploring the ocean in False Bay! The water temperature went up to 17 degrees and this brought bait fish and yellowtail into the bay. It also sent large rafts of penguins south to Cape

Cape Town Freediving Clip Of The Week 3: Winter is coming and that’s a good thing for the False Bay freedivers and snorkelers. As the SE wind drops and switches to a NW wind, the conditions in False Bay improve considerably with flat water and clear visibility. Stephan and John made good use of these

Cape Town Freediving Clip of the Week 2: Stephan spotted a large Red Roman hanging around while teaching an Adventure Freediver II freediving course in the Castle Rock area. We tend to see a lot of large Roman in the no-take areas of the MPA, but outside these areas they are quite scarce in the