The diving potential of the Garden Route is often overlooked by visitors and it hardly seems fair that the local divers are allowed to keep these treasures to themselves. The Garden Route describes a coastline of rugged cliffs and magnificent beaches. The natural beauty of the region can only be surpassed beneath the waves.

Truly a garden route underwater, the dive sites of the Garden Route are a macro photographers dream. Prevailing summer SE winds cause plankton to bloom. Invertebrates thrive in these temperate (14 - 24 degrees), nutrient rich waters, so don't be put off by comparatively low visibility (2-15m) - if you don't get the big picture there's a whole world beneath your nose. Gorgonian forests are littered with basket stars and huge orange wall sponges flow across the contours. Anemone gardens abound and jewel anemones sparkle from the darker recesses. Cup corals, feather and brittle stars, nudibranch and sea hares, pipefish, horsefish, shy sharks and occasionally larger sharks complete the scene. Change your focus and these dive sites soon become world class.

It would be impossible to include details on all the divesites along this coast. They are far too numerous and many are still waiting to be discovered. Our tours concentrate on the dive sites accessible from Plettenberg Bay and Knysna at the heart of the Garden Route, but do not exclude the excellent diving found from Still Bay to Port Elizabeth and along the coast to Port Alfred and East London.