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Africa Dive Destinations
Africa is a land like no other with wide open planes, high mountains, baking hot sun and exotic animals roaming free both above and beneath these sapphire waters - a real treat for all the senses! Africa is a wildly exciting destination sure to satisfy even the toughest diver.
Have close encounters like you're never experienced before with Africa's famous Big Five on land and experience equally big heart-stopping moments underwater when you come face to face with a great white! For the less adventurous, there are thousands of alluring sandy beaches, warm water lagoons and colourful reefs to explore.
The biodiversity across Africa is totally immense from the luxurious Mediterranean and wild Atlantic, to the colourful Indian Ocean and rich Red Sea, Africa will definitely leave you wanting more!
Dive Locations in Africa
Explore the Red Sea, the world's most northern reef system and uncover the hidden gems that make it one of the world's greatest dive destinations.
A beautiful stretch of African coastline with low-lying hard corals and an abundance of colourful fish and marine life.
These beautiful islands have crystal-clear waters and host some beautiful coral reefs, shipwrecks and fantastic underwater tunnels and arches.
Mozambique offers pristine beaches, warm waters and truly spectacular diving! Mozambique, famous for its many species of shark, is a must for all divers with a sense of adventure...!
There is a rich variety of corals, exotic fishes including Bat Fish, colorful Butterfly Fishes and Parrot Fishes among numerous other tropical species that can be seen when diving in the Seychelles.
South Africa is the paradise for shark lovers - the reefs and wrecks of Aliwal Shoal, Protea Banks and Rocky Bay offer diving with a variety of sharks, rays, turtles, dolphins, nudibranchs & tropical fish.




Africa
Asia
Australasia
Caribbean
Central America
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
Africa
Asia
Australasia
Caribbean
Central America
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
Australia
Caribbean
Indonesia
Maldives
Pacific Islands
Philippines
Seychelles
Thailand