Diving in Cape Town

Cape Point, at the tip of the Cape Peninsula, is considered the boundary between two of the five inshore marine bioregions of South Africa. To the west of Cape Point is the cool to cold temperate South-Western Cape inshore bioregion, and to the east is the warmer temperate Agulhas inshore bioregion. The Cape Point break is considered to be a relatively distinct change in the bioregions and this can be clearly seen from the difference in marine life between the Atlantic seaboard of the peninsula and False Bay. The greater Cape Town area includes over 300 named dive sites, where positions are recorded, which is impressive for any single destination.