Shipwrecks of St Helena Island
Dive Travel Here are 8 well-known shipwrecks around St Helena Island that can be explored by scuba divers and some of them are also accessible to snorkellers being in shallow water. Saint Helena Island [...]
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The Ocean’s Hidden Wonders
A Guide to Appreciating Underwater Biodiversity Getting to know the underwater world has always been one of my favorite things. When you start free diving or scuba diving, you’re introduced to a new [...]
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What is the Discover Scuba Diving experience all about?
Take your first breaths underwater Whether you're on holiday in Cape Town looking for a fun activity, or maybe you're not sure if you want to commit to a full course, the Discover [...]
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Just Africa Scuba - Career Development Programs
Why Join the Just Africa Scuba Career Development Program?
Our program includes all the scuba dive courses, taking you from novice to a PADI Pro. You will learn practical work skills like gear maintenance, compressor operation, retail, customer service, professionalism, computer skills, [...]
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Make Scuba Diving Your Career
Want to make the ocean your office? In this article, you will see how to do that... Becoming a PADI Scuba Instructor can be done in a year's time or less with our [...]
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Capturing Gordon’s Bay Reef Life through the Lens of a Diver
Dive Travel - Cape Town, South Africa Gordon’s Bay is a charming naval town nestled against the Hottentots Holland Mountains. It’s a 45-minute drive from Cape Town CBD and a 40-minute drive from Stellenbosch [...]
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How do I Become a Scuba Diver?
So, you are new to diving and interested in what it takes to become a certified Scuba Diver? The underwater world is a magical and alluring place.  Becoming a scuba diver is life-changing [...]
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Scuba Gear, Do I Buy or Rent?
This is a question many divers ask: "Should I spend money on buying my own scuba equipment or, should I continue to rent gear each time I go for a dive?" If [...]
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Top 10 Reasons to Dive the Red Sea
Never been to Egypt and dived the Red Sea?  You are missing out, this trip will keep you coming back for more. The Red Sea has some of the warmest and clearest [...]
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Shore Diving around False Bay
Cape Town boasts many magnificent features for divers to explore. There are beautiful dive sites that can be reached by boat, but unlike many other places around the world, that’s not the [...]
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Marine Protected Areas
and why they are Important This is definitely a proven way to help protect our wonderful ocean and marine life for the benefit of people and nature. What is a Marine Protected Area? Like a [...]
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Enjoying the Road Less Travelled
Featuring Women in Diving Nicolene Olckers tells us about her interesting career as a photographer and dive professional with some great advice for people considering a career in diving. How I got started in [...]
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From PFO to Going PADI Pro!
Featuring Women in Diving I was super excited to do my scuba course. After hearing and seeing all the amazing experiences that others had underwater, I couldn't wait to start my journey. The Open [...]
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The Sea Urchin
Sea urchins are echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. The name Echinoderm came from Greek. “Echinos” means ‘’Spiny” and “Derma” means “skin”. Some marine animals that are classified as echinoderms are sea cucumbers, [...]
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Why is our water turning red?
When a red tide enters our waters, you will see a strange natural occurrence. If you’ve never seen this happening, you need to go to the beach after sunset at the next red [...]
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