South Africa · SNORKELING
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 5 snorkelling trips worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Meet your English or Dutch-speaking instructor at Cape Vidal’s marine office, gear up, and spend 1 to 1.5 hours snorkeling at low tide. Look for about 50 fish species, stingrays, octopus, and a gold-hunting shipwreck before warming up with tea, coffee, or hot chocolate.
“Every moment was Exceptional. Beautiful Experience. Worth the Drive.”
Meet Cape Town Freediving in Muizenberg for a 3.5-hour kelp forest snorkeling trip. You’ll receive a marine-life briefing, quality equipment, and help from guides such as Chris before entering from shore. Windmill Beach near Simon’s Town is the usual site, weather permitting.
“The swimsuits make you very comfortable in the water and the instructors are very helpful. Beautiful worthwhile expirience overall.”
Join a small group of up to 10 from St Lucia for a full day in iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Your English-speaking guide leads a game drive, two hours of Cape Vidal snorkeling, and a beach braai. Guides such as Sakhile, Kyle, Spi, and Johan have made this trip especially personal.
“We hadden een heerlijke dat met Shakile en het snorkelteam. Shakile is een supergids met oog voor de grote, maar ook heel kleine dieren én hij deelt met passie zijn kennis over zijn Zulu-achtergrond. De braai was top, de uitzichten en babbels waren top, het snorkelen was een fijne ervaring voor de waterratten van ons gezin (de oceaan was woelig). En Isimangaliso is echt een wondermooi park waar Shakile je uitstekend doorheen voert.”
Meet the Oceans Discovery team near Rocky Bay Park at around 7am for a safety briefing, gear fitting, and an eight-minute boat ride to Aliwal Shoal. You begin in a six-person surface cage, then snorkel outside it with blacktip sharks while a guide stays in the water.
“Booking process and communication was excellent. Pick up at 5am from the hotel was prompt. Thanks to Mia for a superb briefing and explained the types of sharks. Down to the beach for a thrilling ride through the surf to our dive locatiRead more”
Meet your guide at Kosi Bay Mouth at 8:00 am for a tide-shaped day of kayaking, snorkeling in the Kosi aquarium, Thonga fish-trap lessons, and a fish braai with mealie bread and peanut sauce. Guides including Vusi, Rick, and Simon bring local knowledge and patient help.
“Our family of 5 had lots of fun during the guided kayak tour and received interesting info on the river, lakes and the traditional fish traps. We enjoyed a wonderful fish braai at noon and afterwards we went for snorkling. Rick and Simon are Read more”
Pick a reserve, a coastline or a cellar.
