Diving Sites in Africa and the Middle East
ByA continent synonymous with adventure and exploration, Africa offers spectacular shark encounters and many miles of unexplored reef. The Middle East boasts the Red Sea, perhaps the most famous of all places to dive, with a highly developed dive industry to match.
African Highlights
South Africa is renowned throughout the world for big animal encounters in particular with the great white sharks of the Cape—and for the epic shark dives to be had off Natal. The latter is also the scene of one of the greatest spectacles in the marine world – the legendary Sardine Run, where gigantic sardine shoals move slowly up the coast, harried by dolphins, whales, sharks, seals, and gannets.
Lying to the northeast of the African coast are the magnificently wild beaches and reefs of Mozambique and the islands off Kenya and Tanzania. Farther put to sea lie Mauritius, the Seychelles, and tin Comoros, all offering diving of real quality on reefs influenced by the J abundant marine life of the Indo-Pacific region to the east.
Red Sea Riches
The outstanding gem of the Middle East is the Red Sea, perhaps the most heavily dived body of water in the world. From the northern resorts of Eilat, Ras Mohammed, Sharm El Sheik, and Dahab, through to the wilder southern sites like the Brothers and the coast of Sudan, this region provides superb reef diving, as well as varied wrecks, such the famous Thuistlegorm. Despite its popularity, the Red Sea still has unexplored regions, and new dive sites continue to be opened, so it will always have much to attract divers.
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