PARTRIDGE POINT
South Africa, Western Cape
Partridge Point, also called Seal Rock, is popular with divers who want to dive with seals. The dive takes place in a spectacular environment full of rocks and kelp where you will encounter large schools of fish, seals and various species of invertebrates. You can't miss the seals. They flit curiously around you. Partridge Point is situated in a protected area where fishing is not allowed.
Particulars
Partridge Point is accessible by boat. The dive site is located near a rock island that is partly situated in a protected part of Table Mountain National Park. You can see dozens of seals on the rocks from the boat as you approach the dive site.
Warnings
Partridge Point is located near a rock island that is partly situated in a protected part of Table Mountain National Park. License mandatory.
PARTRIDGE POINT Features
- Nicknames
- Seal Rock
- Address
- Valsbaai, Cape Town, South Africa
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 10 min.
- Suitable for
- All levels
- Permit
- Vergunning vereist / License required
- Access
- Day permit , book boat dive at one of the dive schools
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive
- Current
- Limited, rip current, sometimes strong
- Visibility
- 5 - 15 m.
- Average visibility
- 6 m.
- Depth
- 26 m.
- Bottom
- zand, rotsen
- Life
- Seal
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting