Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Two Oceans Aquarium
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The dive site Two Oceans Aquarium is an inland confined water site in the V&A Waterfront area of the City Bowl, in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
UnderstandThe aquarium provides the opportunity for diving in a controlled environment where you are guaranteed to see a large number of a variety of large fish.
Get inFrom the Airport: Take the N2 South to Cape Town - 20 km, stay in the right hand lanes for Eastern Boulevard. and stay on the freeway as far as it goes. Turn right into the V&A Waterfront at the first traffic lights.
SeeI&J Ocean Exhibit: The Ocean Exhibit has a wide variety of tropical and sub-tropical fish species including giant short-tail stingrays, honeycomb rays, seventy-fours, moonies, brindle bass, eagle rays, giant guitarfish,…
Stay safeYou are diving with wild animals, which are not domesticated or tamed, despite the setting. Fish and turtles are hand-fed by aquarium staff, and hand gestures towards can be mistaken as an attempt to feed them.
NearbyBack to the Alphabetical list of sites, or list of dive sites in the Table Bay area
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Two Oceans Aquarium" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Chief Directorate of Surveys and Mapping, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons