• Private Experience
• Carbon Neutral

With some many beautiful beaches and waterfronts in Cape Town, it's a must to discover the city from the water. I'm a professional scuba & skin diver, and I want to share my passion with you. Join me on a private snorkeling experience in Kelp Forest and let's spot some penguins along the way!

Destination

Cape Town, Republic of South Africa

Category

Wildlife Nature

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Other

Available languages

English

Included

• Private guide
• Equipment

Excluded

• Pick-up from Cape Town (~R200 one way)

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Kobus.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Jubilee Square & Jetty - Cape Town to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Optional Pick-up

   As a personalized experience, I can pick you up from Cape Town. Let me know!

4. Snorkeling 101

   Visit the Dive Centre and get your snorkel gear while I give you an introduction and overview about snorkeling

5. Snorkeling Around

   Go to the snorkel spot in the Kelp Forest and explore the underwater world

6. Penguin Spotting

   See from up a close cute penguins chilling by the beach

7. End of Experience

   Get personal recommendations and goodbye

8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

I can personalize this tour for you

• Tell me your preferred date and group size
• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
• Wait for my personal offer in your inbox!

Contact me

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Belinda

3 December 2024

Kobus is a fantastic guide. He was checking the best location for our snorkeling and made it a fantastic experience. But not only that. After the snorkeling he showed us the best penguin spots and provided us with a lot of useful infos. The best diving spots around and what to find there, where to park and safety instructions. He also was helpful with renting some weights for us. Thanx to Kobus we not only had the booked snorkel trip but a lot freediving/snorkeling sessions because of his infos. Highly professional

Valeriya🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

7 October 2024

Kobus was a great guide! From picking us up and dropping of on time, getting the gear that fitted well to a super nice experience in the water - he was very attentive to my mom during snorkeling and dived with me to slightly deeper depth! Cape Town from the underneath the service is as gorgeous! Highly recommend!Cool experience! Very attentive guide

Anupama 🇦🇺 Australia

5 April 2024

The kelp forest was great and I think an enjoyable experience even if one doesn't see any sea creatures.We felt like we were completing a task like in the Harry Potter movie. We did see an octopus and even a penguin though. We had a really nice time. Kobus was great - easy to be around and super helpful. He took us to a great bakery down the coast and even gave us great food recommendations for later. Good fun. Great day.

Alexandra🇨🇭 Switzerland

21 January 2024

I booked the snorkeling with Kobus towards the end of my stay in South Africa - and it was the perfect end to my trip. He was a perfect host and guided me safely and relaxed through the water and the kelp forest - despite the not perfect visibility underwater ;). I added a dive afterwards as I felt very comfortable and wanted more. Thanks to the tips for the rest of my short stay and the conversations out of the water between snorkeling and diving, I quickly felt welcome and like I was among friends. Definitely recommendable!Perfect end to my too short trip to ZA

Franco🇬🇧 United Kingdom

4 March 2022

We had the best time out in the sea exploring the kelp forest. It genuinely was a highlight of our trip. Kobus and Jan made everything very straightforward, safe and easy and trust me it’s something you really wanna do on your next trip! Fantastic experience

Geoff

25 February 2019

Kobus was a wonderful host. It felt like we were meeting up with an old friend to explore the waters. He knew a lot about the villages of the Cape, and we had a great time snorkeling with him. It was the perfect tour for our trip around the peninsula.Cape Town From the Water: Snorkeling & Penguins

Bonny

11 February 2019

Kobus was an amazing guide for our trip to Simon's Town. We saw the penguins and snorkeled in the kelp forest. Thanks so much KobusCape Town From the Water: Snorkeling & Penguins

Bonny

11 February 2019

Kobus was an amazing guide for our trip to Simon's Town. We saw the penguins and snorkeled in the kelp forest. Thanks so much KobusCape Town From the Water: Snorkeling & Penguins

Eduardo

2 October 2023

My wife and I did the discover scuba dive experience with Kobus in Long beach in Simon’s Town. He made us feel at ease with the gear and what we were doing, we went 6 meters deep and practised the basic skills needed for this experience. He was very patient with us as it is really really hard work to deal with to inexperienced people underwater and he did it the best i could imagine, my wife tended to float and he was with her all the time, calming her down and helping her get the right breathing to stay down and she loved it! We even saw an octopus and three puffadder shysharks!. I would definitively recommend him to any of my friends who are scuba divers or anybody who wants to try the experience coming to Cape Town! Thank you so much Kobus!Best Discover Scuba Diver experience!