Southern Africa offers a diverse and breathtaking boating experience, with its stunning rivers and expansive oceans providing the perfect playground for boating and wildlife enthusiasts. From serene river cruises to exhilarating ocean adventures.
The Indian and Atlantic Oceans bordering Southern Africa are perfect for thrilling maritime adventures. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean, especially around Durban and Mozambique, are popular for deep-sea fishing, snorkeling, and diving. In contrast, the Atlantic Ocean offers a more rugged and cool experience. The coastline from Namibia to Cape Town is known for its dramatic cliffs, pristine beaches, and cold waters teeming with marine life.
The rivers and estuaries provide opportunities for leisurely cruises, where you can spot hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of bird species with many rivers ideal for white water rafting and canoeing too.
The companies on this website are more than just tour operators, they are conservation organizations. Every person who pays to get in a shark cage or go whale watching or dives in the sardine run makes is a conservationist. Help preserve the incredible, vibrant and awe inspiring beauty of Southern Africa’s oceans by traveling, touring and viewing what we have.
Hope to see you soon in our waters.
For those wanting to experience South Africa’s marine life up close while contributing to its protection, Raggy Charters is offering a unique international volunteering experience where marine conservation meets wildlife encounters, environmental education, eco-tourism and cultural exchange. Marine
Stretching along South Africa’s southern coastline between Mossel Bay and Storms River, the Garden Route forms one of the country’s most scenic and ecologically diverse coastal regions. This area is influenced by
The coastal city of Durban lies along South Africa’s eastern coastline, stretching beside the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Its shoreline is defined by sandy beaches, rolling surf, and a climate that encourages marine activity throughout
The city of Cape Town sits at the southwestern tip of Africa, where its coastlines meet the Atlantic Ocean and the Benguela Current. This unique location shapes the city’s climate,
In just 5 years, MPA (Marine Protected Areas) Day, celebrated on 1 August, has grown exponentially – with 2025 marking the most impactful celebration yet. The numbers have more than
Zanzibar, an archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, is a tropical paradise known for its white sandy beaches, turquoise waters and rich cultural history. The main island, Unguja, is home
I have had a love of the ocean for as long as I can remember. It started with fishing and body surfing on beach holidays and progressed to snorkeling and spearfishing when my family moved to the coast.
As an adult I sailed my own Hobie Cat, qualified as a Rescue Diver and crewed on various yachts. On a professional level I worked on a Chokka boat for a short season after returning penniless from a gap year holiday traveling Europe and much later obtained a commercial skippers license for the purpose of conducting whale watching tours in Algoa Bay.
The tourism industry has been my bread and butter for most of my life. It started with my incorporating a tour company in 1995 just as South Africa was opening to international tourism. I was the first qualified field guide in the Eastern Cape and later became the approved tour guide trainer for the region. At various times I have owned a tourist information office, an advertising agency specializing in marketing tourism businesses, sat on the board of directors of various tourism organisations and a been a publisher of travel magazines and websites.
I am a fervent conservationist. I have served on the Board of Trustees of Bayworld and am currently a director of Bay Action Network Alliance. I believe that tourism is one of the few effective ways of protecting a dwindling natural heritage in the face of overpopulation and irresponsible and selfish exploitation of natural resources.
Sadly conservation for conservation sake is as out of date as fax machines and typewriters. Animals and conservation areas must make more money from tourism than they can from exploitation to ensure their long term survival. It is for this reason that I love working with responsible tourism organizations around Southern Africa.
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