Dive Inn Diving & Touring
Dive Inn Diving & Touring
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Providing Private Scuba diving tours and training . Private Tours in and around Cape Town, our most popular is Cape peninsula tours and Cape Winelands tours.
Plumstead, South Africa
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Suzan Al Nabulsi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates30 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We spent around one week with Carel touring Cape Town as a family with 2 kids age 8 & 13 ,we had an amazing time from the moment Carel picked us up from the airport until he dropped us to fly back back to Johannesburg & we could see how passionate he was about his country .
He customized a tour for us that includes the garden route ,advised us on hotel booking with several options & many of them were so unique that we would not have known about ,we started from Cape Town ,went to boulders beach and the other touristy places in Cape Town ,then passed by Hermanus for whales watching ,when we arrived to wilderness the Mosselbay zip line was closed due to the weather conditions but when he saw that we were disappointed he did not stop ,he took us to do Paragliding ,the next day he changed the plan so we can go back to do the Zip-line ,we saw & did so many things that we could not have done without him ,we visited farm stalls ,an Original Aloe Vera factory ,where we bought many original products with cheap prices ,we ate in so many great restaurants with his recommendations ,we did the Congo caves,slept in an Ostrich farm ,tried the Ostrich meat for the first time ,we ended our tour with 2 nights in Franschhoek where he took us to wine ,beer ,chocolates ,olives and olive oil tasting.
He was very patient with our kids ,taught my youngest how to fish ,created activities for them so they won’t be bored ,oh and I forgot to add he is a great photographer .
I was even looking for African cups that I could not find anywhere ,he went out of his way and went in his personal rest time and found it for me .
Thank you Carel for showing us Cape Town the way you did as it would not have been the same without you ,we will be coming back again .
Highly recommended if you want a special tour for Cape Town and the surrounding areas .
He customized a tour for us that includes the garden route ,advised us on hotel booking with several options & many of them were so unique that we would not have known about ,we started from Cape Town ,went to boulders beach and the other touristy places in Cape Town ,then passed by Hermanus for whales watching ,when we arrived to wilderness the Mosselbay zip line was closed due to the weather conditions but when he saw that we were disappointed he did not stop ,he took us to do Paragliding ,the next day he changed the plan so we can go back to do the Zip-line ,we saw & did so many things that we could not have done without him ,we visited farm stalls ,an Original Aloe Vera factory ,where we bought many original products with cheap prices ,we ate in so many great restaurants with his recommendations ,we did the Congo caves,slept in an Ostrich farm ,tried the Ostrich meat for the first time ,we ended our tour with 2 nights in Franschhoek where he took us to wine ,beer ,chocolates ,olives and olive oil tasting.
He was very patient with our kids ,taught my youngest how to fish ,created activities for them so they won’t be bored ,oh and I forgot to add he is a great photographer .
I was even looking for African cups that I could not find anywhere ,he went out of his way and went in his personal rest time and found it for me .
Thank you Carel for showing us Cape Town the way you did as it would not have been the same without you ,we will be coming back again .
Highly recommended if you want a special tour for Cape Town and the surrounding areas .
Written 27 August 2022
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Good day Suzan and family
Wow what a hefty review. Thank you for all the praise. Always nice to able to show you and the family some of the highlights of our wonderful Cape Town area plus you guys made my passion even easier with being open minded and wanting to see and experience as much as possible.
Cant wait to show you more on your return and next time hopefully make it up fully onto table mountain with incredible views, Khal might need to keep his eyed closed;-).
Regards and thank you again for being great guests on tour.
Carel
Written 28 August 2022
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DubaiScotts
Dubai, United Arab Emirates9 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
Carel took my daughter & I out for 2 early morning dives at windmill today, it was brilliant. Carel is extremely knowledgeable of the area & conditions, and even more so of the sea life. He is clearly a very experienced diver/dive guide, and very sensible & safety conscious. The dive itself was great (our first in false bay) but was made even better thru his local knowledge (and a freakish ability to spot stuff). We needed full gear hire and the equipment is in good condition/ well maintained (and enough for extra layers…). The hot chocolate rocks too. It was altogether a great experience for my daughter & I, and we will definitely be back. I wouldn’t hesitate to use Carel’s other services on future trips.
Written 22 July 2022
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Good day Hilton
Thank you for taking time and do review . Loved diving with you guys and sharing what we have underwater.
Hope to see you next year again and exploring other sites and hopefully see more sharkies.
All the best
Carel
Written 28 August 2022
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MartinT86
2 contributions
Aug 2019 • Solo
I had a day spare in Cape Town whilst travelling for work.
Carel picked me up from my hotel and took me EVERYWHERE! To see as much as I possibly could in the short space of time I had.
We went to see lions, cheetahs, chimpanzees, a giraffe sanctuary, a tour of the wine lands and when the weather changed for the worse he knew of great places to ride it out for an hour such as the cape brewing company!
Carel knew exactly what he was doing and nothing was a problem.
On the way back into Cape Town he swung a de-tour to take me up and see the view across cape town and lions head from table mountain.
A fantastic day out all thanks to Carel.
Couldn’t recommend him enough!
Carel picked me up from my hotel and took me EVERYWHERE! To see as much as I possibly could in the short space of time I had.
We went to see lions, cheetahs, chimpanzees, a giraffe sanctuary, a tour of the wine lands and when the weather changed for the worse he knew of great places to ride it out for an hour such as the cape brewing company!
Carel knew exactly what he was doing and nothing was a problem.
On the way back into Cape Town he swung a de-tour to take me up and see the view across cape town and lions head from table mountain.
A fantastic day out all thanks to Carel.
Couldn’t recommend him enough!
Written 15 August 2019
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HI Martin
Really glad I were able to show some great spots in and around Cape Town. Next time we would need a day or 2 more;-).
Thank you.
Regards
Carel van der Colff
Written 19 August 2019
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David L
41 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
We had some great dives with Carel this past week. We were visiting our son in Muizenberg on holiday from the US and he suggested we go diving with Carel. He’s been diving with Carel for several years now and did his training with Dive Inn.
My 18 year old daughter recently received her certificate and was still a little unsure about diving. But Carel was very patient and encouraging with her. I wanted it to be a positive experience for her and it was.
We made a couple shore dives to get comfortable and then did some deeper reef dives by boat and swam with the seals which was a blast. Then went to a wreck off the coast. My daughter is excited about going on her next dive already.
Carel was very thorough and has everything you need. He knows so much about so much of the life in the ocean and pointed out many things we would have never seen.
We all had a great time and when I come back to Cape Town I’ll be diving with Carel!
My 18 year old daughter recently received her certificate and was still a little unsure about diving. But Carel was very patient and encouraging with her. I wanted it to be a positive experience for her and it was.
We made a couple shore dives to get comfortable and then did some deeper reef dives by boat and swam with the seals which was a blast. Then went to a wreck off the coast. My daughter is excited about going on her next dive already.
Carel was very thorough and has everything you need. He knows so much about so much of the life in the ocean and pointed out many things we would have never seen.
We all had a great time and when I come back to Cape Town I’ll be diving with Carel!
Written 21 December 2018
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Hi thank you very much David.
Glad I could get Emily, you and Joel to enjoy the waters of Cape Town. Was very happy that we had decent viz and very warm water temperatures.
Definitely next time we can explore some other dive sites.
Regards and Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you all.
Regards
Carel
Written 22 December 2018
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Jannie S
Wellington, South Africa7 contributions
Feb 2018 • Friends
I asked Carel from Dive Inn to arrange a Table Mountain and Cape Peninsula tour for me and my 3 friends from Australia for their first Cape Town experience.
Carel arranged everything beforehand - Abseiling from Table Mountain and all access tickets were done and we didn't had to spend any time in a queue.
His knowledge of Cape Town and the animal and plant kingdom is excellent and he turned a possible mundane short hike on Table Mountain into a fun learning experience. Also, he has amazing skills with an iPhone camera and took the most amazing group photos of us.
After Table Mountain we went for a beach picnic alongside some penguins in Simon's Town, after which we went to Cape Point where he showed us the local wildlife using the lesser known paths where no other tourists went. The hike up to the lighthouse had lots of stairs, but his stories he told during the hike made us forget about the stairs. The route back to Cape Town was spectacular, especially Chapman's Peak. The tour finished well in time for us to enjoy sundowner drinks watching the sun set into the ocean next to Table Mountain.
Thanks for this experience Carel! My friends said they will definitely return to Cape Town again...
Carel arranged everything beforehand - Abseiling from Table Mountain and all access tickets were done and we didn't had to spend any time in a queue.
His knowledge of Cape Town and the animal and plant kingdom is excellent and he turned a possible mundane short hike on Table Mountain into a fun learning experience. Also, he has amazing skills with an iPhone camera and took the most amazing group photos of us.
After Table Mountain we went for a beach picnic alongside some penguins in Simon's Town, after which we went to Cape Point where he showed us the local wildlife using the lesser known paths where no other tourists went. The hike up to the lighthouse had lots of stairs, but his stories he told during the hike made us forget about the stairs. The route back to Cape Town was spectacular, especially Chapman's Peak. The tour finished well in time for us to enjoy sundowner drinks watching the sun set into the ocean next to Table Mountain.
Thanks for this experience Carel! My friends said they will definitely return to Cape Town again...
Written 28 February 2018
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Good day Jannie
Thank you for the opportunity to show you and your friends around our wonder city of Cape town.
Hope they all had a great holiday with you as the host.
Regards
Carel van der Colff
Written 4 March 2018
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Lior A
Ness Ziona, Israel2 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
We had two diving days with Carel's team and it was the best adventure in our holiday!
The diving sites were spectacular, many things to see and a great experience.
The first day was a shallow dive from shore and it felt like traveling in a jungle, so many plants and animals and it was amazing!
The second day we had a boat dive surrounded by corals and inside some caves, it was magnificent.
The crew was very kind, relaxing and mostly professional, a lot explanations and patients and
everything was very well orgenized.
Thanks a lot for Naomi and Stephan!
The gear was very good and comfortable!
Amazing experience
Greatly recommended adventure
Go dive with Carel!
The diving sites were spectacular, many things to see and a great experience.
The first day was a shallow dive from shore and it felt like traveling in a jungle, so many plants and animals and it was amazing!
The second day we had a boat dive surrounded by corals and inside some caves, it was magnificent.
The crew was very kind, relaxing and mostly professional, a lot explanations and patients and
everything was very well orgenized.
Thanks a lot for Naomi and Stephan!
The gear was very good and comfortable!
Amazing experience
Greatly recommended adventure
Go dive with Carel!
Written 27 December 2017
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Good day Lior and Gabi
Thank you for the review and choosing to dive with Dive Inn Cape town. Naomi and Stephen stated they also had great fun with you as well.
Hope to see you guys in the future back in our wonderful city of Cape Town. Next time around I can perhaps show you a bit more of the other sites and adventures under and above water.
Regards
Carel van der Colff
Written 3 January 2018
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brigitte10081967
Enzesfeld, Austria11 contributions
Aug 2017 • Family
Carel cares about his visitors and is really interested to make you feel comfortable. He arranges the trip taking care of your personal wishes and needs. Four of us went diving, a teen, two young grown ups and their father and everyone was really happy after the trip!
Carel manages everything in an uncomplicated, easy going, but sensitive way, so you just feel fine!
A long, long way, but we will be back!
Carel manages everything in an uncomplicated, easy going, but sensitive way, so you just feel fine!
A long, long way, but we will be back!
Written 1 September 2017
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Good day Brigitte
In a way my response for thanx slipped through the cracks. Thank you very much. Think it almost time again or another holiday;-0.
Until next time and then we get you in the water as well.
Regards
Carel
Written 3 January 2018
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divegrrls
Toronto, Canada10 contributions
Mar 2017 • Solo
Carel is a SPECTACULAR guide. I easily saw 10x more on my dives with him than on my dives with a larger op.
His spotting skills are legendary but as a working instructor he's also extremely patient, managing any diver difficulties with grace, humour and quiet expertise.
He's also a keen naturalist so as we were gearing up by the side of the road he would point out beautiful local birds alighting in or sheltering under vegetation nearby. I wish I had found him earlier so I could have booked more days in my trip with him.
From the piping hot hot chocolate and delicious snacks he brings, to keeping track of what animals you have and haven't seen and photographed yet, his attention to detail is fantastic. He wants you to have an exceptional experience every day.
Just please save some dates for me!
His spotting skills are legendary but as a working instructor he's also extremely patient, managing any diver difficulties with grace, humour and quiet expertise.
He's also a keen naturalist so as we were gearing up by the side of the road he would point out beautiful local birds alighting in or sheltering under vegetation nearby. I wish I had found him earlier so I could have booked more days in my trip with him.
From the piping hot hot chocolate and delicious snacks he brings, to keeping track of what animals you have and haven't seen and photographed yet, his attention to detail is fantastic. He wants you to have an exceptional experience every day.
Just please save some dates for me!
Written 10 April 2017
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HI Natasha
Thank you for your kind words.
Was great to have had a fellow Nudibranch hunter visiting. Even better as you liked the long long dives like one of 116 minutes dives.
Next time we will get more great things done when you back in Cape town.
Happy diving and Nudibranch Hunting.
Regards
Carel van der Colff
Written 14 April 2017
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lesleymaye
Cape Town Central, South Africa7 contributions
Mar 2017 • Family
I wanted to share my love of diving with my 12 year old grandson and we went to Carel of DiveInn to do an Introduction to Scuba course, and then a dive in Simonstown. Carel was amazing with my grandson. The first thing my grandson said after the dive was: WHEN can we do that again? So thank you Carel for your friendliness and enthusiasm and understanding. It was very special to do the dive with my grandson and to share with him that amazing world under the sea. I would recommend Carel and DiveInn to anyone, without hesitation.
Written 8 March 2017
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Hi Thank you very much Lesley
Was great to get Matthew in the water and be able to get you into our Cape Town waters and on your 1st shore dive as well. Well done.
Perhaps see you on a trip in Sodwana again.
All the best.
Carel van der Colff
Dive Inn Cape town
Written 10 March 2017
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MrOTravels
3 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
I just chanced upon Carel of DiveInn CT but what a find! From the moment I made contact prior to arriving in Cape Town to the mornings of the dive and afterwards Carel was extremely clear in communications. The personal service of a small group and huge amount of knowledge just pours out of him. I am already planning another trip later this year and can't wait to dive with him again. Nudibranch hunter indeed - thanks for such a great couple of days.
Written 15 January 2017
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Good day Sandy & Kevin
Was great to have met and dived with you guys.
Thank you for the review , much appreciated.
Jump in plane quickly, I will be Nudibranchhunting tomorrow at 7am.
Till next time.
Regards
Carel van der Colff
Written 17 January 2017
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