Post image for Monday Smile: Best Boss / Dive Buddy Ever!

Do you have a boss – or a dive buddy – like this?  

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Here’s the short video we’ve made to promote our trip to Ponta do’Ouro (25 May – 1 June 2012) To book, or to find out more, please contact us on info@indigoscuba.com or phone Deon on 083 268 1851.    

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Feel like a new exercise routine?  Sick of the gym?  How about scuba diving? Did you know that scuba diving provides a great all-round workout – cardio, resistance training and strengthening of your back and core muscles?  As just over 30 minutes of scuba diving uses up to 400 calories, a dive of 45 – [...]

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The conditions we have been waiting for have arrived and we’re expecting some excellent dives this weekend. We’re taking the boat out and diving the Gordon’s Bay coastline (incl. Steenbras Deep) this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We hope you’ll come and join us! Dive Schedule: Friday 20, Saturday 21, Sunday 22 January: First Dive: Meet [...]

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Behind the Scenes: How it all began

  Indigo Scuba is located on the mountainside of Gordon’s Bay. Deon qualified as an instructor in 2000 but at the time was self-employed as a building contractor.  In early 2009, he decided to turn his love for teaching people to become scuba divers into a full-time job.  And Indigo Scuba was born.  By that time, [...]

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Tiny stars in the sea – Bioluminescence

One of the most amazing sights on a night dive has to be the tiny pinpricks of light in the water as you and your buddies swim through the dark water. This is especially noticeable when your fins and hands splash the surface of the water around you. What you’re seeing is light caused by [...]

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Stinky Wetsuits – Prevention and Cure

Ever wondered why your wetsuit or booties stink and what can be done about it? Neoprene wetsuits and booties do a pretty good job of keeping us insulated from the outside elements, but they also keep the inside elements such as sweat, bacteria (and, dare we say it… urine) inside.  Scuba diving causes us to [...]

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Indigo Scuba in Gordon’s Bay Celebrates World Ocean Day

In celebration of World Ocean Day on Saturday, 3 December 2011, Indigo Scuba Diving Centre in Gordon’s Bay held a special dive and braai to raise funds for the Sustainable Seas Trust (SST), a charitable organisation dedicated to the conservation and sustainability of the South African coastline. A full boat of eleven divers joined Indigo [...]

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Join Indigo Scuba and Support SST on World Ocean Day – Saturday 3 December 2011

To celebrate World Ocean Day this coming Saturday, 3 December 2011, Indigo Scuba will be holding two special dives and a “boerie braai” to raise funds for the Sustainable Seas Trust (SST).    Divers from all agencies and clubs, as well as non-divers are very welcome. For every dive you book, Indigo Scuba will donate R45 [...]

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Scuba Diving is Good for YOU!

Scuba Diving is therapeutic, both physically and mentally. Not only are scuba diving lessons and holidays fun – scuba diving is a great source of stress relief, aerobic activity, and meditation. Apart from aerobic swimming exercise and increased muscle strength, one of the most important health improvements that will come from scuba diving is increased [...]

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