Spearfishing Courses
Cape Town

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basic Speafishing Course
Shoredive Spearo
Deep Spearfishing
PADI Instructor Training

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Spearfishing Course Cape Town

Why Book a Spearfishing Course in Cape Town?

Our spearfishing course in Cape Town gives you the skills to safely freedive, handle a speargun and understand local ocean conditions. Cape Town’s coastline offers some of the most diverse spearfishing in South Africa.Choose Basic, Shoredive, or Deep. We also run a PADI Freediver Instructor course for professionals.

A structured spearfishing course gives you the foundation to dive safely, understand local fish species, and read ocean conditions. Whether you’re starting out or refining your skills, training with Cape Town Dive Centre helps you safely sperafish in local waters.

Basic Spearfishing Course in Cape Town

Duration 1-2 DAYS
R 2200

Getting your Feet Wet:

The Basic Spearfishing Course is designed for the newcomer, and contains various diving and spearfishing skills in order to start off your journey as a spearo, including explaining, understanding and using spearfishing gear.

Learn proper new skills:

On this course you complete both basic diving and an in-depth spearfishing orientation. You learn about spearguns used locally, the environment and how wind and currents affect the fish you hunt. Your instructor will explain the spearfishing gear, safety procedures, rescue and reading of the ocean.

Focus on Spearfishing:

Loading, aiming and reloading Speargun

Learning about standard spearguns and roller spearguns

Freedive techniques that aid Spearfishing

Info on local fish species

Where to spearfish

Training exercises for spearfishing

Tracking techniques of fish

Information on reading and predicting local conditions

Certified Instructor: Charl, Dewald or Brittnee
Location: Cape Town

Commonly seen underwater in Cape Town:

Kelp Forests

Cape Bream

Sea Urchin

ship wreck

West Coast Rock Lobster

Red Roman Bream

Course Requirements:

8 years or older

Medically fit to dive

No Diving Experience Required

Course Outcomes:

Breathold of at least 90 sec

Dynamic Apnea of 25m or more

Buddy diving skills

Rescue and safety

What is included:

The basic course is a shallow based course

All gear including speargun will be included

Spearfishing license free of charge

Membership to the South African Underwater Fishing Federation

Let us take you on it!

SHOREDIVE SPEARfishing COURSE In Cape Town
R3800

Kelp forest and Ocean Training with Spearfishing Trip

Course Duration 2 days
R 3800

Full Spearo Course:

What sets this course apart from the basic spearfishing course, is the ocean time, depth and extensive in-water training. On this course, you will not only learn about the sport but conditions depending, you will in fact go spearfishing with one of our experienced instructors.

Learn proper new skills:

The course includes a full dive training to a depth up to 16m deep and starts with a classroom and breathold session, The classroom then becomes a swimming pool where we learn the basic skills of speargun use, spearfishing equipment, breathold, fin stroke, rescue diving, safety and proper buddy diving. The pool becomes bigger as you step into the ocean, and train the skills of freediving and spearfishing in the ocean. In the ocean we will learn about the ocean life, fish species and legal sizes, where you can spear, proper open water techniques, diving to depths, safety, rescue and buddy diving in open water as a team.

Focus on Spearfishing:

Loading, aiming and reloading Speargun

Use of a standardand roller speargun and other spearfishing equipment

Deep freediving up to 16m

breathold of more than a minute

Info on local fish species

Cleaning and preparing fish

Tracking techniques of fish

Information on reading and predicting local conditions

Certified Instructor: Charl, Dewald or Brittnee
Location: Cape Town

Commonly seen underwater in Cape Town:

Kelp Forests

Cape Bream

Sea Urchin

ship wreck

West Coast Rock Lobster

Red Roman Bream

Course Requirements:

8 years or older

Medically fit to dive

No Diving Experience Required

Course Outcomes:

Breathold of at least 90 sec

Dynamic Apnea of 25m or more

Minimum 10m deep dive or more

Buddy diving skills

Rescue and safety

What is included:

This course is an Ocean Spearfishing Course

A Spearfishing trip to shoot your first fish

All gear including speargun will be included

Spearfishing license free of charge

Membership to the South African Underwater Fishing Federation

Introduction to the Hugeunote Spearfishing Club

Deep spearfishing course in cape town
R4200

Deep Ocean Training and Spearfishing Trip

Course Duration: 2 days
R 4200

Take your Next Step:

This course is for for the person that wants to go to blue water and beyond, further, and learn advanced safety and rescue techniques. Buddy diving, advanced equalization, blue water spearfishing, boat spearfishing equipment, watermanship and discipline.

Continuing your education:

This course includes a full diving course, and will take you through the journey of different water environments and allow you to learn from highly experienced instructors, how your body works and experience the gear to a more technical degree. The pool session will cover more advanced hydrodynamic techniques, breathing and advanced rescue skills and other techniques that will allow you to advance your spearfishing.

In the open water, the focus will be on control, discipline, proper technique, safety, rescue and deep spearfishing. All this to ensure that you reach your goal depth you set yourself.

Our instructors will guide you and assist you on various stress tests, shift your mentality of watermanship, and coach you to where you yourself would like to be.

Focus on Spearfishing:

Instruction on Pelagic hunting equipment

Functioning with reels and buoy lines

Flasher Building workshop
Use of a standard, roller and inverted roller speargun

Deep freediving up to 30m deep

breathold of more than a minute

Boat Diving Techniques

Training practices for shooting pelagic fish

Certified Instructor: Charl, Dewald or Brittnee
Location: Cape Town

What you could see on this course:

Blue water diving

Cape Bream

Ship Wrecks

West Coast Rock Lobster

Red Roman Bream

Course Requirements:
12 years or older

Medically fit to dive

Completed Freediver Course or equivalent

Course Outcomes:

Breathold of at least 2:30 min

Dynamic Apnea of 50m or more

Minimum 20m deep dive or more

Buddy diving skills

Rescue and safety

performance equalization

self-discipline at depth

PADI Freediver Instructor Course – Career Path in Diving

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From R15 000 - R22 000

A Career in Freediving:

PADI is the largest and most successful dive training institute in the world, training 70% of all divers worldwide. The PADI Freediver Instructor Training allows you to teach freediving, opening up a career in diving. It allows you to join this extensive team of PADI Professionals and train freedivers.

Knowledgeable Team:

Instructor Trainer Charl Marais gives you exclusive attention for the full duration of the instructor training. Together with his staff instructor, Charl works in a team with Brittnee Engelbrecht to give you a premium experience in freedive instructor training. With combined experience of more than 20 years in freediving, and PADI professionals for 10 years, the team has trained Freediver instructors all over Southern Africa and Island Africa.

Course Requirements:
18 years or older

Medically fit to dive

Completed Advanced Freediver Course or similar

Instructor: Charl and Brittnee
Location: South Africa

It’s a Journey:

From the classroom presentations, to the confined and open water training, the PADI Freediver instructor Training is tailored and specifically designed with state of the art teaching techniques, and the latest freediving techniques to make you the best freediver instructor possible.

What do I get in this course:

Emergency First Response

PADI Freediver Instructor

PADI Adventure Freediver Instructor

Course Outcomes:

Breath-hold of at least 3:30 min

Dynamic Apnea of 75m or more

Minimum 32m deep dive or more (50m Max)

Professionalism

Thorough understanding of Freediver Physiology

Master equalization and hydrodynamics

    
 
 
        
   KeatZA 
 
 
 
   Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Brilliant instructors. The Apnea Addicts team look after you through the entire process and ensure that you are comfortable in the water and understand the fundamentals of the sport.
  
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   Reece Truter 
 
 
 
   Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. One of the best experiences I have had with a dive shop. I was blown away by how beautiful the African Sea Forest was and had many amazing dives from shore entry and off a boat all during my freediving course and improving my skills, reaching new depths and learning how to do it all safely.
  
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   Amber McLeod 
 
 
 
   Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Charl and Brit are amazing instructors :) Doing my freediving instructor course with them. Super patient people and they have very adaptable teaching styles that will suit anyone. Very fun course!
  
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   Leroux Cloete 
 
 
 
   Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Best in the business, took my free diving to the next level and will recommend it to anyone looking to dive safer and improve their diving.
  
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   YB Naidoo 
 
 
 
   Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Gareth did such an amazing job with Mischka, he reads people extremely accurately and helps them accordingly. I seriously recommend Gareth and his team if you value patience and understanding. Thanks for the breathtaking experience guys, well done!
  
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   Boy de Jonge 
 
 
 
   Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Did my 4 day Open Water Course, both Gareth and Indi are very nice, highly qualified and know where to go for the best Cape Town dive spots. Highly recommend!
  
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   Jonathan Müller 
 
 
 
   Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great communication. Great instructor. My son loved it.
  
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  Google rating score: 4.9 of 5, 
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   Paradise42498870172 
 
 
 
 Verified Amazing diving and skill improving.
I had such an amazing time in Cape Town while being shown around with Apnea Addicts Freediving. We visited many dive sites via shore and boat. All while improving my diving skills on freediving courses.
  
 
        
   GoPlaces67263033124 
 
 
 
 Verified Amazing
Charl and Brit are amazing instructors :) Doing my freediving instructor course with them and they have very adaptable teaching styles that will suit anyone. Very fun course!
  
 
        
   Passport38210741530 
 
 
 
 Verified Spear fishing trip
Beautiful waters and friendly cow sharks + friendly charles. Will recommend this to anyone. Gona come back again for sure.
  
 
        
   Leroux C 
 
 
 
 Verified If you are a free diver this is a must!!!
Best in the business, took my free diving to the next level and will recommend it to anyone looking to dive safer and improve their diving.
  
 
        
   Hayley C 
 
 
 
 Verified Amazing shore dives with great people!
I was recommended this dive shop by a local and it was the best choice I could have made! It’s a small company, so you get an intimate, personalized experience. Joe was a fantastic coordinator and extremely knowledgeable about the sites and marine life. Philippe was my dive buddy and helped me feel really comfortable and took great care of me on our dives. We saw incredible kelp forests, beautiful coral, nudibranchs of many kinds, swam through rock formations, and a friendly seal even came by and gave us a quick show. I’m so glad I chose to dive in SA, and I’m even happier I picked Cape Town Dive Centre. Thank you Joe and Philippe!!
  
 
        
   Tarryn B 
 
 
 
 Verified PADI Open Water & Advanced Open Water courses - an unforgettable experience
When I finally decided that it was time to learn to scuba dive (something I’d wanted to do for years), I signed up for the Open Water Course with the Cape Town Dive Centre because of a friend's recommendation. From the minute the Open Water Course started, I loved everything about it! My instructor, Joe, was fun but also incredibly efficient and an excellent teacher. The course was quite difficult and complex so I wouldn't have wanted to do it with just anyone. However, because of the way Joe taught and helped us under the water, I felt totally safe and calm. By the end of the course I was totally hooked on scuba diving! So much so, in fact, that a couple of months later I returned to the Cape Town Dive Centre to do my Advanced Open Water Course. For anyone who intends on continuing to scuba dive after completing the Open Water Course, I would strongly recommend doing the Advanced Open Water Course too. This course really expanded my knowledge and improved my capabilities, ultimately making me a much more competent and confident diver – with much improved buoyancy and air consumption as an added bonus! So, if the above isn't already clear, let me say this: I would highly recommend going to the Cape Town Dive Centre to start and/or continue your diving journey! All of the staff are friendly and super well qualified, and will go out of their way to accommodate you and any concerns you may have. You are bound to have a phenomenal experience – in the water and out of it!
  
 
        
   Claude Visagie 
 
 
 
 Verified First scuba dive
What an amazing experience. Friendly instructors that are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Would recommend this to anyone visiting Cape Town and to all the locals!!
  
 
        
   Andrew Scott 
 
 
 
 Verified PADI open water diver course
Just completed a PADI open water diving course with Cape Town Dive Centre. Was an amazing experience and loved every minute of it! Staff very professional and drilled us on every important aspect of the course. Great value for money and can really recommend it to anyone wanting to get into SCUBA
  
 
        
   BoardingPass760957 
 
 
 
 Verified You haven't lived if you haven't tried scuba diving!
Our diving instructor Joe was already waiting for us with our gear when we arrived, which was great. He was very patient and helpful and made 200% sure we had all the basic skills mastered. I couldn't complete my dive, but he continued with my son, who is now totally hooked on scuba diving. I'm giving the experience 4 out of 5 as it was too short, a 4-hour experience was advertised and it was under 2-hours from arriving to leaving (trying to get into the wet suits and the instructions was about an hour). I can wholeheartedly recommend this and trust me, you are in SAVE hands with these people, they know what they are doing and know how to handle emergencies. Thank you, Joe!
  
 
        
   bhbruwer 
 
 
 
 Verified Great Experience!
Great experience with friendly staff that makes you feel at ease throughout the dive. Will definitely recommend CTDC! Thanks Gareth!

Spearfishing Courses Cape Town

Learn With Cape Town Dive Centre basic Speafishing Course Shoredive SpearoDeep Spearfishing PADI Instructor Training

Spearfishing World Record Holders Cape Town

Spearfishing Course Cape Town

Why Book a Spearfishing Course in Cape Town?

Basic Spearfishing Course in Cape TownDuration 1-2 DAYSR 2200

SHOREDIVE SPEARfishing COURSE In Cape TownR3800

Kelp forest and Ocean Training with Spearfishing TripCourse Duration 2 daysR 3800

Deep spearfishing course in cape townR4200

Deep Ocean Training and Spearfishing Trip Course Duration: 2 days R 4200

PADI Freediver Instructor Course – Career Path in Diving

GET IN TOUCHFrom R15 000 - R22 000

Spearfishing Courses
Cape Town

Learn With Cape Town Dive Centre

basic Speafishing Course
Shoredive Spearo
Deep Spearfishing
PADI Instructor Training

Basic Spearfishing Course in Cape Town

Duration 1-2 DAYS
R 2200

SHOREDIVE SPEARfishing COURSE In Cape Town
R3800

Kelp forest and Ocean Training with Spearfishing Trip

Course Duration 2 days
R 3800

Deep spearfishing course in cape town
R4200

Deep Ocean Training and Spearfishing Trip

Course Duration: 2 days
R 4200

GET IN TOUCH
From R15 000 - R22 000