The dive site Andre se Gat or Nature Reserve is a shoreline rocky reef in the Rooi-els area on the east side of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Understand

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Understand

Position

S34°18.25’ E018°48.76’ 1 Andre se Gat (approximate – from chart)

This site is not in a Marine Protected Area. A permit is not required.

Name

The name "Andre se Gat" (Andre's Hole) refers to a diving instructor, Andre Botha, who used it frequently in the 1990s. The alternative name "Nature Reserve" refers to the small patch of nature reserve just inshore of the site.

Depth

Maximum depth is reported to be about 25 m

Topography

Rocky reef. Gullies, ridges and caves have peen reported.

Geology: Sandstone of the Peninsula formation.

Conditions

Surf and surge are to be expected at the entry areas

Facilities

None.

Get in

Normally a shore entry dive.

Parking is at the side of Rocklands Road, anywhere you can find a spot that does not unduly obstruct the road.

See

Marine life

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#The marine ecology

Stay safe

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Stay safe

Hazards

Shore access requires a scramble over rocks and a slightly tricky entry and exit.

Skills

No special skills recommended.

Equipment

See also: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Equipment

No special equipment required.

Nearby

• 1 Blouklip
• 2 Blousteen Ridge
• 3 Whirlpool Cove
• 4 Percy’s Hole
• 5 Kruis
• 6 Rooi-els Point
• 7 Coral Gardens
• 8 Balcony
• 9 Ankers
• 10 Mike's Point
• 11 Container Bay

Back to the Alphabetical list of sites, or list of dive sites in the Rooi-els area

Other regional dive sites:

• Dive sites of Table Bay and approaches,
• Dive sites of the Cape Peninsula west coast
• Dive sites of the Cape Peninsula east coast
• Dive sites of False Bay offshore and approaches
• Fresh water dive sites of the Cape Town Metropolitan Area