This handbook on scuba-diving covers everything from what equipment to buy and which training courses to attend to basic health and safety measures. Specialty diving options such as underwater photography, wreck diving and ice diving are also covered. In addition, the marine environment is examined in detail in order to help divers gain a better understanding of the sea and the creatures which inhabit it.

This atlas and touring guide has been designed as a profile to the country, its major centres and places of interest. It is a guide for every home, to inspire the reader to discover the wonderful diversity of this fascinating land and its wealth of people, landscapes and wildlife. Here, strikingly revealed in over 75 maps, 300 colour photographs and a text that it concisely written and eminently readable, is a three-in-one volume highlighting the major attractions, recreational opportunities and geography. This three-in-one volume combines the conventional atlas with touring and recreational guides. In the "Atlas & tours" section the country is divided into 19 regions, each with a full-page map, and within each region the most scenic tours (including maps and travelling distances) are described. In the "At leisure" section national parks, private game reserves and botanical gardens are detailed, as well as popular leisure activities in South Africa, such as hiking and wine farms. Beskikbaar in Afrikaans as Reis-atlas van Suider-Afrika.

This atlas has been designed as a comprehensive touring guide to the country, its major centres, and places of interest. The country is divided onto 19 regions and the major attractions, recreational opportunities, and geography of each area are explored.