Spaniard Rock is a large rock named because the bright red and yellow colours reminded divers of Spain.

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Name divesite:	Spaniard Rock
Depth:	4-12m (13-39ft)
Visibility:	10-60m (32-196ft) and more
Accessibility:	Shore, Boat, Live-aboard
Time to visit:	All year around, warmest in summer (nov-feb)
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Spaniard Rock is named because of its bright yellow and red coloured sponges that cover the rocky underwater landscape. Some of the marine life seen here are butterfish, red Romans and hottentots. Spaniard Rock can be reached six kilometer past Simon's Town driving south. You will have to climb down across a steep path and swim outwards for about fifty meters towards a large rock. Some say this is actually Oatlands Point and that the true Spaniard Rock is a short swim southwards. Whatever name the rock has, it is a great dive location with a lot of aquatic life and some excellent unspoiled reefs nearby.

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