1.Jetty drop - off
Conditions :
Generally calm; occasionally a slight current.
Average depth :
Whatever depth you prefer diving
Max depth : 600m
One of the best beach dive in the world and the drop off goes down all the way to 600 m or 2000 ft. Tremendous amounts of marine interest just in the top of 10m or so, shoals of goatfish , catfish, sea stars and crabs. Huge shoal of jacks and sweetlips and juvenile batfish colorful angelfish, butterfly fish, porcupine fish, lionfish, scorpion fish and leaf fish, Moorish idols, various nudibranch and flat worms.
2. Turtle Cavern
Conditions :
This is an advanced dive on which it is possible to get dangerously lost; the
resort operators sensibly insists you are accompanied by one of their
divemasters.
Average depth : 15 -20m
Max Depth : 21m
The famous Turtle Cavern has been widely known as the place where turtle go to die. But the bitter truth is turtle got lost and drowned to death. The main entrance is a large cavern on sand at 18m with a resident Star Pufferfish and various shoals of smaller fish. This cavern descend to 21m. At the back of it you swim up through a tunnel into smaller cavern which now contains a dolphin skeleton.
3. Barracuda Point
Conditions :
This dive site can be a bit rough with variable and possibly strong currents
that sometimes reverse. Novices should stay with the Divemaster.
Average depth : 14m
Max. depth : 600m
This site got its name from the very large shoal of barracuda (500 -1000) often seen on the point .It is interesting to enter the eye of the shoal and experiences this immense number of fish circling around you. The site varies in depth. In the shallower waters it has coral heads on coral rubble and sand, sloping gently out and down. At the point itself there are Garden Eels, the many Whitetip Reef Sharks that lie on the sand during the day are very timid and difficult to approach closely. The are plenty of about everything, nudibranch, flat worms, sting rays, moray eels, cuttlefish, many varities of pufferfiish, scorpionfish, stonefish, surgeonfish, flounders and crocodile fish. The area has many large Green turtles either sleeping under the coral heads while surgeonfish feed on the algae on their shells.
4. Coral Gardens
Conditions :
Normally a gentle current; occasionally stronger.
Average depth : 10m along the reef crest
Max depth : 600m
This is a paradise for photographer with just about every type of colorful Pacific reef fish you could think of, from tiny Anthias, fire gobies, chromis, sergeant majors and damselfish through most of the smaller angelfish and butterfly fish to larger emperor, yellowmask and six band angelfish.. Batfish hover at cleaning stations, and Power-blue surgeonfish, sleek, spotted and Vlaming's Unicornfish, Picasso, Orange stripped, Titan and Clown Triggerfish all flit among the corals. Colourful feather stars are everywhere. As well as the more common Green turtles, Hawksbill Turtles can be found on the edge of the drop off, often feeding on sponges.
5. Whitetip Avenue and Mid reef
Conditions :
Current usually gentle, can get stronger. Suitable for inexperienced divers
except deep over the drop off.
Average depth : 16m for the reef crest
Max depth : 600m
There are 2 dives here, either on the reef crest or over the drop-off in deeper water. The reef crest is covered in stony and soft corals with most of the colourful Pacific reef fish you associates with them. In deeper water, there are black corals, huge gorgonian sea fans and many large barrel sponges. Further down , Whitetip reef sharks and Grey sharks cruise the wall.
6. Turtle Patch
Conditions :
Usually calm with a light current, but then the current can get stronger
Average depth : 14m
Max depth : 600m
This dive is very similar to Mid Reef and Whitetip Avenue but with even more turtles. Huge shoal of Bumphead Parrotfish can be sighted here. Immature Whitetip Reef Sharks ccan be found hiding in small coral crevices. Lots of large table corals.
7. South Point
8. Staghorn Crest
9. Lobster Lairs
Conditions :
Like Barracuda point these dives can be a bit rough with variable and strong
currents which may reverse during the dive.
Average depth : 20m
Max depth : 600m
In many ways these dives are similar to Barracuda point with coral heads on coral rubble and sand. The huge Barracuda shoal is often seen in South Point as are other pelagic species including manta rays and eagle rays. A dozen or more Whitetip Reef sharks and the occasional leopard shark rest on the sand at the point. There are lots of shoaling fish especially fusiliers, snappers and Rainbow Runners, plus unicornfish , batfish, surgeonfish, jacks, scorpionfish, stonefish, crocodile, flounders, moray eel, pufferfish and the inevitable turtles.
10. Hanging Garden
11. West Ridge
12. North Point
Conditions :
Usually some current, often enough to push you all the way back to the jetty.
Average depth : 18m
Max depth : 600m
Swim above a shallow coral-covered reef crest. Then over the drop off and down the wall, which has lots of overhangs containing large gorgonian sea fan and barrel sponges - hence nicknamed Hanging Garden. There are also plenty of nudibranch, flat worms and feathers stars. The reef crest covering consist of hard and soft corals with all varities of Pacific reef fish including lionfish, scorpion fish, stonefish, rabbitfish, shoal of jacks and sweetlips, snappers and fusiliers, rainbow runner and plus species of sea anemones and clownfish.
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