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GARDEN
ROUTE
KNYSNA
Dive
Sites
Dive
Sites are Listed Below. For further enquiries or if you have a new
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| THE
PAQUITA |
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Average
Depth : 4 metres
Max.
Depth : 20 metres
Features
: The Paquita, a German iron barque sunk after running ashore and filling with water on the
east side of the famous heads in Knysna in 1903. The wreck is in beautiful condition with anchors clearly
visible and many other things to discover. The
reefs boast beautiful corals especially on the
iron plates and inverterbrate life and plenty of marine growth inhabit the area.
Seahorses can at times be seen here. Night dives can be done on this
dive site.
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| PAQUITA
DRIFT DIVE (OFFERED BY THE HEADS ADVENTURE CENTRE) |
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Average
Depth : 4 metres
Max.
Depth : 20 metres
Features
: Heads Adventure Centre offer the Drift Dive through The Knysna Heads
that passes over the Paquita Wreck. Information is the same as the
Paquita Wreck Dive. |
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THE
PHANTOM WRECK
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Average
Depth : 5 metres
Max.
Depth : 6 metres
Features
: Apparently being the wreck of the Piesang, this wreck has
been named the Phantom Wreck due to the circumstances in which it
was found on a drift dive and then the struggle to find it again after.
Best to be done with a dive centre that knows where it is situated or
you could be swimming in circles.
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THESEN'S
JETTY
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Average
Depth : 6 metres
Max.
Depth : 10 metres
Features
: After
wading through the garbage, the beautiful delicate sea horses
under the jetty make this dive well worth while.
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DAGLEISH
BANK
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Average
Depth : 30 metres
Features
: The largest pinnacle lies 27 metres below the surface and is covered in
beautiful corals and has an abundance of game fish.
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EAST
CAPE REEF
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Average
Depth : 20 metres
Max.
Depth : 24 metres
Features
: The caverns and drop offs are a breathtaking experience with the
blankets of corals. Ragged tooth sharks are a common site
along with game fish and rays.
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THE
FAIRHOLME
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Average
Depth : 10 metres
Max.
Depth : 13 metres
Features
: After catching alight off Cape Agulhas, the Fairholme drifted
all this way before sinking here. (1 April 1888). All that remains
is the skeleton of the ship but makes a pleasant dive.
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BRUCE
SE BANK
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Average
Depth : 25 metres
Max.
Depth : 31 metres
Features
: This reef can definitely be classified as one of the most
beautiful. Much is to be seen including the cauliflower soft
corals and bright invertebrate life inhabiting the pinnacles.
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