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EASTERN
CAPE
PORT
ALFRED
Dive
Sites
Dive
Sites are Listed Below. For further enquiries or if you have a new
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| NEPTUNES
GARDENS |
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Average
Depth : 17 metres
Max.
Depth : 22 metres
Features
: The pinnacles and contrasting ocean bed make a beautiful dive,
this
is a newly discovered reef so join us in our exploring of it! |
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UMVOLOSI
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Average
Depth : 5 metres
Max.
Depth : 8 metres
Features
: This site can only be dived on a calm day as it lies just behind
the
surf zone. Part of her cargo was railway engines which can still be seen
lying
close to the wreck. |
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RIET
40
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Average
Depth : 25 metres
Max.
Depth : 40 metres
Features
: The slope slants from 22 metres down to 40 metres. Sea fans are
huge
and many varieties of reef fish including the parrotfish and zebras are
plentiful. |
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RIET
POINT
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Average
Depth : 15 metres
Max.
Depth : 22 metres
Features
: Soft corals and colourful sponges dominate the site and make for
a
very relaxed dive. |
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SHARK'S
GULLEY
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Average
Depth : 10 metres
Max.
Depth : 15 metres
Features
: True to its name, ragged tooth sharks love this spot and you
won't
be disappointed! Sharks can be found all year round, but are in
abundance
from June to September. |
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JANSSENS
ROCK
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Average
Depth : 8 metres
Max.
Depth : 18 metres
Features
: Sponges and soft coral colour the reef amongst the pinnacles.
This
is one of our sites frequented by our resident ragged tooth shark
population. |
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SOFT
CORAL REEF
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Average
Depth : 16 metres
Max.
Depth : 24 metres
Features
: Breathtaking soft corals line the pinnacles with stunning drop
offs,
caves and overhangs making this an exciting site to explore. The main
pinnacles
lie approx. 14 metres below the surface. |
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TOWERS
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Average Depth : 10 metres
Max. Depth : 12 metres
Features : The
pinnacles and contrasting ocean bed make a beautiful dive, along with the added
bonus of very tame stingrays!
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THE
KOWIE RIVER
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Depth : 5 metres
Features
: Angelfish, lionfish and butterflyfish are common amongst the
rocks.
The Kowie is an estuarie, with the tidal currents reaching quite
great
speeds, so care needs to be given to the planning of a dive. |
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EDEN
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Average
Depth : 25 metres
Max.
Depth : 30 metres
Features
: The wide array of colours the sponges flirt are a feast and the
pinnacles
make interesting diving. This is also quite a new discovery and we
are
still exploring it's full potential. |
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THE
CHAIN
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Average Depth : 10 metres
Max. Depth : 18 metres
Features :
Reef fish, pot holes to
be explored and the apparently 200 year
old
anchor (one of two) in its final resting place on the rocks.One of our
more
frequented dive sites with many exciting walls, caves and overhangs. |
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FISH
TANKS
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Average
Depth : 6 metres
Max.
Depth : 12 metres
Features
: Pinnacles start
at 12 metres and reach up to 3 metres below the
surface.
A shallow dive with masses of fish, sponges. Raggies also frequent
this
area with a 10m long tunnel with two peep holes being their favorite
hangout.
This is one of our favorite dive sites and not to be missed |
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THE
BRISEIS
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Average
Depth : 12 metres
Features
: The remains of the Briseis, a wooden ship that sank here in 1859,
can
be explored off our dive boat. She was wrecked here after being
abandoned
by her crew, Port Alfred waking up one morning to a huge ship on
their
reef with not a sole on board. |
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