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★★★★☆ Fingers, Norman Reef
Perfect for beginners and advanced divers, Fingers is a shallow cove making it well protected from the elements. The reason the site is named fingers is from a Birdseye view it looks like the fingers of a hand, the fingers themselves sit to the South-West of the site and can get quite deep.
★★★★★ Turtle Bommie, Saxon Reef
Large bommie structure surrounded by beautiful hard and soft corals and a wide range of brightly coloured fish. The white sandy bottom makes it easy to navigate the exquisite reef wall.
★★★★☆ Troppos, Norman Reef
Sitting at the most Northern point of Norman Reef is the hidden gem Troppos. Troppos is Beginner friendly as it has a lovely shallow sandy lagoon with lots of nooks and crannies to explore, but also has a deep scenic reef wall with a sloping sandy bottom, perfect for any Advance diver wanting to gain some depth.
★★★★☆ Twin Peaks, Saxon Reef
Two large coral peaks with lots of shallow reef around to the southeast. Approximately 60 meters in total diameter, with a small ridge connecting the two peaks.
★★★★☆ Norman Reef - Playgrounds
On the southern part of Norman Reef, we have Playgrounds and Shark Mountain. Playgrounds for more beginner divers and Shark Mountain for a bit more advanced divers. Beautiful coral reef and bommies to explore.
★★★★☆ Central, Breaking Patches
Offers a lovely shallow wall with picturesque beauty, making it an easy site to navigate. Shallow sand patches are perfect for skills and macro diving. The western wall does offer a little more depth but is also known to have some strong currents coming through.
★★★★☆ Split Bommie, Hastings Reef
The name of this site comes form its many bommies that exist away and split off from the reef. It is located at the southern end of Hastings Reef and offers shallow waters, ideal for snorkeling and beginner divers.
★★★★☆ Hastings Reef Blue Lagoon
Wall feature up to 20m deep, shallow on top. It has a sandy patch where you can see heaps of sea cucumbers. It is a really good site to find small and interesting things around.
★★★★☆ Hastings Reef - Coral Gardens
Large wall with different entries. One of them will lead you to the Coral Gardens where you can see stunning corals and Giant Clams. You also can find a couple of bommies where you will see the coral trees from Reef Restoration.
★★★★★ Tree Peaks - Saxon Reef
Dive site for all different levels. It is call tree peak because an old tree underwater and corals had grown all over it. It is a beautiful place in the shallows with hips of colours to enjoy.
★★★★☆ Evolution, Saxon Reef
This site is made up of a collection of coral bommies, where you can find many different features. It is a good dive for all the levels, being around the shallows will surprise you with the incredible marine life that you can find.
★★★★☆ Saxon Reef Magic Wall
Shallow wall, goes about 15m deep with scattered bommies in the deeper sand. Heaps of small caves that hides eels and octopus. Recommended from beginners to advanced divers.
★★★★☆ Norman Reef - Caves
Amazing dive site with heaps of swim through for experienced divers. Big drop off plenty of marine life. Full of shallow areas for beginner divers with little caves and holes around to explore.
★★★★☆ Norman Reef Pontoon
This site has a few beautiful bommies where you can find small caves. This is an easy and shallow dive for everyone. You also have the option to go into the reef that is full of marine life in the shallows.
★★★★☆ Table Top
Table Top is a huge, beautiful bommie situated on Norman Reef. This bommie is famous for its beautiful plate corals on the top and diversity of marine life. It is a deep dive normally with a current. On the top of the bommie the maximum depth is around 5 m.
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| Monday | 07:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:00 - 17:00 |
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| Thursday | 07:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 07:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00 - 17:00 |
We can help you with all scuba diving needs!