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★★★★☆ Miracle Waters
Miracle Waters was an old Chromium mine that sprang a leak & filled with water. It is now used as a training & recreational site for the greater Gauteng area. It has grids that are off the bottom to alleviate the silt and various objects that have been placed inside.
★★★★☆ Atlantis
The structures on this reef remind one of the a sunken city with huge square boulders simulating lego blocks that have been placed on the ocean floor. Whip Corals and large Green, Black and White tree corals grow from between the crevices and the side walls of the reef.
★★★☆☆ Wondergat
This is one of the most beautiful natural wonders to dive in South Africa. Wondergat was created by dolomite caves collapsing. The climate is cold in winter but very warm to hot in the summer months.
★★★☆☆ Henley on Klip - Bass Lake
Bass Lake is 45 minutes south of Sandton. This lake is spring-fed and the water is of drinking quality with depths vary from a walk-in slope to 23m at the deepest point.
★★★★☆ Gotham, Sodwana Bay
Gotham drops to 38m on the sand next to a wall of coral. This is an advanced dive. Excellent for Deep & XR. This site can be known for quite strong currents, being in deep, open water!
★★★★☆ Checkers
Checkers has an average depth of 16 meters and a maximum depth of 19 meters. This dive site is also only accessible by a short boat ride and is interesting for all levels of divers.
★★★★☆ Deep Sponge - 2 Mile Reef
An advanced dive site about 500m to the seaward side of Two Mile Reef. Deep Sponge is named for its huge vase-like sponges. The reef is rather flat sloping down towards the seaward side. At 27m is falls down to 30m with a slight wall on the seaward side.
★★★★☆ Antons
Antons is one of the best dives in Sodwana. Anton’s Reef is so-named after one of the first dive operators in Sodwana Bay (1980’s) – Anton Buchel. On this reef you will find various gullies, a long swim-through, and boulders surrounded by sand patches. Numerous varieties of coral such as fleshy soft coral, table, and spiral coral, as well as colourful sponges cover the area. This dive site is only accessible via boat with an average depth of 12m and a maximum depth of 16m.
★★★★☆ Bikini
This dive site is only accessible by boat. The bikini dive site has an average depth of 18m and a maximum of 22m and is known as a photographer’s playground. This area of the reef always delivers a surprise of some sort such as nudibranchs, pipefish, paper fish, or some other beauty.
★★★★☆ Waynes World
This dive site has an average depth of 14m and a maximum depth of 16m and is only accessible by boat. Wayne’s World was named after a local skipper, Wayne Schick, who now runs a restaurant in Sodwana Bay.
★★★★☆ Four Buoy, Sodwana Bay
Although popular for students and beginner divers, this site’s ledges and swim-throughs offer something for everyone. The topography is varied with large sand gullies to investigate and shoals of sweepers can be found hiding under the rocky outcrops and small caves. This dive site is only accessible via boat. The average depth is 9m with a maximum depth of 12 m - perfect for all beginner divers.
★★★★☆ Komati Springs
The site underwent a big rehabilitation in 2002, which removed all signs of mining and made it a pristine site. The mining process left a large hole and a joining cave system, giving excellent conditions for all forms of diving. In the open water it reaches 55 meters and the caves have been explored to 186 meters.
★★★★☆ Simons Caves and Overhangs
This dive site has an average depth of 10 meters and a maximum depth of 16 meters. The dive site is accessible by a short boat ride. It is shoreward facing and offers fascinating pinnacles and deep swim-throughs.
★★★★☆ Mellow Yellow, Sodwana Bay
This dive site is nice for beginner divers, it is also only accessible by boat. This site is at the southern end of Bikini and is named Mellow Yellow due to the large number of large shoals of yellow fish found in the area.
★★★★☆ Hopscotch
This is a divesite for advanced divers and is also only accessible via a boat ride. It is a dive site that is known for its sightings of Manta Rays.
Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 13:00 |
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+27 11 - 4541722 Visit WebsiteOpening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 16:30 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 13:00 |
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