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Cathedral
★★★★☆
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Cathedral is one of the most popular and impressive dive sites to visit on Aliwal Shoal. Maximum depth is 27m with 18m on top of Cathedral. Both big and small aquatic beauties decorate this unique reef structure.
Resident sightings include Potato Bass, Sand Tigers in large numbers from May to October, Cuttlefish, Paper Fish, Banded Pipe Fish, and Round Ribbon Tail Rays.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
iStock/Dimitrios Stefanidis
374 Sightings
J
21
F
25
M
17
A
14
M
31
J
32
J
49
A
46
S
24
O
40
N
41
D
34
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
202 Sightings
J
20
F
19
M
20
A
13
M
15
J
17
J
18
A
16
S
14
O
18
N
16
D
16
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
62 Sightings
J
6
F
12
M
9
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
17
D
0
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
61 Sightings
J
0
F
10
M
7
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
12
S
0
O
8
N
15
D
0
AdobeStock-Magnus
Humpback Whale
50 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
11
S
12
O
11
N
7
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
50 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
9
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
31 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
14
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
8
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
30 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
0
O
9
N
0
D
0
Tobias Friedrich
Bottlenose Dolphin
13 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
8
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
249 Sightings
J
19
F
31
M
21
A
15
M
21
J
17
J
28
A
27
S
13
O
18
N
15
D
24
