Checkers

★★★★☆ (158)

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.

Frog Fish, Ribbon Eels, Potato Bass (Potato Grouper), Scorpion Fish, Scorpion Fish, Mantis Shrimp, Paper Fish, Spotted Rays and variety of corals, sponges anemones

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
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Total number of species: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Reef Manta Ray
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Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
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Leatherback Turtle
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Green Turtle
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Common Dolphin
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Bottlenose Dolphin
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
16 Sightings
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
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Total number of species: 20

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Porcupinefish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 30

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Stonefish
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Total number of species: 60

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Electric Ray
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 15

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Garfish
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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
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Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)
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Panther Moray Eel (Dragon Eel)
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 6

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Ghost Pipefishes
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Twin Palms SCUBA, Twin Palms Dive Emporium

25 Voortrekker Avenue, 1609 Edenvale, South Africa

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This dive site has an average depth of 12 meters and a maximum depth of 14 meters. This dive site is only accessible via boat which is a surf launch into the sea.
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Scubapro

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Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Wayne’s World (★4.2)

This dive site has an average depth of 20 meters and a maximum depth of 24 meters. The dive site is only accessible via boat and it is a surf launch into the sea.
Aqualung

Malongane Ledge (★4.6)

This dive site has an average depth of 45 meters and a maximum depth of 55 meters. This dive site is only accessible via boat and is a surf launch into the sea.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Bread Loaf (★4.4)

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