Diving – Nine Mile Reef and other Sodwana Bay National Park, South Africa Things to Do Tips

The top of the reef is at 4m on the southern edge, dropping to 21m on the north-eastern edge. The highlight of this dive is a green tree that towers about 2.5m. Just south of the green tree is a spectacular system of swim throughs, overhangs and caves

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The drop-offs and mushroom shaped pinnacles, characteristic of this wonderful reef with its great diversity of marine life make it quiet popular among divers. Turtles and rays are often seen and shoals of brightly coloured goldies and other reef fish visit the coral often.

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The reef has the most diverse coral community at Sodwana, hence it is a dive area reserved for advanced divers who have good buoyancy control. Extensive beds of staghorn, mushroom and plate corals ensure a fascinating community of reef inhabitants can be found here.

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The reef is about 1.7 km long and up to 900 m wide. It is one of the most popular reefs to dive at, since it is only a few minutes away from the launch area. Many different corals, reef and mid-water fish can be found here, with eels and other creatures hiding in the many caves and holes.
Two Mile Reef is where most new divers in South Africa do their qualifying dive.

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This deep dive offers a complete different world. When we descended to Uniform it was like arriving on a different planet. The reef is almost entirely covered with Plate Corals and is home to many fish and exceptional large crayfish.

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Bikini Reef is a stunning little reef which runs parallel to 2 Mile. It is mainly flat with some caves and little valleys. Manta Rays often visit here, and on my dive I was accompanied by a Manta Ray for over an hour. Many reef fish hide in the cracks of the reef and due to the size of the reef one can almost cover the entire reef with a bottom time of around 1 hour.

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The wetlands region of St. Lucia and the adjacent lakes north make out the World Heritage Site in this part of the world. Lake Sibaya is a lovely lake home to many crocodiles and hippos as well as several hundred species of birds. Several view sites along the lake allow you to experience the beauty of Northern Maputaland firsthand

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Directions: From Sodwana Bay ask for the turn off – Lake Sibaya can be reached by dirt road. We took a local with us and paid him a tip to ensure that we found the right way. Be aware since hijackings have been reported along the road. Hence drive with caution!

Sodwana Bay boasts kilometres of unspoiled beaches – if you head out a few kilometres you may find that you are the only person around.
Keep in mind that this may change in December and January when South Africans come to Sodwana Bay in their thousands. Also beach driving has been prohibited – hence your only mode of transport is by foot.

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During the summer months leather back and loggerhead turtles come to the beach to lay their eggs. A nature conservation guide takes one on a walk around that can take several hours.
I came to witness a turtle laying eggs a process that took almost three hours before she disappeared into the sea.

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