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Sodwana Bay

    The coastline from Cape Vidal to the Mozambique border is a marine reserve. Sodwana falls under the protection of the Natal Parks Board, which offers dive concessions to three operators. Safe launches can be made only from Jesser Point, which can get very congested.
    Congestion on the reefs is also monitored. Nine Mile Reef, noted for its soft coral growths, is semi-protected, with strict limits on diver numbers.

    The waters in and around Sodwana Bay are host to a wide variety of Indo-Pacific marine life. Colourful reef fishes, sharks, rays, pelagic game fishes, 95 identified species of beautiful hard and soft corals, sponges and tons of other incredible invertebrates, everything any diver could want. Sodwana is diveable all year round with the best conditions being experienced during the warm summer months from November to May.

    October through February is Whale shark season, and these peaceful giants of the ocean are often seen (but not touched) by lucky divers and snorkellers.
    During the months of October to December, Ragged-tooth Sharks are often found in large numbers off Jesser Point, where the females come to gestate whilst pregnant. You will typically find a number of females to one male shark. During this gestation period, these fearsome looking creatures don't feed, and so as long as we follow strict guidelines to avoid disturbing them, it is safe to dive in amongst them. It is quite an experience.
    Other common sightings include honeycomb and Guinea fowl moray eels, many species of butterfly fishes, blue spotted ribbon tail rays, trigger fishes, anemone fish and there's always the chance of finding the more elusive frog fish, or paper fish.

    Much of  Sodwana’s diving is focused on four distinct regions, namely  2 mile, 5 mile, 7 mile and 9 mile, named for their distance from the lighthouse on Jesser Point (see bottom of the page for details on each dive area). Average visibility in the area is 15 to 20 meters, with reports of up to 40 meters. Water temperature ranges between 29ºC in mid summer (Dec/Jan) to approximately 19ºC in mid winter (Jun/Jul) and diving is possible all year round. Temperatures remain warm throughout the winter and although summer is the rainy season there are no rivers to affect the visibility.

  Dive Sites :

    2 Mile
    The most popular of the dive sites, 2 Mile is a large reef, measuring just short of 2 Km long, and approximately 900m wide. Depths vary between 9m(Pinnacles) & 38+m (Deep Sponge). There are many dive sites scattered within the main body of 2 Mile, and they average out at about 14m-16m. Due to its size, 2 Mile has something for everyone, from massive beds of diverse corals, rocky overhangs & caves, to a massive amount of fishes and weird & wonderful invertebrates. Anton's on 2 Mile Reef are rocky pinnacles crammed with colourful corals and large shoals of big-eye and goatfish, butterfly angelfish and Moorish idols, with honeycomb morays, grouper and potato bass also in attendance.

    5 Mile
    A deeper reef, this site is recommended for Advanced divers. This reef has an astounding coral diversity, and is home to many of the smaller, shyer fish who like to live within the corals. Your average depth will be approximately 21 m, and a max of about 24m. The most popular spot on the reef is 'The Pothole' which offers the chance of the rare starry moray, red anemone and other amazing life. Less busy but you will see more shoaling fish, morays, lionfish and anemonefish. you might also joined by a pod of dolphins

    7 Mile
    A favourite among advanced divers, 7 Mile is also a deeper reef, which boasts a pseudo wall dive experience. The top of the reef lies in approximately 15m with a distinct drop-off down to 24m on the sand. This inside edge is relatively sheltered from the open ocean and so supports a huge diversity of fish and invertebrate life. Definitely a must

    9 Mile
    9 Mile doesn't get dived very often, and so is relatively untouched by divers. The big draw card on 9 Mile is the Green Coral Tree, a large outcrop of Green Tree Coral, which supports much fish life. The maximum depth on 9 Mile is 23m


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