Apart from a great surf spot, Cronulla offers some excellent dive sites. Bass and Flinders sits on the southern end of Cronulla peninsula. It is considered to be a great site for beginners and a good alternative when Oak Park is not accessible, due to bad weather. The spot is quite shallow, the average depth is at 6 m/19.7 ft and the maximum is at 8 m/26.2 ft.
Visibility is good and varies from 10 m/32.8 ft to 30 m/98.4 ft. Water temperature is up to 21°C/69.8°F in summer and early autumn months and between 14-18°C/57.2-64.4°F in winter. Bass and Flinders boasts an abundant marine life including blue groper, sea dragons, sea horses, morays, goat fish, wobbegong, Port Jackson sharks, luderick, giant cuttlefish, old wife, yellowtail and octopus to name just a few.
It is usually crowded, as it is a good dive training spot, so watch out for boat traffic. Last but not least, it is also an excellent site for night dive. Apart from diving, there is a variety of activities, attractions, restaurants and bars that lie on the streets around Cronulla.
The Duckenfield was a steamer collier that sank in May 1889. The remains lie in about 21-23 m/68-75 ft along a rocky reef. It is considered to be one of the most notable shipwrecks in Sydney.
The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory, situated northwest of Jamaica and south of Cuba, in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory consists of three islands, the Grand Cayman, the Cayman Brac and the Little Cayman. George Town is the capital, located on Grand Cayman, the largest of the three islands. All of the islands enjoy a tropical marine climate, with hot summers and dry, cool winters.
Coogee is a beach-side suburb of Sydney, at about 8 km/4 mi in the south-east of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District).
Malta is located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, regarded as of great strategic importance throughout history. Valletta, the capital city of Malta, also called The Fortress City and is an amazing late Renaissance work of art and architecture.
The island nation of Maldives is found in the Indian Ocean, southwest of India and Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea or Lakshadweep Sea. Comprised of more than a thousand islands grouped in 26 atolls, it enjoys a tropical climate with hot and humid days and temperatures around 24-33°C/75-91°F year-round. The southwest Monsoon brings significant rain to the area from April to October, particularly June to August. Don't let the rain deter you from visiting though, as what you can suspect from the coconut palm and the yellow-fin tuna, symbols of this island nation, the Maldives is a paradise on earth synonym to memorable experiences!
Zanzibar Island overlooking the Indian Ocean is a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania, in East Africa. The proximity to the equator creates very pleasant air and water temperatures, helping to thrive a very rich and wide biodiversity in the Island's water. These conditions make Zanzibar a perfect scuba diving spot.
North Head is the northern headland of the entrance to Sydney Harbour. All along this section, there are several excellent dive sites.
Bare Island is a small island, at about 16 km/9 mi in the south-east of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). Bare Island is on the north side of Botany Bay and it is connected with a wooden bridge to the suburb of La Perouse. It is famous not only from the movie Mission Impossible II, but also from the number of dives that offers in the one site.
MV Malabar is a wreck site on the northern headland of Long Bay, close to Maroubra beach. The MV Malabar that was named after a small ship in Java, sank on April 1931 when it came into a heavy fog. The wreck was inaccessible to divers for almost sixty years.
Clovelly is a beach-side suburb of Sydney, at about 8 km/4 mi in the south-east of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District).
Since the early 1990s, Thredbo, located at 500 km/310 mi in the south of Sydney, has been a popular destination in summer for recreational and competitive mountain biking, attracting prominent racers from all over Australia and overseas.
Kurnell is a suburb in southern Sydney, at about 22 km/14 mi in the south of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). Kurnell is on the southern headland of Botany Bay, just opposite the suburb of La Perouse. Kurnell boasts some of Sydney’s top dive sites.
Cronulla is a beach-side suburb in southern Sydney, at about 26 km/16 mi in the south of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). Cronulla lies on a peninsula, between Botany Bay on the north and Port Hacking on the south. Cronulla is a popular tourist location and attracts many beach enthusiasts.
Freshwater, also known as Harbord, is a suburb of northern Sydney. Freshwater beach is a sheltered beach break between Curl and Queenscliff.
