Dive Sites

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DIVE SITES OVERVIEW

The sites are many and varied. There is something here for the diver who wants to view a variety of corals. Hard, soft, whip, black corals and gorgonion fans abound. However the facet that sets Crusoe’s sites apart is the marine life.

Within five minutes of the resort you can view leopard sharks, shovelnosed rays, large nurse sharks, oceanic whitetips, black tips, grey reef sharks, the occasional hammerhead and of course the ever present white tipped reef shark. “If you are in the right place at the right time the oceans amazing creatures will pass you by”. A multitude of rays abound. A rarely encountered manta, blue spotted rays, eagle rays and very large stingrays are found here.

Turtles rest in alcoves on the wall or swim languidly in front of you. Very large turtles with attendant remora are seen here. Remora have even been known to attach to divers off the wall. Sea snakes slither through the coral hunting for small tidbits. Large pelagics swim here. Tuna, Giant trevally, walu and mahi mahi are seen. 

Dolphins often play around the boat. The variety and number of smaller fish will astound. Chromis, anthias, angel fish, triggerfish, including the clown trigger and the aggressively territorial Titan trigger are in abundance.

Photographers will find they have not brought enough film to capture the variety of clownfish that colonise the channels and walls. Macro photographers will enjoy the long nosed hawkfish, porcelain crabs and the popcorn shrimp.

Hanging Out

Drop into deep blue ocean and swim into a sheer wall with large soft corals and gorgonian fans.

Scary Deep

A sheer wall. Beautiful gorgonians with chrinoids attached. Large stingrays are seen here

Shark Point

A sheer wall running northwest meets another wall running north. The current runs usually from south to east. As the current strengthens so does the action.

The Dungeon

This dive begins on a coral wall bottoming out at 12 metres. Here we can see maori wrasse, turtles, schools of moorish idols and clown triggerfish. Giant clams live here as do different types of clownfish. The site deepens on the southern side and drops into the abyss.

Vitawatawa Channel

Begins at a shallow mooring ( 6 metres ). Home to lionfish, giant cod, trumpetfish, schooling baitfish and juvenile batfish. Turtles can be seen here.
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