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	Snorkelling / Scuba Diving Tip Rating:

By Bushman23 on March 6, 2007

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Blu Juice tent

by Bushman23

We went snorkelling one afternnon on half-mile reef, using one of the companies set up on the beach. The variety of tropical sea-life is incredible (we saw loads of fish, sea turtles, a stingray, and a Whale Shark), and the water is quite warm, and generally pretty clear. The reef is about 12 meters down, but it is possible to get down with a snorkel (i got most of the way down :-p)
We payed R100 for an hour in the water (with Blu Juice), but ended up staying out for 1 1/2 hours because of the Whale Shark siting and trying to chase down a Humpback whale. Which unfortunately ended up being too far away.

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Address: Sodwana Bay beachfront

Directions: Inside the Sodwana Bay National park, on the main beach

Website: www.sodwana-scuba-diving.za.net

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	Scuba Diving

By camelweed on December 23, 2007

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Sodwana is the ideal diving location, with 3 reefs (2, 5, and 7 mile), Just 5 minutes from the sodwana lodge hotel you are at the beach. From here you will be taken care of, no matter if you have your own gear or need to hire equipment. Lots of marine life from the small to Rays and whitetips.

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	African Craft Markets

By ratherton on November 1, 2003

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Roadside Market

by ratherton

Along the road from Durban to Sodwana Bay, there are a number of of craft markets where you can stop and buy local crafts. There are some great things available at these places.

I bought a couple of small carved animals, a table and a purse made from tiny coloured beads. The guy driving me also bought a few pineapples as they were a lot cheaper here than in the city.

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	Diving - Bikini Reef

By MikeAtSea on August 6, 2005

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Bikini Reef

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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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Website: www.reefteach.co.za

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	Turtles

By MikeAtSea on August 6, 2005

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Turtle laying eggs

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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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Website: www.kznwildlife.com

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	The Beach

By MikeAtSea on August 6, 2005

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Sodwana Beach

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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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	Diving – Seven Mile Reef

By MikeAtSea on August 6, 2005

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Cowey Egg

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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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Website: www.reefteach.co.za

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	Diving – Five Mile Reef

By MikeAtSea on August 6, 2005

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Turtle

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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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	Diving – Two Mile Reef

By MikeAtSea on August 6, 2005

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Two Mile Reef

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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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	Diving – Nine Mile Reef

By MikeAtSea on August 6, 2005

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Fire or Lion Fish

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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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