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Diving in Darwin is everything diving should be: fun, exciting, interesting, with warm water and in a happy, casual atmosphere! CORAL DIVERS is Darwin's best, friendliest dive store and we are here to make sure you enjoy your Darwin Diving experience. We have been diving Darwin for more than 20 years. Our Instructors have over 50 years experience between them and know the harbour like an old friend. Our staff are all highly qualified and experienced, but most of all they love the ocean and in particular Darwin's underwater world. We are just waiting to help you enjoy it too!
Each dive is skippered by a qualified Coxswain/Divemaster and there is always an experienced Instructor on hand to assist you if necessary.
Darwin diving is unique. As the majority of our dives are done within the confines of Darwin Harbour, we are only minutes away from any dive site.
Our shallow coastal reef system is great for those long, lazy dives. Our soft corals and sponges are prolific as the lower visibility and strong tidal flows provide them with perfect conditions. Expect to see large Gorgonians, soft coral trees, harp corals, vase sponges and ascidians galore! Not to mention the huge number of different Nudibranchs.
What could be more relaxing than heading out for a night dive with a sunset like this? Night dives are popular with the locals, and why not? The nights are balmy, the water, warm, and the sea is usually mirror smooth.
As well as the usual "sleepy" fish, and very active Slate Pencil Urchins, octopus are not infrequent on our night dives. The phosphorescence in the water is quite spectacular most nights and is often enough to see by without your torch!
The main factor which governs our diving is the huge tidal flows in the harbour. This means that we have to schedule our dives on the "Neap" tides which occur for approximately 4 - 5 days every two weeks. Because of the strong tidal currents which occur on our "non-diving" weeks, the visibility in the harbour can vary from 1 - 4 mtrs in the "Wet" season (November - April), up to 5 - 15 mtrs in the "Dry" (May through to October).
Our dive sites are many and varied. Darwin is lucky to have some great wreck diving so close to home. We have the choice of Australian and American World War II ships wrecked in the February 19, 1942 bombing raid by the Japanese, as well as wrecks from the infamous Cyclone Tracy which devastated Darwin on Christmas eve, 1974.
There are also a number of artificial reefs, put down for the express purpose of attracting fish to the harbour, for the use of all divers and fishermen.
As
well as the wrecks of course, there is our reef system which runs along both
sides of the
Come on in, the water's great and we know you'll have fun !!
Need more information ??? You'll find all the info on our local dive sites and dive courses on the next pages. Or, just email us ... info@coraldivers.com.au
CORAL DIVERS Unit 13, 26 Makagon Road , BERRIMAH. Northern Territory. 0828 Australia Phone: 61 8 8947 4525 VOIP: 61 8 8991 8040
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Our boat "Coral Diver" is a fast tri-hull equipped with
a 4-stroke Yamaha
225 HP engine, full length canopy, and
loads of deck space to gear up. She
was purpose-built in Fremantle
in Western Australia and is an
excellent, stable platform for our harbour diving. She handles all weather beautifully and even in the roughest
weather is quite easy to dive out of .... and get back in with our new stern
ladder!
Diving the wrecks of Darwin harbour, you're sure to meet some of our BIG,
friendly locals. The wrecks abound with large fish
life, such as
Coral Trout, Estuarine Cod, Wobbegong Sharks, Jewfish and Barracuda to
name just a few.
harbour.
Locals have developed a kind of competition to "see who can spot the greatest
number of different Nudibranch species" on a particular dive.