Apart from breathtaking views of the Sydney CBD and the Pacific Ocean, there are several excellent dive sites all along this section. The Tumbledown Reef is one of them. The spot is located outside of Sydney’s Harbor and north of the Gap.
The name of the dive site derived from a cliff section that collapsed and formed a large tumbledown of rocks. The maximum depth of the location is 20 m/65 ft and it can be dived in southerly winds. The visibility is good, around 10 m/32 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. Divers will most likely encounter old wives, blue and brown groper, leather jackets, some golden roughys and pigfish. At the sand line, divers can also expect to see numerous sponge gardens and sea fans. Last but not least, Tumbledown Reef is a good site for novice divers to experience open water dives. Note: book a boat dive in one of the many scuba schools located in the area.
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.
County Cork is situated in the South-West Region of Ireland and it is the largest of all Irish counties. The climate here, like the rest of Ireland, is classified as a maritime climate, usually with cool summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall. Cork enchants visitors with its beautiful landscapes, historic towns and magnificent coastline. In addition, it provides with a number of sporting and leisure activities to perform and remember forever.
If there was ever a place, called underwater paradise on earth, it would be at the Raja Ampat Islands. Located on the northwest end of New Guinea Island in Indonesia, Raja Ampat is an archipelago with more than 1500 islands, coral reefs and sandbars, situated in the Coral Triangle and surrounded by the majestic Pacific Ocean.
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).
Shi Cheng or ''Lions City'', situated in eastern China, nearby Shanghai, lies for the last 60 years in the bottom of Qiandao Lake. Although the inhabitants of the town had to leave their home place, divers from all over the world found the beginning for new, exciting underwater adventures.
Soma Bay lies on the north-western shores of the Red Sea in Egypt. Practically it is a hotel-based holiday destination. The happy blend of suitable weather conditions and shallow, almost tropical, waters with large sandbanks and extremely reach maritime life make the place a natural destination for any diver.
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. It is a popular tourist location and attracts many beach enthusiasts.
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 to the north and Port Hacking to the south. Cronulla is a popular tourist location and attracts many beach enthusiasts.
Warriewood is a suburb in northern Sydney, at about 26 km/16 mi north of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). The headlands on either side of the beach provide a good shelter from the wind.
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.
Queenscliff is situated at the northern end of the famous Manly beach, in Manly, in Sydney's northern peninsula.
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. It is a popular tourist location and attracts many beach enthusiasts.
Mona Vale is a suburb in northern Sydney, at about 28 km/17 mi in the north of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). Mona Vale beach streches at about 1 km/1093.6 yd in between the broad rock platform that divides it from the Basin on the north side and the Warriewood beach, on the south side. This spot provides you with good facilities and a picnic area.
