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T he Supermarket - Just 10 kilometers away from the resorts is V omo Island - There are two separate dive sites; Ronnies Reef
possibly the world’s most famous shark encounter. Grey reef (named after a famous New Zealand diver) never fails to
sharks, whitetip reef sharks and blacktip reef sharks. Advanced please even the most discerning of scuba divers. Dramatic can-
dive (16–30m) If you want to see sharks and lots of them then this yons and gullies along with great fish life, unusual and spectacular
is the dive. Resident sharks cruise along the South Wall. Swim out coral formations will be found here. The other site, known as Vomo
away from the reef into the blue for pelagics. The shallows are Caves, consists of caverns and swim-throughs with shafting light
home to lots of moray eels. breaking through crevices in the reef above makes this dive a very
memorable experience.
T ui’s Reef - An easy dive in 18 meters of water or less on a series
of pinnacles close to Beachcomber Island. Often used for night W ilkes Passage - An exciting drift dive with the current
diving where divers frequently observe crayfish, clams, moray eels running through this passage. Schools of barracuda and
and a multitude of other tropical marine life. trevally are common as well as beautiful corals.
