Uepi Elbow (24m): An incredibly steep
drop-off. The sheer wall drops to depths in
excess of 600m and is covered with colourful
hard and soft corals. Keep an eye seawards as you are bound to see a variety of creatures swim by, including eagle rays, tuna, barracuda, king trevally, darts and of course sharks - particularly the seasonal hammerheads.
Charapoana Pier (36m): This dive takes
the underwater explorer along a wall crammed
with gorgonians, soft and hard corals and
profusely growing Amphora sponges. A range of
colourful marine life includes, schools of
trevally, mackerel, sharks, rainbow runners,
tuna, barracuda and smaller reef fish.
Landoro drop-off and coral gardens (14m): A varied dive, which takes in a
drop-off and a tour through coral gardens. It
is thought to be the largest range of soft and
hard corals to be seen on one dive. A truly
spectacular tour, with lots of smaller
invertebrates, bull nose, stingrays and the
occasional hammerhead.
Uepi Point: Charapoana Passage meets
the ‘Slot’ at Uepi Point. A near vertical
slope coated profusely with corals -
especially gorgonian fans and colourful spiky
soft corals. At 30m a peninsular juts out
before the wall steeply drops off. This
provides the stage for a spectacular
procession of pelagic’s including schooling
barracuda and sharks. Two bodies of water
(from Charapoana Passage and The Slot) meet at
this point and at various times (change of
tide, high tide etc) the area becomes a
hunting/feeding ground. As a result the
underwater action can be very exciting.
Overhead, large schools of trevally, jacks and
fusiliers feed. Families of garden eels, an
array of colourful gobies and a diverse
collection of invertebrate life inhabit the
sand patches of the shallows.
General Store: This dive requires a
15-minute boat trip to a neighboring island
and the resort must pay a custom fee to the
custom owners. The dive commences on a
stunning drop off festooned with gorgonians.
Large yellow nudibrancs are common and a
chance to see live triton shells. After
checking out the various depths, divers can
come up to approximately 15m and enter a swim
through which takes them into a shallow hard
coral area. The variety of corals in this area
is amazing - excellent photographic
opportunities with interesting light effects.
Lumalihe Passage: A passage from the
Marovo Lagoon to "The Slot" can be done on
ingoing or outgoing tide. This is an
impressive, long, deep-water passage. Prolific
fish life, large fans, craggy overhangs,
sharks.
Deku Dekuru: This dive includes a
series of cave and cavern systems. Outstanding
photo opportunities are possible with jungle
overhanging the water. The point between the
two cave areas also offers some interesting
overhangs and corals. |