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675 dive sites matching “turtle”Across Australia
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Coffs Harbour & Solitary Islands

North Solitary Island – Muttonbird Gutter

A reef gutter named for the wedge-tailed shearwater (muttonbird) colony nesting on North Solitary Island above.

Boat (day trip)Up to 20 m
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Coffs Harbour & Solitary Islands

North Solitary Island – The Aquarium

An exceptionally fish-dense, easy patch of reef near Anemone Bay, valued for sheer density and variety rather than any single…

Boat (day trip)Up to 18 m
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Sunshine Coast

Nudi Junction

One of the lesser-documented named reef sites in the Mooloolaba operators' rotation – a chance to dive typical Gneering Shoals…

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Mission Beach & Cassowary Coast

Otter Reef

Rarely dived outer reefs off Hinchinbrook for self-sufficient boat divers.

Boat (day trip)Up to 22 m
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Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands

Passage Rocks (Great Keppel Island)

A tidal channel site with the Keppels' greatest hard coral diversity.

Boat (day trip)Up to 15 m
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Darwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs

Peron Islands

Remote Timor Sea islands visited by Darwin fishing liveaboards, with bluewater pelagics around the island reefs.

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Port Douglas

Phil's Lagoon (Tongue Reef Sister reefs)

Near-enclosed coral lagoon with enormous giant clams, plus a drop-off outside patrolled by grey reef sharks.

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Cairns

Pinnacle Reef (Green Island)

An exclusive small-boat mooring near Green Island with a quiet coral garden and frequent turtles.

Boat (day trip)Up to 12 m
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Christmas Island

Pirate Cove

Sheltered pocket of submerged rock formations and rock pools at the southern end of Flying Fish Cove – a family-friendly snorkel.

ShoreUp to 15 m
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Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait

Pirate's Cove (Far Northern GBR)

Soft-coral walls on a rarely visited far-northern reef.

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Darwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs

Point Blaze Reefs

A remote reef area at the southern end of Fog Bay where tropical bluewater pelagics are regularly seen.

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Coral Sea

Predators Playground (Holmes Reef)

A historic Coral Sea shark-feed arena on sand at 9 m.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 15 m
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Pulu Keeling Outer Reef

Near-untouched national park reef with 40 m-plus visibility and plentiful sharks, dived by permit only on rare calm days.

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Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait

Pussy Galore (Tijou Reef)

A particularly beautiful fan- and whip-covered wall on the remote Tijou/Cat reefs.

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Sunshine Coast

Pyramids (Gneerings)

One of the lesser-documented named reef sites in the Mooloolaba operators' rotation – a chance to dive typical Gneering Shoals…

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Lady Elliot Island

Reefy Seconds (Lady Elliot Island)

A shallow snorkel-line buoy over reef and rubble.

Boat (day trip)Up to 9 m
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Darwin Offshore & Artificial Reefs

Roche Reef

Dundee's main natural reef – extensive shallow coral with queenfish, mackerel and trevally sweeping over it on the tide.

Boat (day trip)Up to 15 m
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Christmas Island

Rocky Point

A point on the Settlement coast between the gentle Morgue and the current-swept Coconut Point.

BoatUp to 25 m
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Cairns

Round the Bend (Milln Reef)

A less-crowded Milln site following a curve in the reef edge.

Boat (day trip)Up to 25 m
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North Stradbroke Island

Rufus King Wreck

The broken stern of a 1942 Liberty ship that grounded carrying bombers and aviation fuel for the Pacific war.

BoatUp to 8 m
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Pilbara & Dampier

Samson Wrecks

Trawler and barge wrecks turned into fish-rich artificial reefs.

Boat (day trip)Up to 25 m
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Ningaloo – Exmouth

Sand Patch

Sand-and-reef dive on Dive Ningaloo's Westside rotation.

Boat (day trip)Up to 20 m
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Kalbarri & Shark Bay

Sandy Point Sanctuary Zone (Dirk Hartog Island)

Some of Shark Bay's best coral in a sanctuary zone on Dirk Hartog Island's sheltered side.

Boat (day trip)Up to 8 m
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Lady Elliot Island

Sandy Seconds (Lady Elliot Island)

A sandy beginners' site between the snorkel lines.

Boat (day trip)Up to 9 m
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