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And that’s one of the main draw cards for divers and snorkellers aboard Remote Area Dive’s weekly camp and dive safari to \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.queensland.com/attraction/Pelorus-Island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Pelorus Island\"\u003EPelorus Island\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30313 size-large\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-reef-safari-691x461.jpg\" alt=\"Remote Area Dive Reef Safari\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-reef-safari-691x461.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-reef-safari-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-reef-safari-335x223.jpg 335w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-reef-safari.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENever heard of it? Pelorus is one of the Great Barrier Reef’s best-kept secrets. It’s the northernmost island of the Palm Islands group, sitting 800m from neighbour, \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.queensland.com/destination%20information/Orpheus-Island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Orpheus Island\"\u003EOrpheus\u003C/a\u003E, and accessed via a 30-minute boat trip from the Lucinda Jetty (a two-hour drive north of \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.queensland.com/explore-queensland/townsville-north-queensland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Townsville North Queensland\"\u003ETownsville\u003C/a\u003E).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E“I love scuba diving and I feel like people are missing out [by not coming here],” our guide Fiona, a softly spoken Scot had said on the drive. She takes this trip most weekends and regales us with tales of coral formations that are so large and unusual in shape, that they wouldn’t look out of place in \u003Cem\u003EStar Wars\u003C/em\u003E, and sightings of Bertie the bullnose ray. “That’s what our job’s all about, showing people what it’s like down there,” she says.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt might take a little while to get here, but the complete isolation of this site is what makes it a veritable playground for divers and snorkellers.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur skipper ‘Pops’ lets the anchor down beneath a cloudless sky. Completely bald, he has the tan of a man who never leaves the ocean and the assuring voice and calm demeanour of a Morgan Freeman narration (albeit with an Aussie twang).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30317\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pops-from-remote-area-dive.jpg\" alt=\"Pops from Remote Area Dive\" width=\"691\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pops-from-remote-area-dive.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pops-from-remote-area-dive-200x300.jpg 200w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pops-from-remote-area-dive-460x691.jpg 460w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pops-from-remote-area-dive-335x503.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith his foot up on the seat, he talks us through the first dive site – “this one’s called ‘Oopsies’ and you can see why,” he says, pointing to the remains of a small wooden craft impaled on the rocky shore.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe tells us to look out for the anemones hiding that ever-famous Nemo (aka clownfish) just off the bow of the boat and says they’ve been seeing a few turtles lately, too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E“Ok guys, the pool is now open,” he announces as the divers clip up their vests, do their final checks, and flip themselves over the side for their first dive of the day.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMost people onboard are combining an epic weekend away with the final tests for their Open Water or Advanced Open Water PADI scuba diving certifications. Fiona has spent the week teaching theory and underwater skills in the pool back in Townsville, and is now talking them through what they’ll need to do on this dive.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30315\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-boat.jpg\" alt=\"Remote Area Dive Boat\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-boat.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-boat-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/remote-area-dive-boat-335x223.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut since my friend and I are staying on the surface this weekend, we slip into our wetsuits, rub a squeeze of anti-fog solution into our masks, and dive right in for a snorkel.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFace down, an underwater metropolis buzzes with daily life before our eyes, fading out to small towns on the periphery. Clear (and completely harmless) moon jellyfish bob around near the surface here and there, as we float over bommie after bommie, watching colourful reef fish of all shapes and sizes.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe sound reverberates around my ears like Pop Rocks crackling on my tongue as we play voyeur to parrotfish munching away on the coral.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are 1100 species of fish and 340 of the 350 known species of coral to be found within these dive sites off Pelorus and Orpheus islands. The colours and formations are like the houses of Italy’s Cinque Terre, clutching to the cliff-face – some sections are all pink punctuated by flat purple table coral, then there are flashes of neon green, and algae-looking soft coral flowing in the current. Giant patches of hard brain coral spread out over smooth boulders.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30321\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/snorkelling-on-reef-safari.jpg\" alt=\"Snorkelling on reef safari\" width=\"691\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/snorkelling-on-reef-safari.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/snorkelling-on-reef-safari-200x300.jpg 200w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/snorkelling-on-reef-safari-460x691.jpg 460w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/snorkelling-on-reef-safari-335x503.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBuzzing from our first snorkel, we stop at a site called Moon Pools next, closer to Orpheus Island.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI hover over a giant bommie near the boat, captivated by the light show throwing up from the depths and bouncing off the coral, in the sun’s own Ibiza nightclub moment.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe spot sea cucumbers and beautiful parrot and angel fish. A boxfish stars up at us with its googly eyes, rotating in the circular swell as we move together in his fascinating reality, transfixed by us as we are by him.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut if what lies beneath is the star attraction here, Pelorus Island itself is the overshadowed Best Supporting Actor.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe don’t have to lift a finger. The camp is a total castaway setting, with tents placed discreetly between the trees and a camp toilet set-up behind a tarp further yonder.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30324\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/camp-kitchen-on-pelorus-island.jpg\" alt=\"Camp kitchen on Pelorus Island\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/camp-kitchen-on-pelorus-island.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/camp-kitchen-on-pelorus-island-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/camp-kitchen-on-pelorus-island-335x223.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo tarps have been slung over ropes tied to the trees to create an open-air pavilion where the camp kitchen and ‘dining room’ is set up.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERavenous in a way that seems amplified by being waterlogged, we eat a lunch of cold meats and salad, even though we’ve been kept sufficiently fuelled up onboard with fruit, biscuits and lamingtons.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI rock between consciousness and slumber in a hammock slung between two melaleucas – the rumble of the generator being used to refill the dive tanks blending in with nature’s trill thanks to the cicadas that surround us in the trees.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELater that afternoon after a shore dive, the sunset settling above Hinchinbrook’s hulking form is nothing short of spectacular, the sun’s rays amplified in a neon orange showdown, illuminating a few wispy clouds hanging about in an otherwise clear sky.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30325\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sunset-on-pelorus-island.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset on Pelorus Island\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sunset-on-pelorus-island.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sunset-on-pelorus-island-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sunset-on-pelorus-island-335x223.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the sun dips behind the land completely, the skyline warms and glows an even more vivid shade of red, and we sit in a row in our camp chairs and watch as the experienced divers make their way into the water for a night dive, their torches lighting up the dark depths.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe move to sit around the campfire – a novelty more than necessity since the air is still heavy with heat from the summer’s day, and this is North Queensland after all. After eating a hearty beef curry cooked up by Pops, we roast marshmallows on twigs in the fire.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEveryone is dived out, blissed out. Since the night is so clear, we roll our swags out on camping stretchers on the beach and stare at the starry sky. Once the generator clicks off and the lights are killed, the lap of the tide washing in over the coral shore and the crescent moon shadow dancing across the water sends me into an instant slumber.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30327\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/breakfast-on-pelorus-island.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast on Pelorus Island\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/breakfast-on-pelorus-island.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/breakfast-on-pelorus-island-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/breakfast-on-pelorus-island-335x223.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the morning, two of the resident goats totter up to the camp kitchen to check us out as we feast on pancakes with berries, bacon and Nutella.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe dive and snorkel two more sites – one called Scuba School, then back to Oopsies where I spot my first sea turtle of the weekend.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMackerel and mullet are going crazy in the distance and the numbers of reef fish have multiplied overnight. I keep one eye on the deep blue while we snorkel, should a reef shark pop in to see what all all the fuss is about too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore they’re awarded their final certification, the Open Water students jump from the top of the boat’s roof in part initiation challenge, part celebration.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBack on land, we fuel up on barbecued hamburgers and drink ice-cold beer, sitting under the shade of palm trees before Fiona drives the sleepy group back to Townsville.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EIf this is the secret life of divers, I want in.\u003C/h2\u003E\n",":type":"text/plain","multiValue":false},"date":{"dataType":"calendar","title":"Date","value":1469044806000,":type":"calendar","multiValue":false},"date_modified":{"dataType":"calendar","title":"Date Modified","value":1580941500000,":type":"calendar","multiValue":false},"excerpt":{"dataType":"string","title":"Excerpt","value":"\u003Cp\u003EImagine a deserted island where the beach is made up of eons of coral skeletons and fringing reef spreads out from the shore. Sound like heaven? \u003C/p\u003E\n",":type":"string","multiValue":false},"slug":{"dataType":"string","title":"Slug","value":"the-great-barrier-reef-safari-you-never-knew-existed",":type":"string","multiValue":false},"featured_image":{"dataType":"string","title":"Featured Image","value":"/content/dam/teq/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/the-great-barrier-reef-safari-you-never-knew-existed.jpg",":type":"string","multiValue":false},"post_thumbnail":{"dataType":"string","title":"Post Thumbnail","value":"/content/dam/teq/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/the-great-barrier-reef-safari-you-never-knew-existed.jpg",":type":"string","multiValue":false}},"elementsOrder":["global_id","status","URL","author_first_name","author_last_name","author_name","author_URL","author_avatar_URL","author_profile_URL","title","content","date","date_modified","excerpt","slug","featured_image","post_thumbnail"],"model":"teq/models/blog"},"editorial_introducti":{":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-introduction"},"editorial_hero_banne":{"title":"Pelorus Island: the Great Barrier Reef dive safari you never knew existed","layoutVariation":"standardWidth","tag":{"colour":"#365ABD","text":"Feature"},"breadcrumbItems":[{"active":false,"title":"Home","url":"/content/teq/au/en/home.html"},{"active":false,"title":"Great Barrier Reef","url":"/content/teq/au/en/places-to-see/experiences/great-barrier-reef.html"},{"active":true,"title":"Great Barrier Reef dive safari","url":"/content/teq/au/en/places-to-see/experiences/great-barrier-reef/great-barrier-reef-safari.html"}],"gallery":{"mediaCollection":[{"mediaType":"image","mediaProps":{"fileFormat":"","sku":"","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/townsville/blog-images/editorial-hero-banner/2016_TSV_PelorusIsland_Islands_KristaEppelstun_1349693.jpg","alt":"Pelorus Island | Great Barrier Reef dive safari","title":null,"link":null,"mobileSrc":"","attribution":null,"quality":60},"mediaPropsSlide":null}]},":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-hero-banner"},"editorialauthor":{"name":"Danielle\t Reckless","resourcePath":"/content/teq/au/en/places-to-see/experiences/great-barrier-reef/great-barrier-reef-safari/jcr:content/root/responsivegrid/editorialauthor","publishedDateISO":"2022-11-16T03:27:47.196Z",":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorialauthor","image":{"src":"/home/users/s/sFtW-IQZu3K6kGRtkpU5/profile.profile.image","alt":"Danielle\t Reckless"}},"editorial_description":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EImagine a deserted tropical island where the beach is made up of thousands of coral skeletons, fringing reef spreads out from the shore, and only a family of goats share the four square-kilometres of land.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou’re on a dive boat with 12 others, and the hue and clarity of the water is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. There’s not another human in sight, only the rugged landscape that rises from the Coral Sea, all granite boulders and melaleuca forest. You dive in and the underwater world unfolds around you.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are no big tour groups here, no underwater viewing chambers, no frills and no fuss. And that’s one of the main draw cards for divers and snorkellers aboard \u003Ca title=\"Remote Area Dive\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/tours/p-5989475c1699adf15294e596-remote-area-dive\" target=\"_self\"\u003ERemote Area Dive’s\u003C/a\u003E camp and dive safari to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b25fbdd5f1565045da2ba4-pelorus-island\" title=\"Pelorus Island\"\u003EPelorus Island\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaven’t heard of this Great Barrier Reef dive safari? Here’s why you should.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt doesn’t crave the spotlight\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"image":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/townsville/blog-images/2016_TSV_PelorusIsland_DivingAndSnorkelling_.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/townsville/blog-images/2016_TSV_PelorusIsland_DivingAndSnorkelling_.jpg","alt":"Snorkelling on reef safari | Pelorus Island, Great Barrier Reef dive safari","srcUriTemplate":"/au/en/places-to-see/experiences/great-barrier-reef/great-barrier-reef-safari/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1598054735208/2016-tsv-pelorusisland-divingandsnorkelling-.jpeg","uuid":"1ab85eaa-41f0-4fb2-9f50-c7179a21d594","lazyEnabled":false,":type":"teq/components/image"},"textcbd60c21-7647-47a3-8fc1-1505dfddbacb":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EHumble Pelorus Island flies under the radar of \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/cairns-and-great-barrier-reef/cairns.html\"\u003ECairns\u003C/a\u003E liveaboards and flashier day trips. But that’s exactly what makes it so special for those who venture here. It feels like you’ve stumbled upon the best-kept secret of the world’s biggest natural wonder – and you have it all to yourself.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis trip embraces two of Queensland’s best coastal traditions: \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/adventure/diving-and-snorkelling.html\"\u003Eunforgettable diving,\u003C/a\u003E and camping on a remote island. There’s no other trip like it on the entire reef.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJust getting here is an adventure\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n","richText":true,":type":"teq/components/text"},"imagefeaf6dc7-2cdd-4e03-aeab-aa928d444a61":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/townsville/blog-images/2020_TSV_PelorusIsland_Islands_RemoteAreaDiveReefSafari.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/townsville/blog-images/2020_TSV_PelorusIsland_Islands_RemoteAreaDiveReefSafari.jpg","alt":"Remote Area Dive Reef Safari | Pelorus Island, Great Barrier Reef dive safari","srcUriTemplate":"/au/en/places-to-see/experiences/great-barrier-reef/great-barrier-reef-safari/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/imagefeaf6dc7-2cdd-4e03-aeab-aa928d444a61.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1598054728692/2020-tsv-pelorusisland-islands-remoteareadivereefsafari.jpeg","uuid":"d1d3aead-3c72-4751-a29b-95f46f19317c","lazyEnabled":false,":type":"teq/components/image"},"textfd4299d7-8810-4b68-b311-4d5777de412d":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EIt might take a little while to get here, but the complete isolation of this dive site is what makes it a veritable playground for divers and snorkellers.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe northernmost island of the Palm Islands group, Pelorus Island sits just 800m from neighbour, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25d5bd5f1565045d9fb1c-orpheus-island\" title=\"Orpheus Island\"\u003EOrpheus\u003C/a\u003E, and is accessed via a 30-minute boat trip from the Lucinda Jetty (a two-hour drive north of \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/townsville.html\" title=\"Townsville North Queensland\"\u003ETownsville\u003C/a\u003E).\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce at Lucina Jetty, you’ll jump aboard Remote Area Dive’s Coral Gypsy, a 38 foot Mono Hull with a maximum of 10 divers and a dive staff of three. These will probably be the only people you see for the next two days of Great Barrier Reef exploration. Even Pelorus is uninhabited, offering Robinson Crusoe adventure at each turn.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe dive sites are unlike anything you’ve seen before\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n","richText":true,":type":"teq/components/text"},"image69d33ed2-9413-4f52-879e-6665fa471cdf":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/townsville/blog-images/2019_TSV_PelorusIsland_diving_@remoteareadive.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/townsville/blog-images/2019_TSV_PelorusIsland_diving_@remoteareadive.jpg","alt":"Remote Area Dive Pelorus Island | Great Barrier Reef dive safari","srcUriTemplate":"/au/en/places-to-see/experiences/great-barrier-reef/great-barrier-reef-safari/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image69d33ed2-9413-4f52-879e-6665fa471cdf.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1598054717575/2019-tsv-pelorusisland-diving-%40remoteareadive.jpeg","uuid":"ad1b1211-94e6-417d-8aac-ce8d803ee364","lazyEnabled":false,"title":"Photo by \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/remoteareadive/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003E@remoteareadive\u003C/a\u003E ",":type":"teq/components/image"},"texta3f86c20-ab3d-488e-98a2-a47736adac52":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EEven experienced divers are left speechless at what they discover here.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis Great Barrier Reef dive safari stretches over two days and one night, allowing for five dives plus one night dive.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWitness an underwater metropolis buzzing with daily life before your eyes. Clear (and completely harmless) moon jellyfish bob around near the surface here and there, as you float past bommie after bommie, watching colourful reef fish of all shapes and sizes. All around \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/us/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-599bbc484102eed465fe1bc5-pelorus-and-orpheus-islands\"\u003EPelorus and Orpheus Islands\u003C/a\u003E are rocky reefs covered in hard coral, soft coral, gorgonians and sea whips in depths from 12 metres to 25 metres. In fact, 340 of the 350 known species of coral can be found in these waters; in formations so large and unusual in shape that they wouldn’t look out of place in \u003Ci\u003EStar Wars\u003C/i\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdd the 1100 species of fish, rays, sharks and turtles found at these dive sites, and you’ll start to understand why every safari is different, whether you’re diving the Bat Caves, The Maze, Trenches, Black Coral Wall or Oopsie (you’ll recognise this one from the remains of a small wooden craft impaled on the rocky shore.)\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn between the diving, take a walk on the beach, nap in a hammock, and enjoy a relaxed time at camp on Pelorus Island. 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