| Walts Bommie | Relatively flat sandy bottom surrounding a series of scattered bommies. This site attracts Green and Loggeread turtles, Black and White Tip Reef Sharks and cradles a wealth of colourful Nudibranchs. 14 metres. |
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| Libbie's Lair | Honeycomb caves and swim throughs, jam-packed with larger coral reef fish species. 8-18 metres. |
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| Tenements 1 | Magnificent dive with many gullies, swim throughs and grottos. Special mention to the huge blue-footed anemone and the 30 clown fish that live with it. 7-20 metres. |
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| Tenements 2 | This horseshoe shaped shelf drops straight down to 20 metres and is draped with schools of black tipped fusiliter drummer and yellowtail. 13-20 metres. |
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| Coral Cascades | Stand-alone or combined with a drift dive along the spectacular coral wall to Tenements 1, this is a favourite. 5-16 metres. |
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| North Bommie | A huge bommie that doubles as a cleaning station for some of our larger critters. Majestic mantas and white tipped Reef Sharks frequent here. 10-20 metres. |
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| Blue Pools | Crystal clear waters fill this little bay in the coral. A great place to start or end a drift dive east or west. 6-8 metres. |
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| Hole in the Wall | Large bommie split into 3 pieces. Swim through and along the reef edge. Large Maori Wrass, Moray, Sharks and Mantas are all regulars. 9-18 metres. |
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| Coral Grotto | Affectionately known as the Turtle Grotto. You can see turtles everywhere. Asleep, swimming, feeding or just being Turtles. 8-18 metres. |
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| Plate Ledge | So called because of the number of plate or tabletop corals in the area -an impressive site. 8-16 metres. |
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| Gorgonia Hole | Gorgonia and fan corals abound on the spectacular reef edge. Discover Mantas, Reef Sharks and Turtles. 7-16 metres. |
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| The Junction | Rediscovered only recently, the corals here are splendid. Morays, Turtles and Crayfish abound. 7-16 metres. |
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| Pams Point | Mind blowing Manta Ray dive (seasonal). Resident Queensland Blue Groper. 8-16 metres. |
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| Heron Bommie | One of the most photographed dive sites in the country. Resident marine life is fantastic including schooling Jacks, Barracuda, Strawberry Hussars plus Moray Eels, Sharks, Eagle Rays and Mantas. This series of bommies is located 2 minutes from the Harbour. 5-20 metres. Pams Point to Heron Bommie Drifting from Pams Point to Heron Bommie is spectacular - just let go and watch the kaleidoscope of colour go by. 5-20 metres. |
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| Pams Point to Heron Bommie | Drifting from Pam's Point to Heron Bommie is spectacular - just let go and watch the kaleidoscope of colour go by. 5-20 metres. |
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| Coral Gardens | Lies just outside Heron Harbour. Beautiful sloping banks of Staghorn and Branching corals. 8-16 metres. |
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| Staghorn Banks | Nearby to Coral Gardens this is an exquisite bank of vividly coloured staghorn coral. Many colonies of brilliantly hued coral fish create a myriad of color. 12 metres. |
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| Canyons | So named due to the number of ravines cut into the reef edge. These cuttings are home to an amazing variety of creatures, including turtles. 6-16 metres. |
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| Harry's Bommie | This coral outcrop is huge, usually filled by schools of Batfish and spotted Sweetlip. Regularly visited by White Tip Reef Sharks. 5-16 metres. |
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| Southpark | A huge bommie with an amazing biodiversity of Turtles, Rays and big fish. 8-16 metres. |
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| Twin Peaks | Two large coral bommies give this site its name and the teaming life is no less suprising than the TV show. A mega dive site. 10-18 metres. |
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| The Cliffs | An adventurous dive, offering a fantastic wall and gently sloping bottom down to 30 plus metres - a veritable Garden of Eden. 12-30 plus metres. |
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| Last Mooring | Boasts a wonderful kaleidoscope of schooling bait fish, Painted Crays, Nudibranchs and Wobbygong Sharks. Elaborate coral formations showcase the diversity of this site. 10 metres. |
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| Wistari 1 & 2 | The neighbouring Wistari Reef is located only 5 minutes from Heron Island. These two sites are along the reef wall with magnificent corals of rainbow hues and an amazing array of Nudibranchs. 5-20 metres. |
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| Three Rocks | A special little sandy bay cut into the reef edge. From 7 metres, it drops straight down Wistari Wall to around 20 metres. |
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