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Avarua Passage

Starting off from Edna’s Anchor mooring and following the sand/ reef edge towards shore. The sandy passage leads all the way into Avarua Harbour.

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Goldmine

Located in front of “The Goldmine” jewellery shop in town. The reef features large coral bommies with plenty of overhangs and crevices to inspect. Depth 15 - 25 metres

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Edna’s Anchor

The dive follows the sand/ reef edge towards the drop off. At about 22 metres, the sand starts to slope off like a ski slope. In 24 metres, in between 2 coral bommies, lays the big anchor of the schooner Edna which later sunk in Atiu. In 30 metres, the reef drops straight down to about 65 metres.

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Ngatipa Reef

Big coral formations and a couple of sand patches are the main feature on this dive. A reef dive suitable for all levels. The site is often used for training or as a second dive of the day.

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Avatiu Drop Off

This dive site is located just to the West of Avatiu Harbour. The site features a nice drop-off starting at around 18 metres and dropping off straight into the Abyss. Depth 12 - 40m

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Pue Coral Gardens

The site is located just to the East of Ngatipa. The site features a healthy reef with impressive hard coral formations and scattered sandy patches in between. There are also a few swim throughs to explore. Depth 12 - 25 metres

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M.V. Mataora

The MV Mataora was an outer island cargo schooner that was purposely sunk on the 11th December 1990 for divers. Originally 45m in length, the 300 tons vessel lays today in 10 to 18 metres of water. After many tropical cyclones the wreck is severely broken up, but the bow and stern are still recognisable today.

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Panama

This dive site is situated to the west of Avatiu harbour, in front of the Panama graveyard. The site features nice hard coral formations with sandy patches in between. Depth 15 - 22 metres

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Tupapa Sandriver

A sand channel with coral reef on both sides that starts in the surf zone and extends into the drop off. The northern side of the sand has a very steep wall, on the southern side the reef slopes off more gradually into the abyss. Depth 18 – 40 metres

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Labyrinth

The site features a shallow tunnel and cavern system underneath the surf zone, stretching all the way from the Runway to Black Rock. This site is also known as Dave’s Cave, The Maze, Croc Caverns or Nikao Tunnels. The site can only be dived in very calm seas. Depth 10 metres

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