Sodwana Bay
South Africa · KwaZulu-NatalNear iSimangaliso
South Africa's only genuinely tropical dive site and the southernmost coral reef on the continent. The sites are named by their distance from the launch point: Two Mile, Five Mile, Seven Mile, Nine Mile.
Depth
8–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
24 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Shore/Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
Protection status
Parque Nacional de Sodwana Bay, dentro del Parque de Humedales de iSimangaliso
UNESCO designation
Patrimonio Mundial (Parque de Humedales de iSimangaliso, primer bien de Sudáfrica inscrito; unas 332.000 ha)
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Sodwana Bay National Park / Protea Banks MPA); iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority; SeaCrush; Mozambique Experience; Jenman Safaris
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
21 species documented in Sodwana Bay
VulnerableTortuga boba
Caretta caretta
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
Critically EndangeredCelacanto
Latimeria chalumnae
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
VulnerableTortuga laúd
Dermochelys coriacea
Anjova
Pomatomus saltatrix
Carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis
Cazón
Galeorhinus galeus
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Ecosystem
Nearby parks
What is there to see on land, near this site?
iSimangaliso
15 km away
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