Walindi FeBrina - Kimbe Bay

Susan's Reef

Dense stands of Red Sea Whips (Ellisella sp.) give Susan's Reef a unique aesthetic quality that sets it apart from other Walindi reefs. A stunning collection of corals is particularly rich at the southern end of the reef including large gorgonian fans, red sea whips and elephant ear sponges, everything adorned with colorful crinoids - a delight to all who dive here.

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Inglis Shoal

Inglis Shoal rises from very deep water to within 11 metres of the surface and is very rich in fish life. Pelagic fish species are common and include Dogtooth Tuna, Barracuda and Bigeye Trevally. Scalloped Hammerheads and Grey Reef Sharks are sometimes seen at Inglis Shoal.

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Restorf Island

The waters around Restorf Island hold an incredible diversity of marine life. It would be possible to spend a week diving here and still find new things in the various habitat types around the island. Depth is from the surface, down to 32 metres and this site is one of the many that are also excellent for snorkeling.

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Christine's Reef

Christine's Reef is a collection of reefs joined by underwater ridges to form a large horseshoe shape complex. A photographer's paradies, Chirstine's features a beautiful collection of extremely large barrel sponges, many different gorgonian fan corals and red whip gorgonians. As with all Walindi reefs, reef associated fishes are abundant and diverse.

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Otto's Reef

This large reef, being isolated from any other reef or land mass, is entirely different to any other Walindi dive sites. On days when the current is creating eddies on the point, schools of barracuda, trevally, sea perch, fusilier, unicorn fish and surgeon fish mix with a variety of shark species and tuna, resulting in plenty of exciting action.

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Vanessa's Reef

Vanessa's is a submerged shoulder that extends westward off a much larger reef at a depth of fifty to sixty feet. It's primary attractions are a multitude of large dark red gorgonian sea fans and further out on the shoulder, a sponge garden featuring many huge elephant ear sponges, a few barrel sponges and bright orange sponge mounds.

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South Ema Reef

If any dive site in Kimbe Bay can be said to have it all, it would have to be South Emma. Huge barrel sponges, red whip gorgonians, colourful soft coral and a deep swim through cave are just a few of the attractions. The crest of the bommie is covered in hard corals with occasional sea anemones. Fusiliers, trevally and sometimes barracuda cruise the waters above the bommie.

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Hanging Gardens

This site is situated along a sheer vertical wall starting from just below the surface and descending to a depth of about ninety feet. Along the wall are numerous ledges and overhangs and the site is named for the many tangles of rope sponge hanging down along the face of the wall. An excellent choice for a night dive when many of the nocturnal animals that hide in the caves and crevices come out to forage.

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Joy's Reef

Joy's is a hard coral reef that slopes downward from the surface to a sandy floor at about eighty feet. Sand channels cut downward through the reef to meet the sandy floor and these gullies are excellent places to hunt for sand burrowing gobies such as the Twinspot Goby and shrimp gobies The walls that bound the reef slope are particularly lush with black corals, gorgonians, sponges and ascidians.

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Paluma Reef

The dive site at Paluma reef is a deep underwater plateau, joined to the main reef by a descending shoulder. The primary attraction of Paluma is it's large number of lavender, pink and yellow Dendronephthya soft corals, some of which are a metre tall. While not as numerous as some other reefs, there are angelfish, butterflyfish, damselfish, fairy basslets and at least three species of anemone fish.

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