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Uepi Island Snorkelling
offered by supplier M11332 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 1
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 8
people
Destination:
Solomon Is.
Category: Scuba diving operators
Specialty:
Diving instructor, Scuba diving center
Season: January - December
Min Price: 65 Australian Dollar (AUD) per trip
Max Price: 65 Australian Dollar (AUD) per trip
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The wonderful thing about snorkelling at Uepi is that you can simply fall off the edge of the island and have access to some of the most fascinating underwater ecosystems to be found anywhere in the world.
Uepi Island drops off into 50 metres of water at the Welcome Jetty and 2,000 metres at The Point. A fringing reef extends along Charapoana Passage and the ocean side of Uepi. Coral “gardens” are found at Uepi Point and Divers Bay. Charapoana Passage is a deep passage allowing water movement to and from Marovo Lagoon and the open ocean called “The Slot”. Despite this movement of water, the Channel provides a very safe area for snorkelling. Snorkelling access places are at:
1 The wooden jetty (“Welcome” Jetty)
2 The Dive Jetty
3 The Concrete Jetty
4 The Fig Tree Grotto
An experienced snorkeller can easily snorkel from Inside Point to Uepi Point. All of the reef along the Channel is first class snorkelling. Hover amongst huge schools of fish, cruise past large gorgonian fans, check out the vase sponges, nudibranchs, feather stars, octopus and the never ending array of colourful tropical fish. Of particular interest is the clam garden at the wooden jetty (Welcome Jetty), lion fish and pink anemone around the Dive Jetty and beautiful coral gardens at Uepi Point. All of the above Uepi jetties have resident fish schools, each quite different from the other.
Other things to look for at the jetties are moray and snowflake eels, plus many small invertebrates in the cracks and holes. Because of the water movement there are times each day when the visibility will be less than perfect, however because of the water movement the variety of marine life is spectacular.
Also see tour packages in:
Scuba diving operators
Australia and Oceania
Solomon Is.
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