Christmas Island Wet'n'Dry Adventures
- Name
- Lin Gaff
- Location:
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PO Box 121,
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia - Contact:
- +61 (0)8 9164 8111 5290
Last Updated
2012-10-13 09:00:00
Christmas Island Wet'n'Dry Adventures
Christmas Island has a narrow fringing reef with a steep, spectacular drop-off 50 - 200m from the cliff-bound shore. There are two distinct seasons: the dry or "trades" from April to November with winds coming from the south and south east; and the wet or "swell" season from November to April with winds coming from the north west. This affects access to dive sites, with the north and west coasts more accessible during the dry season and sites on the east only accessible in the wet.
The fact that the island rises dramatically from the ocean floor contributes to the endless kilometres of "drop-off" walls. Divers and snorkellers alike can enjoy a variety of locations and there are sites to suit every level of experience.
Whale sharks visit the island generally from October to April but have been seen outside these months. They can be seen in Flying Fish Cove as well as the dive sites near crab migration sites, mostly along the north coast. There are large schools of spinner dolphins seen year-round and sometimes pilot whales in August-September and manta rays that seem to appear around the same time as the whale sharks, presumably to feed on the red crab larvae.
Christmas Island Wet'n'Dry Adventures has operated on Christmas Island since 1994.
Boat Description:
We operate the "FERAL", a purpose built 7m dive boat surveyed for 6 divers & crew.Facilities:
- Own Boat(s)
- Scuba hire
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Articles
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My National Geographic Diving Day
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by splasch
- Ever felt like you were diving in the pages of a National Geographic magazine? Well that's how I felt last Sunday on Christmas Island ...
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Seeing Red on Christmas Island
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by SeannaC
- Most of my holidays revolve around diving, or a place where I can at least snorkel, and the colour dominating my thoughts is always blue. Christmas Island’s waters are certainly that, crystal clear and a strikingly deep cobalt blue. This time around though, a colour at the other end of the spectrum filled my every waking thought in the days leading up to my trip to the isolated island in the eastern Indian Ocean. All I could think about was RED......
- Name
- Lin Gaff
- Location:
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PO Box 121,
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia - Contact:
- +61 (0)8 9164 8111 5290
Last Updated
2012-10-13 09:00:00
