Visitors from overseas put diving at our local Chowder Bay to the test and it came up trumps -…read moreyou've no idea what you can find below the surface this close to the centre of a busy city, and without even venturing far off the shore. Plunge is a professional operation providing all levels of diving from entry (no pun intended) to advanced, including coordinating trips to other sites. But before you venture away from the home site, book in here to find the elusive Chowder Bay seahorse which hovers around the jetties off Chowder Bay and the shark net of the Chowder Bay pool. The former military buildings up above the dive school are now home to SIMS (the Sydney Institute of Marine Science) - and it's no coincidence that they chose this location. In the summer, the hours are pretty generous, though you do have too make bookings - and early for a weekend spot. Winter is more restricted, though has great visibility and enthusiastic divers assure me that the temperature of the water in the harbour feels better in cooler weather!

Plunge Diving is located at Chowdar Bay right in front of the water. I have dived with them for…read morecouple of months now and the instructors, dive masters are really knowledgeable, experienced and very friendly. I have also bought my dive gear from Plunge Diving which ended up being heaps cheaper than buying online.

We had a great experience. We did a private dive with Jimmy with our family - a shore dive off of…read moreShelley Beach. We were mostly new divers but had a wonderful time. Would reccomend!

Amazing crew. My two sons and I went out with Jimmy and Jordan and had a great Discover Scuba dive…read moresessions. Terrific guys, great staff, easy reservations, great gear! Highly recommend!

Dishonest. Do your self a favour and avoid these clowns. I spent over $10,000 dollars at this…read morestore. The vtx dive computer that I purchased didn't work from the start. They refused to exchange or refund and now just lie about the details of the purchase. Disgusting people and service.

My experience at Abyss learning how to scuba was fantastic.. small group, great and knowledgeable…read moreinstructors who are patient and explain things very clearly and always have an answer to all your questions. The photographs and videos taken during the course were also really cool to have as a memento of an incredible underwater experience! The course is very well structured and I really got the best value for cost. Keep up I highly recommend this school to anyone looking to get their Open Water dive certification. Thanks once again to my amazing instructors Jarrad, Honeron, and also thanks to Rosa for the pictures! If I lived in Sydney I would definitely sign up to do more dive courses and join the dive club... Sadly I live on the other side of the world!

I did one dive with Pro Dive and I was not impressed. I told the DM that I had buoyancy issues, he…read moredid nothing to assist. I was separated from my group twice!! Grant, the DM, claimed he went to look for me but never found me and continued on with the dive without knowing where I was. The skipper wouldn't assist people with getting back on the boat, he was rude to me when I ascended unexpectedly and had to get back on the boat. In between dives they served crappy fried finger foods. There were too many people on the boat and not enough organization. They rushed everyone off the boat to avoid people becoming ill when the water wasn't that choppy. I was promised a voucher but when I went to claim it, I needed to cancel my next dive and they tried to charge me for canceling. Highly dysfunctional & unsafe group of people! Go to Manly Dive Center instead, they actually care about their divers' safety

Went to Shelly Beach for their snorkeling tour. The guide (Nigel) was friendly and knowledgeable…read more It took a long time of rescheduling because of weather and injuries, but it was definitely worth it! So glad we took the time to do this. We were taken for a short walk around the area before the snorkeling and it was fascinating to learn about the history or the area. We went on a seriously amazing day for the tour. The weather was perfectly warm and the water was clear. We saw plenty of wildlife during the tour. VERY grateful for the pool noodles provided for the tour. Made it a million times easier - all we had to do was lie there and enjoy the surroundings.

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