Visitors from overseas put diving at our local Chowder Bay to the test and it came up trumps - you'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! read more