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Manta Ray Drop Off Dive Site

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Great Barrier Reef Southern End of Bait Reef

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Manta Ray Drop Off, in the Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, boasts spectacular underwater cliffs and a plunging wall that drops off to 30 metres. The wall is covered with gorgonians, soft coral trees, sponges and sea whips. The Manta Ray Drop Off site is great for snorkelling as well as diving. Best known for the soaring Manta Rays found cruising the wall in winter (May to September), reef sharks and schools of pelagics are common any time of year.

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Great Barrier Reef Southern End of Bait Reef

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