Waterfall Bay is considered the best
boat diving area as it is only eight
minutes from the jetty and offers a
range of sites depending on the level
of experience of the diver. The most
popular dive for open water
certification and above is Cathedral
Cave.
Eaglehawk Dive Centre run tours of the
system from their 6m
cat “DIVERSifiCATion”. The boat can be
moored of the walls under Cathedral
Dome allowing easy access to the start
of the system. The tour leaves the
surface and descends to the bottom
below the magnificent Cathedral Arch.
The average depth during the dive is 21
metres. From the arch the group is lead
down the aisle to the entrance of the
Catacombs. This is an area of tunnels
that are just big enough for one diver
at time once inside the main chamber
the guide leads you through the
labyrinth to what is commonly called
The Back Door.
Retracing the passage to the exit point
of the Catacombs and sunlight streams
down into the entrance of the passage
to Revelation Bend. This is one of the
most awesome underwater views that most
divers will ever see. The narrow
passage up to the bend is dark and
barren with a gravel bottom. When the
guide stops at the bend and signals to
turn off your light and swim past him
into the cavern known as the Skull
Cave. The cavern is part of the aisle
but seen from this angle gives the
impression of a round chamber with two
large eye holes looking out into the
bay. In the chamber itself a cloud of
bullseyes dart to and fro.
At this stage of the dive we turn away
from the light and head into the Devils
Tonsils which is a tight passage with a
upward curve at its end that requires
careful negotiation. This usually ends
the tour of the cave system but the
dive is not over.
The walls below Cathedral Dome have
some of the most spectacular displays
of jewel anemones and zoanthids found
anywhere and they are conveniently
found at the level of the 5 metre
safety stop.
