Holmes Reef Dive Site
Torres Area
About Holmes Reef Dive Site
Holmes Reef is the closest Coral Sea Reef to Cairns and is often visited on special expeditions to the Northern Coral Sea. The reef is actually split into two sections, known as East Holmes and West Holmes, and both have large lagoons with safe anchorages. Walls and pinnacles are the big attraction at Holmes Reef, with both featuring great corals and marine life. Popular wall dives include Golden Wall, The Cathedral and The Abyss, with each of these sites having walls dropping into one kilometre of water. Decorating these walls are large soft corals and gorgonians, and patrolling the blue are pelagic fish, turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks. Two giant pinnacles at Turbo and Nonki are also must-dos at Holmes Reef, with these towers of coral rising from 35 metres. Each of these pinnacle ...
Holmes Reef Dive Site
Torres Area, Queensland
Great Barrier Reef, Torres Area, Horn Island, Queensland, Australia
Holmes Reef is the closest Coral Sea Reef to Cairns and often visited on special expeditions to the Northern Coral Sea.
Holmes Reef Dive Site
Great Barrier Reef, Torres Area, Horn Island, Queensland, Australia-
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