Dive site the beautiful decorated Cathedral Cave

Name divesite:	Walindi Reefs, Cathedral Cave
Depth:	3-30m (9-98ft)
Visibility:	10-60m (32-196ft) and more
Accessibility:	Shore, Boat, Live-aboard
Time to visit:	All year around with warmest water in summer (nov-feb)
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Dive site the Cathedral lies direct in front of the resort at a horse-shoe shaped reef. There is a large cave at one end with its floor covered in white sand. It is like entering a cathedral under water, beautiful decorated with colorful coral. This dive site is very popular for night diving as well.

These reefs near the coast of West New Britain have not been explored extensively. The walindi resort, small but rated as the best dive resort in the world, is the only one in West New Britain. In front of the resort lies one of the best coral reefs with over 50% of the known types of building coral in the world. Marine life is still being studied and counted, but for sure is that the diversity for such a small area is enormous. Volcanic mountains surround the bay and create dive sites such as steep drop-offs and volcanic caves.

Some of the more special types of fish you can encounter here are dolphins and dugongs. But you can see turtles, barracuda's, tuna, staghorn coral, gorgonian fans and much more.

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