The Wall

North of Medjumbe Island lies an over 625 ft / 800 m deep and 4 mi / 7km wide channel called "Laura's Leap".  This channel is flanked on the southern side by a vertical wall from which divers can experience the feeling of flight as the wall gives way as it plunges from 52 ft / 16m to the deep blue abyss below.

This wall also features numerous overhangs and ledges for divers to explore.  Grouper and schools of sweetlips, Barracuda, Slinger and Pufferfish are found in caves, as well as various cleaning stations manned by Durban dancing shrimp.  Giant gorgonians rilter the rich waters from the side of the wall and look like nets trying to prevent a fall into the abyss.

Out into the blue waters, larger species such as Napoleon wrasse, turtles and sharks are often seen.  This is a world class div that rivals any wall dive on the continent.

All information on this dive site is provided by:

The Dive Spots of Southern Africa

By Johan Boshoff and Amilda Boshoff  

http://www.thedivespot.co.za