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Teddy Bears

Teddy Bears always makes us smile. It’s exactly as the name suggests – a playground for marine life, with enormous plate corals that sprawl out like picnic tables waiting for a tea party. Drop down onto the reef and you’re immediately enveloped by dense schools of fusiliers. Seriously, they’re so thick they sometimes block out the sun, shimmering silver and blue. We’ve seen blue banded snapper mixed in too, a vibrant flash of yellow and white. It’s not just about the schools though. Keep an eye out for the smaller details. We’ve had great luck spotting pharaoh cuttlefish here, their skin rippling with colour as they glide across the coral. And if you’re patient, you might even catch a two-tone wrasse at work, diligently cleaning other fish over those big plate corals. This site tops out at 19 metres, so it’s a relaxed, easy dive, perfect for a long bottom time, letting you drift and soak it all in. Visibility averages 14 metres, which is decent enough to appreciate the scale of those coral structures. We’d suggest hitting it mid-morning, after the initial rush of boats, for a more tranquil experience.