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Dive Review of Pilbara Dive Center in
Australia/Karratha shore diving

Pilbara Dive Center: "Shore diving Karratha - sand, crocodiles and cowries", Dec, 2023,

by Keith Willmott, FL, US (Contributor Contributor 17 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 13059.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food N/A
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 1 stars
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Comments We decided to stop in Karratha en route from Exmouth to Broome. Local operator Pilbara Dive Center does trips to islands off the Burrup Peninsula, but were not organizing anything during our stay given that it was the Christmas period and not the best time of year to dive anyway (hot and windy). Still, we wanted to do some diving and they very kindly arranged rental gear for us (even ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Florida, Belize, Panama (Coiba, Pearl Is) St Vincent and Grenadines, UK, Red Sea (Sharm), Myanmar, Sulawesi (Wakatobi), Philippines (Mindoro, Palawan), Solomons (Guadalcanal), New Zealand (Poor Knights), Papua New Guinea, west Australia
Closest Airport Karratha Getting There We decided to stop here a couple of days while driving from Exmouth to Broome - it's about 6 hrs from Exmouth. There are limited flights to Karratha.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas choppy, no currents
Water Temp 24-27°C / 75-81°F Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 2-3 M / 7-10 Ft

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 1 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
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