Description
Snake Pit Dive Site Cairns is a popular destination for diving enthusiasts, located near Lizard Island in the Ribbon Reefs.
The site offers a diverse range of marine life and features such as bommies, drop-offs, sand flats, and coral gardens. Visitors can expect to see Maori wrasse, sweetlips, reef sharks, stingrays, turtles, coral trout, barracuda, gropers, cuttlefish, snapper, batfish, and titan triggerfishes. It is advisable to avoid nesting titan triggerfishes. The best time to visit is during the dry season from June to October, with September to December being a less crowded low season. To reach the Snake Pit Dive Site, visitors can choose to travel by road or air, with licensed tour operators in Cairns offering full-day trips, dives, and multi-day liveaboard options.
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