Scuba Diving

Dive Centre Manly. Located at the popular northern Sydney beach, Dive Centre Manly runs all-inclusive shore dives each day, which let you see weedy sea dragons and other sea creatures. PADI certification courses are also available. The cost for a shore dive is A$125 and A$145 for two dives. Night dives are A$125. 10 Belgrave St., Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, 2095. 02/9977–4355; www.divesydney.com.au.

Pro Dive. Pro Dive is a PADI operator conducting courses and shore- or boat-diving excursions around the harbor and city beaches. Some of the best dive spots—with coral, rock walls, and lots of colorful fish—are close to the eastern suburb beaches of Clovelly and Coogee. The company also has a center in Manly. A four-hour boat dive with a guide costs around A$199, including rental equipment; a four-dive learn-to-dive course is A$399. Check the website for specials. 27 Alfreda St., Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, 2034. 02/8116–1199; www.prodive.com.au.