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Pro Dive's boat Sealife V (carries 23 divers, equipped with marine toilet) conducts 2 dive day trips leaving Manly Wharf and Rose Bay wharf on weekends and most weekdays; trips are $119 weekends and $99 weekdays if you only hire tanks and weights, or $189 weekends and $149 weekdays with gear hire. PADI certification is available: Open Water from $425.
Manly Beach is popular with both visitors and locals alike and is the defining feature of Manly. There are free bathrooms and showers. Plenty of take away food options. Locker hire is available for storing your possessions.
Sydney Harbour National Park, Scenic Drive, North Head. (bookings essential). Day Tour: Tu Th Sa Su 1:15PM. Adult $11, Concession $7.70. (Catch bus 135 from Stand B at 1:08PM - to meet with tour time) 3 hr tour includes supper. Ghost Tour: 7:30PM (8PM during daylight savings) W $22, F-Su $27.50. Kids Ghost Walk: 6PM (7PM during daylight savings) Fr $13.20, 2 hr tour. Wander through a maze of historic buildings and hear how Sydney was protected from diseases such as smallpox, bubonic plague, cholera and Spanish influenza. For the courageous, join the famous ghost walk conducted at night by kerosene lantern, followed by tea and damper to calm the nerves.
A feeling of isolation with dramatic views over the Pacific Ocean. Whales can be spotted from this park on the clifftops.
A smaller beach a short walk away from Manly that seems to attract families for the most part. Next to the beach are some walks along the cliffs with some dramatic views.
A clifftop walk with lots of World War II-era military installations.
Sydney's offshore adventure boat company. Departing from Manly wharf daily. Tours from 30 min to 1.5 hr experiencing the thrill and adventure of offshore powerboating. Go swell riding and jumping, see the rugged 100-m (300-ft) cliffs of North Head, WWII gun emplacements and awesome marine wildlife (including whales during migration).