Dive in Whitsunday Islands
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Knuckle Reef Whitsunday Islands, Australia
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Mantaray bay Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Mantaray Bay is located at the northern most tip of Hook Island and is in a 'No Fishing one'. The end result is that this section of Hook Island has spectacular corals and fish life. Visibility is often exceptional and it's a very popular snorkel site and occasional dive site for those that make the… -
Ship Wreck Bay Whitsunday Islands, Australia
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The Cathedral Whitsunday Islands, Australia
great dive located just inside the well known stepping stones. it has a huge (cathedral) opening which narrows slowly as you enter, which leads to a small network of tunnels. -
The Chimney Whitsunday Islands, Australia
A very dificult dive not for the faint hearted..it starts in a shallow 6ft of water with waves often crashing over the surface, so timing is essential. at first you must fight the strong currents till you reach the opening of the chimney shute. Then the current tends to push you down through the… -
Bird Island & Langford Reef Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Bird Island & Langford Reef is located between Hayman and Hook Islands. With protection from traditional swell, it makes for an idealic anchorage for day time and overnight. At the right tides, the beach spit that arrives from under the water is pristine for a day time walk and the surrounding… -
Cataran Bay- Border Island Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Cataran Bay is a North facing bay on the small outer island of the appropriately named Border Island. An outer island of the Whitsunday island group, Border Island is a frequently used stop over on the way to or from Whitehaven Beach. Its a fully protected Green Zone, which has made the vast variety… -
The Gardens Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Easy, shallow dive with reasonable coral cover on a gently descending slope with silty sand patches. Coral cover dominated by large plate corals. Plenty of small friendly reef fish looking for a handout. Occasionally, large pelagic fishes will cruise through. Excellent protection in all wind… -
Gary's Lagoon Hamilton Island, Australia
Gary's Lagoon is well protected, making it a great site for snorkellers and beginner divers. The coral cover is excellent and the lagoon makes for easy diving before venturing into deeper water just outside the entrance. The lagoon is home to all sorts of tropical marine life including large soft… -
The Stepping Stones Hamilton Island, Australia
Stepping Stones, off Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, is aseries of 18 or more flat-topped coral pinnacles forming "steppingstones" with many interesting channels and caves to explore. Large areasof plate coral with fields of blue staghorn, schools of Batfish, GiantMaori wrasse, moray… -
Bait Reef Hamilton Island, Australia
Bait Reef is located on the Outer Great Barrier Reef near the Whitsunday Island Chain. It is one of the most pristine scuba diving locations in the world and benefits from protection under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. A perfect site for photography because of the depth and variety of aquatic… -
Bait Reef- Manta Ray Drop Off Hamilton Island, Australia
Manta Ray Drop Off, in the Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, boastsspectacular underwater cliffs and a plunging wall that drops off to 30metres. The wall is covered with gorgonians, soft coral trees, spongesand sea whips. The Manta Ray Drop Off site is great forsnorkelling as well as diving.… -
Butterfly Bay Hook Island, Australia
Butterfly Bay is one of the most spectacular bays in the Whitsundays. Carving deep into Hook Island, the high hillsides provide a stunning backdrop and safe anchorage.Butterfly Bay is often under-rated as a dive location, while providing an excellent protected stop over for marine craft in the… -
Luncheon Bay Hook Island, Australia
Luncheon bay is a very popular dive location with overnight charter boats operating in the Whitsundays. There is often great visibility and the coral reefs here are completely protcted ensuring huge quantities of fish life and amazing coral formations.The coral formations at Luncheon bay form many… -
Mackerel bay Hook Island, Australia
A dive that is better at some times than at others depending upon visibility. This is a popular dive site during northerlies when most of the more popular sites are untenable. A relatively shallow dive through a mace of coral bommies, which form shallow canyons, ledges and swim-throughs. The fish… -
Alcyonaria Point Hook Island, Australia
Excellent coral and fish life, particularly along the shallow ledge that runs along the point to Flat Rock. Plate corals dominate the shallow water. Ledge drops vertically with wall penetrated by numerous gullies and small caves. Many colourful soft corals at 10 metres, hence the site name. Large… -
Manta Ray Bay Hook Island, Australia
Hundreds of small damselfishes make this a top island dive. For years divers have hand-fed the fish of Masts Ray Bay which include some not-so-small Maori wrasse. The terrain is diverse with scattered bommies starting at 10-12 metres and reaching up to within 2 metres of the surface. Acropora corals… -
Maureen's Cove Hook Island, Australia
There are two dive sites here. At the back of the cove off the western side of the beach, a series of bommies starting at 12-15 metres and rising to within 3 metres of the surface, parallel to the shoreline. Gullies and shallow caves make for an interesting dive. Good medium-sized fish life. Along… -
The Pinnacles Hook Island, Australia
Arguably the best dive site in the Whitsunday islands - certainly the best hard corals which compare favourably to the Great Barrier Reef. The best dive would be off the western beach, adjacent to the Woodpile and swim east at a depth of 7-15 metres. Large coral bommies dominate the terrain,… -
Saba Bay Hook Island, Australia
As with Mackerel Bay, this is another popular dive site during northerly winds which can be better at some times than others depending upon visibility. The northern end of the bay is studded with numerous small bommies in relatively shallow water, dropping down to 10-15 metres with scattered bommies… -
Stonehaven Anchorage Hook Island, Australia
This site offers interesting shallow diving with lots of small marine life including damselfishes. Christmas-tree worms and nudibranches. The coral heads are small but diverse. The visibility is very much controlled by the tides, but is best during the reaps. -
The Woodpile Hook Island, Australia
Rock wall drop-off with scattered deep coral and sandy bottom. The unusual rock formation known as the Woodpile has created the best wall dive in the Whitsunday islands. The wall drops down to nearly 30 metres on the point. Best to start the dive about halfway between the beach and the point. Here…
