Dive in Australia
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Great Keppel Island Great Keppel Island, Australia
A well sheltered bay located on the North East point of Great Keppel serves as an excellent site accessible in adverse conditions. Great for such dives as Night Diving and Drift Diving. Big Peninsula has a horse shoe shape beach with golden sands and coral gardens, which is a popular location to… -
Man & Wife Rocks Great Keppel Island, Australia
Man & Wife located between Outer Rock and Great Keppel Island, features a plateau near the island that is around 6 - 8m (20 - 27ft) in depth. This than drops off to a depth of 18m (60ft) around most of the island. 25m (80ft) is the maximum depth in this area.With good coral in and around 10m… -
Outer Rock Great Keppel Island, Australia
Located eight miles north east of Great Keppel Island, Outer Rock is a large isolated rock rising up to 20 metres. There are four main area's that we dive. On the northern side is a well sheltered bay which gives protection and excellent diving. To the east, a large rock runs northwards starting at… -
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… -
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.… -
Rowley Shoals Marine Park Broome, Australia
The Rowley Shoals are a chain of coral atolls on the edge of one of the widest continental shelves in the world. The three pear-shaped atolls have shallow lagoons inhabited by corals and abundant marine life. Each atoll covers an area of around 80 to 90 square kilometres. The three shoals are… -
The Wreck of the Lively Broome, Australia
In the early 1980s, a Broome charter boat operator advised the Western Australian Maritime Museum that he had seen man-made objects lying on top of the Mermaid atoll in the Rowley Shoals at low tide. Maritime archaeologists found two anchors, three and a half metres long, lying together on the reef… -
Sanko Harvest Wreck Esperance, Australia
The captain of the 33,000-ton bulk cargo ship, Sanko Harvest, would rather forget Valentines Day 1991. While taking a shortcut through the unchartered waters off Esperance, the ship struck a hidden reef and began to take on water. Hopes were high that the vessel and her cargo of phosphate could be… -
Fish Rock - Shark Gutters South West Rocks, Australia
Located on the southern side of Fish Rock are the Shark Gutters. Three massive gutters which shelve to a depth of 16 metres and descend to a depth of 35 metres.Grey Nurse sharks are found here during most of the year, with large numbers being sighted from early May through to August. These majestic… -
Waterfall Bay Caves & Canyons Tasmania, Australia
Geologically, the Tasman Peninsula region is primarily mudstone/sandstone which in some areas has been extensively eroded to offer huge caves, tunnels and canyons, particularly in Waterfall Bay, an area well known for its sea caves. The largest, Cathedral Cave, consists of a massive entrance… -
Patersons Arch Tasmania, Australia
The canyons of the Patersons Arch area offer all the varied intertebrate life, great swim-throughs and walls of the caves, but without the rock ceiling. Patersons Arch can be dived by anyone with good diving skills and reasonable buoyancy control, although we do not normally recommend it for novice… -
The Wreck of SS "Nord" Tasmania, Australia
The SS "Nord" was built in 1900. She weighed 1057 tonnes nett and measured 289.4 feet. She was a cargo ship carrying case oil when she sank on November 8th, 1915, after striking a sunken pinnacle near Hippolyte Rock. All her crew survived the wreck. The wreck is situated near a reef in 42 metres of… -
Fish Rock - The Boomies South West Rocks, Australia
The Bommies are situated on the SE corner of Fish Rock at the bottom of the gutter which leads to the deep entrance of Fish Rock Cave (max 32 metres). This dive can be experienced in a number of different ways depending on the dive plan - a square profile plan will allow greater time at the Bommies… -
Fish Rock - Aquarium South West Rocks, Australia
The Aquarium at Fish Rock is situated at the south western corner of Fish Rock close by to the Shallow Entrance to Fish Rock Cave and leads into the main Shark Gutter.This dive site is a very popular choice for all divers from beginners to experienced due to the amazing abundance and diversity of… -
Fish Rock - The Wall South West Rocks, Australia
This 40 metre wall features spectacular sponge growth, giant Queensland Groper, giant Black Cod, enormous schools of fish including pelagics, cruising whalers and hidden caves, as well as the usual Fish Rock selection of tropical, sub tropical and temperate marine life! This is a site for the… -
Black Rock -Southern side South West Rocks, Australia
The starkness of these two rocks above the surface gives no indication of the beautiful coral garden below. The two rocks are situated off Smoky Cape beach which sweeps southwards from Smoky Cape Lighthouse towards Hat Head in the south. Though there are two rocks, the surge in the gutter between… -
Libbie's Lair Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Beautiful dive on far north side of Heron Reef with a number of Porites pinnacles. Shallow dive with mild current and home to a wide variety of trigger fish, coral trout and large red emporers. You will find yourself wandering Dive through a maze of small bommies, peeking in holes often occupied… -
Coral Cascades Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
A macro photographer's dream dive large bommies scatter the sandy bottom providing shelter for numerous nudibranchs, flatworms and shrimp. Rays including cowtail, whiptail and blue spotted enjoy resting on the sand while being cleaned by the cleaner wrasse. Yellowtail and black-tip Fusiliers enjoy… -
Shark Ledge Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
A site for all levels, the mooring lies in 12m of water on beautiful white sand. Gutters near the mooring lead to a small wall teaming with sea life. Shoals of silver drummer, red bass and fusiliers swim together in the shallows. Large anemones along the wall provide some great photo opportunities… -
Tenements Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Heading down the mooring to around 15m, Tenements lies hidden behind a 12m coral plateau. Large flat bommies are a great place to look for nudibranchs and as you come to the corner of the plateau at around 18m, shoals of fish gather and feed on the nutrients of the incoming tide. The wall provides a… -
Tenements 2 Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
This horseshoe-shaped shelf is draped with schools of Black-Tipped Fusilier Drummer and Yellowtail. -
Ned's Bommie Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
One of Heron’s shallower dive sites. The dive starts in about 12 meters of where there is a large bommie that is riddled with glass fish and their predators, coral trout and coral cod. A great spot for morays, nudibranchs and scorpion fish, this bommie also provides a good resting place for… -
Hole in the Wall Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Swimming out to “Paradise Bommie” you often get strong currents on this site that attract manta and eagle rays. An abundance of marine life lives on and close to the bommie. There are rare species of nudibranchs, as well as moray eels, and you often see reef sharks and stingrays. When you drift… -
Coral Grotto Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
A playground for all divers. You can dive in zig-zag along a beautiful coral wall swimming through gutters. Wobbegong sharks as well as the rare epaulette shark tend to hide under a ledge. White-tipped sharks patrol this area and turtles come to rest and feed here on a daily basis. Keep your eyes… -
Plate Ledge Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Quite a large dive site with many exciting gutters and channels to explore, this area of the reef has a gradual slope that is relatively shallow, bottoming out at 16meters. Several scattered coral formations but generally rocky in character, Plate Ledge is home to some of the most spectacular… -
Gorgonia Hole Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
A shallow dive, good for the afternoons. On a low tideit is not uncommon to see turtles hiding among the cracks and crevices. Lots of holes to stick your head in, and lots of interesting creatures to find. Expect to see painted crayfish, green loggerhead and hawksbill (if you're lucky) turtles and… -
The Junction Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
A shallow site with scattered and broken bommies that give fish and sharks plenty of places to hide and you plenty of places to explore. The currents around this site attract manta rays that will feed on the surface only a meter or two above your head. There is also large plate, boulder and… -
Pam's Point Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Dropping down the mooring line you will be surrounded by colorful reef fish. A big field of staghorn coral will lead you to a bommie with healthy corals. On and around the bommie you are likely to see batfish, white-tipped sharks, nudibranchs and the usual reef fish. Going with the current you have… -
Heron Bommie Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Heron Island’s signature dive site. The site consists of six large coral heads that start in 5 meters of water and dot down the reef slope to 18 meters. This is a major cleaning station for all the animals in the area, including the majestic mantas and eagle rays to clouds of colorful damsels and… -
Heron Harbour Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Not many think the harbour could be a good dive, and they are wrong. Even though shallow, the jetty structure attracts an amazing amount of life. The resident school of bigeye trevally is regularly joined by black-tipped reef sharks, eagle rays, shovel-nosed rays and “Gus,” a fully grown… -
Bylund's Pass or Viv's Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Just out of the entrance to the Heron Harbour, this site is known for the amazing amount of hard corals that coat the reef slope. It is a good idea to keep your eyes out into the blue on this dive as there are usually a large number of great barracuda lurking out there. There are lots of smaller… -
Coral Gardens Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
As the name suggests, this entire dive site is covered in hard and soft corals of all different types. This is a nice shallow dive usually done in the afternoons. There are many different types of crustaceans hiding in the corals. And perched in the higher branches for those with a keen eye are… -
Staghorn Banks Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
Located between coral gardens and canyons there is a densely packed section of various species of Staghorn (acropora) corals. One of the most sheltered areas of heron reef with a spectacular diversity in colour and types of different coral, a great spot for finding mollusks, gastropods and… -
Coral Canyons Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
This site consists of a series of shallow canyons cutting into the edge of the reef that are filled with fish, turtles and sharks. Along the ridges between the canyons, you will often see groups of big fin reef squid vertically stacked in the water column, rippling with changing colours as you swim… -
Harry's Bommie Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
There is one large bommie that marks the start of this dive. There is always something interesting to see around this bommie. Whether it’s a giant starry puffer fish, a tawny nurse shark or a brightly coloured nudibranch, it sets the scene for a beautiful dive. Swimming over forests of hard corals… -
Southpark Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
As the name suggests, this site is the southern-most point of Heron Reef. The hard coral here is amazing in variation and health. In one area you can see 20 different kinds of healthy, growing hard corals and all the fish that live among them. Keep your eyes peeled for scorpion fish and mantis… -
Twin Peaks Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
This is rarely dived and is stunning. The mooring sits in 10m right next to two massive bommies that form the twin peaks. These bommies are the only sizable feature in the area and as a result, there are all sorts of creatures both big and small on show for you. You can dive this site on either an… -
3 Rocks Heron and Wilson Islands, Australia
One of the drains for Wistari reef, named so because of the 3 large bommies that are spread down a steep sandy slope. This is a very good drift dive when the current is running around to the old jetty. Lots of pelagics, nudibranchs, hard corals and if you're lucky, an olive sea snake coming up to…
