The Best Places In Australia To SCUBA Dive
The majority of diving is done in the ocean and popular destinations include the Caribbean Sea, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia and the Red Sea. If there’s one place that stands out from all the rest, a true diver’s Nirvana, it has to be the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
They don’t call it the ‘Great’ Barrier reef for nothing; it’s the largest living thing on the planet and even stands out from outerspace as the earthly icon that it is. It is 1500 miles in length, hosting 900 islands and it offers endless diving opportunities at sites that are good, great and some that are overwhelmingly unforgettable.
Heron Island may be the number one dive site in Australia with acres of coral reefs, sharks, rays, octopus and turtles. The wreck of the Yolanda is a must dive. The 394 foot ship sits on the bottom in crystal clear water and houses an amazing assortment of marine life. The Coral Sea, east of the reef is a marine wilderness with 3000 foot drop offs and where anything in the ocean may swim by.
Divers come from around the globe to dive the reef and find an underwater slice of Heaven