Dive Sites

Veteran's Park in Redondo Beach offers a fantastic and very accessible shore dive. A short swim leads to the edge of a deep submarine canyon. The sloping walls are a great place to find a huge variety of macro life, including many species of nudibranchs.

The Vietnamese Wreck is a former refugee boat that was sunk by the Malaysian navy. It lies on a sandy bottom and has developed into a good artificial reef, attracting schools of fish and providing a habitat for macro critters.

The dive site near the famous Viking Cave (where bird's nests are harvested) is a beautiful and easy wall dive. The wall is covered in colorful soft corals and sea fans, and is a great place for an easy, scenic dive.

The Vilitate is a former fishing vessel intentionally sunk in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park near Kota Kinabalu. It's an easy and enjoyable wreck dive, now colonized by corals and home to a good variety of macro life and schooling fish.

The Virgin Blue Hole is a large, deep cavern with multiple entrances. Divers descend into a large hole on the reef top and can exit through a massive 'window' on the main reef wall. On sunny days, the light beams inside the cavern are spectacular.

The remote island of Vis was a military base for decades, which kept it preserved from development. The waters are full of history, with numerous wrecks, including a B-17 bomber, and beautiful natural sites like the famous Blue Cave.

The 'Vis' was a Yugoslavian navy ship that was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef. The large wreck sits perfectly upright and has been well-prepared for divers, with large openings for safe penetration.

Vuma Caves near Kilifi is a fun and exciting dive exploring a network of large, open caverns and swim-throughs. The caves are home to large schools of glassfish and are a resting spot for giant groupers.

Wainilu, on the coast of Rinca Island, is one of Komodo's premier muck diving sites. The rubble and sand slope is home to a fantastic array of critters, and it's particularly famous as a reliable spot to see the colorful and shy mandarin fish during their mating ritual at sunset.

Wakatobi is a luxury dive resort and national park in Southeast Sulawesi, renowned for having some of the most pristine and well-protected coral reefs on the planet. The sheer density and variety of coral and fish life is astonishing.

Wakaya Island is a private island in the Lomaiviti group, offering spectacular wall diving. The walls are covered in healthy corals, and it's a fantastic spot to see manta rays, with a good chance of spotting scalloped hammerheads as well.

Washing Machine is a famous site in Tubbataha known for its unpredictable, swirling currents. It's a thrilling, high-speed drift dive for experienced divers only, offering a fantastic chance to see sharks and other pelagics in the current.

Watamu is one of Kenya's oldest and most beautiful marine parks. The protected reefs are very healthy and offer easy and enjoyable diving for all levels. The area is particularly known for its large population of green and hawksbill turtles.

Watamula, at the northern tip of Curaçao, is where the currents meet, creating an incredibly rich and biodiverse reef. The site is a stunning hard coral garden, and features a hole in the reef top that 'breathes' with the surge.

The Wayag Islands are the iconic, picture-postcard landscape of Raja Ampat. While famous for the view from above, the diving below is equally spectacular, with pristine reefs, strong currents, and a cleaning station for both reef and oceanic manta rays.

The kelp beds and rocky reefs around Sydney and Melbourne are the best places in the world to see the beautiful weedy sea dragon. Sites like Cabbage Tree Bay and Flinders Pier offer reliable sightings of these unique and iconic Australian creatures.

The kelp beds and rocky reefs around Sydney and Melbourne are the best places in the world to see the beautiful weedy sea dragon. Sites like Cabbage Tree Bay and Flinders Pier offer reliable sightings of these unique and iconic Australian creatures.

The uninhabited island of West Caicos offers some of the most pristine and dramatic wall diving in the Turks & Caicos. The walls are incredibly healthy and are a great place to see a variety of sharks and large schools of fish.

The uninhabited island of West Caicos offers some of the most pristine and dramatic wall diving in the Turks & Caicos. The walls are incredibly healthy and are a great place to see a variety of sharks and large schools of fish.

The West End of Roatan is fringed by a beautiful and healthy reef wall that offers numerous fantastic dive sites. The wall is covered in large barrel sponges and pristine hard corals, and it's a great place for seeing turtles and eagle rays.

Whale Rock is a submerged pinnacle that offers an exciting and varied dive. It features several swim-throughs and a beautiful coral garden, and it's particularly known as a great place to find the well-camouflaged stonefish.

For a few months each year, whale sharks congregate very close to the coast of Gorontalo, feeding on shrimp. This provides an incredibly accessible and reliable opportunity for snorkelers to swim with the world's largest fish without needing a long boat journey.

Whibble Reef is a remote and exciting drift dive off the north coast of Grenada. The strong currents attract a healthy population of reef sharks and large schools of eagle rays, making for a thrilling advanced dive.