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Top Ten Dive Sites
Here is the SCUBA Travel list of the 10 top dive sites, as voted for by readers.
Yongala, Australia
The Yongala is a shipwreck in Queensland, which sank during a cyclone in 1911 killing 122 people, a racehorse called Moonshine and a red Lincolnshire bull. She had no telegraph facilities and so could not be warned of the weather ahead. In 1981 the Yongala was given official protection under the Historic Shipwrecks Act. The ship is 90 km southeast of Townsville, 10 km away form Cape Bowling Green. She is arguably the
Blue Corner Wall, Palau, Micronesia
The Blue Corner Wall dive offers the greatest variety and quantity of sea life from sharks, pelagics, cuttlefish, wrasses, turtles, orcas, shellfish, etc...this is truly the best in the world. The warmth of the sea gives you a relaxing and enjoyable time in the water. As I said, this is truly the best dive site in the world: better than the Yongala, Australia. Palau is like mother-nature untouched."
Thistlegorm, Egyptian Red Sea
Thistlegorm is Gaelic for Blue Thistle. A British vessel, it was attacked from the air and sunk in 1941 whilst carrying a cargo of war supplies: rifles, motor bikes, train carriages, trucks. A big wreck - 131 metres long. Currents can be strong, and in different directions at the surface and at the wreck.
Barracuda Point, Sipadan Island
From Big Drop (800 m depth) we took boat to Barracuda Point, where jack and barracuda schools were waiting for us. The current there is strong. Also with many Buffalo fish leaving their cave every morning around 6:30 and returning every evening around 17-18:00. The sea turtles are abundant...too many out there. In the small jungle on the island lives the coconut crab. Though it takes a long time to arrive at the island, this isolated paradise keep itself away from mass tourists and embraces only the divers
Shark and Yolanda Reef, Egyptian Red Sea
Shark and Yolanda Reefs are two twin mounts in a sandy sea bed that extends for hundreds of meters (thousands of feet) below the surface. They are both joint at the base. The site is separated from the coast by a shallow channel some hundred meters wide. shark Reef starts at about 26 meters below the surface and resembles a submerged mountain peak. The eastern end of the site is a sheer vertical wall that extends to the sea bed downwards. It is the same wall that extends all the way up to Ras Atãr further North. The other side facing the west, the saddle, is much shallower and constitutes part of the plateau that surrounds Yolanda Reef.
Navy Pier, Western Australia
The Yongala is a shipwreck in Queensland, which sank during a cyclone in 1911 killing 122 people, a racehorse called Moonshine and a red Lincolnshire bull. She had no telegraph facilities and so could not be warned of the weather ahead. In 1981 the Yongala was given official protection under the Historic Shipwrecks Act. The ship is 90 km southeast of Townsville, 10 km away form Cape Bowling Green.
Manta Ray Night Dive, Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Send Photo to a FriendFishies everywhere!!! Yellow, silver, bright pink, everything!!! Plus, Green Sea Turtles, rays, and evil EELS! Yes, eels are evil. It is a scientific fact. So there.
Elphinstone Reef, Egyptian Red Sea
Elphinstone is 6.5 nautical miles from the shore. You reach it by boat, either a liveaboard or on a day trip from Marsa Alam. It is better to do it from a liveaboard because you get longer on it, and can go deeper. It is 300 m long with sheer sides, and runs from North to South. At the middle it is just 1 m deep, but the walls drop steeply down to the depths. The current here can be very strong, which is good as it means plenty of fish life. Visibility is usually around 20 m.
Richelieu Rock, Thailand
Hin Daeng is close to Hin Mouang and consists of walls, plateaus and rocks. You will might see leopard sharks, grey reef sharks, morays, barracuda, octopus, crayfish, shrimps. Nurse sharks are sometimes found in the south west cave (around 10 m) and whale sharks and manta rays also visit.
Great Blue Hole, Belize
The Blue Hole is an amazing hole in the reef approx 2 hours away from Caye Caulker in Belize. It's 90 m in diameter and extremely deep. Once you have dived down approx 25 m, the hole opens up inside and there are amazing stalactites. The main life forms inside the hole are bull and lemon sharks |
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