Whitsunday scuba diving guide

 If this is your first-time scuba diving at Whitsundays, here are some best places to get started to explore the island to the fullest. 

If you love adventures, you would love scuba diving in Whitsundays. But if you’re exploring the beach for the first time, you need an expert’s guidance to explore the best options possible. In this regard, here are some best options for you to get started. 

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Best places for scuba diving Whitsundays

  • Bait Reef and Gary’s Lagoon Dive Site

  • Manta Ray Bay Dive Site

  • Seaflight Bommie Dive Site

  • The Aquarium Dive Site

  • Wuggle Fish Wall Dive Site

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  • Wally’s Wall Dive Site

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    Best places for scuba diving Whitsundays

    Bait Reef and Gary’s Lagoon Dive Site

    One of the best places to visit at the Great Barrier Reef is located off Hamilton Island. The Gary’s lagoon is the perfect location for less experienced divers or beginners. This is one of the best places for Whitsundays Sailing as well. The spectacular location is also close enough to deeper waters so that more experienced divers can enjoy diving.  You can enjoy witnessing both tropical marine life and stunning coral life while scuba diving.

    Manta Ray Bay Dive Site

    In the shore islands of Whitsundays, Manta Ray Bay Dive Site is considered to be one of the best spots for diving. There is plenty of swims- through, caves, and a variety of underwater valleys that reaches the ocean floor up to 25 meters below. It has a vast distribution of both soft and hard corals with a blooming variety of marine life during winter. 


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    Seaflight Bommie Dive Site

    At Arlie Beach in the Knuckle Reef Lagoon lies the magnificent coral decorated Seaflight Bommie Dive Site.  There is a diversity of marine and coral life with a variety of soft and hard corals and species of clams. It is an excellent site for microphotography with beautiful underwater landscapes. 

    The Aquarium Dive Site

    This spectacular lagoon is based on the Great Barrier Reef and is perfect for divers of every experience level. You can explore the 16 meters of depth with a sandy bottom and bright light any time in the day. If you want to stay on the mainland then this is perfect for you.

    Wuggle Fish Wall Dive Site

    This is also a great drift dive site just off Airlie Beach. It is an outer wall drop-off where there is an untouched shallow coral garden. There is an abundance of colorful marine life to witness. There is a variety of pelagic fish, turtles, and sharks that are sighted frequently.

    The Hangover Dive Site

    There is exciting terrain to be explored at the fun wall of the Hangover dive site. There are large varieties of big-sized fishes like Mackerel, Barramundi, and Giant Trevally. 

    Wally’s Wall Dive Site


    This has a gentle slope with a 45-minute wall dive. It is situated off Airlie Beach and named after the huge male Humpheaded Maori Wrasse. These heavily populate the area and they are very comfortable in the presence of divers and locals. There are blue corals and coral gardens with staghorn that create a scenic environment to explore. It is also home to a variety of eagle rays, manta rays, deep-sea sharks, and turtles.

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    In case you are not sure how to get started and need a local expert to guide you, consider Whitsundays Sailing Adventures as your ideal bet. 









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