Diving in Australia

Australia is a continent on its own, with a length from north to south is 3700 km and a width from east to west is 4000 km. Parallel to the East Coast, 15 and 250 km from the mainland, is the largest coral formation in the world, "The Great Barrier Reef" of 2000 km long and covers an area of ​​nearly 35 million hectares in Coral Sea. It stretches from southern Queensland to the tip of Cape York and Papua New Guinea. But Australia is also Christmas Island and Cocos Islands (south of Java, Indonesia), Ashmore, Cartier, the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald and Antarctic Territory.


Different types of dives are possible in Australia. On Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia the encounter with the whale sharks are a must. Each year between mid-March and mid-May, the biggest fish in the world comes to feed on plankton and crustaceans. From June to October there are concentrations of manta rays. On the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, there are many opportunities to dive. Either cruising for a meeting with huge groupers, wrasses, rays, turtles or the wreck of the Yongala, or staying on land including Heron Island. There are other spectacular diving, those encounters with great whites and those with the most unusual sea dragons on Kangaroo Island. The possibilities are so varied that one trip is not sufficient to understand this country both in land and underwater.

Liveaboard Great Barrier Reef

The Undersea Explorer is a pioneer in the establishment of a new concept that combines tourism to fund marine research and environmental education. Their goal is to offer expeditions diving exciting and challenging while providing funding for projects of quality in research submarine, promoting academic work, by providing quality interpretation of the coral reef and giving education on minke whales - sharks - the octopi - large animals and more general - the Coral Sea. Do not miss diving with minke whales in June and July.

The most beautiful diving spots in Australia

Camp Cove Jetty Esperance, Exmouth Navy Pier, Heron Island, Holmes Reef, Horseshoe Reef, Indian Point, Kingscote, Lizard Island, Merimbula wharf, Mission Beach, Moreton Island, Neptune Island, Osprey Reef, Portsea Pier, Rapid Bay jetty, Ribbon Reef, Rosebud Pier, Scallop Drift, Shelly Beach, Tuggerah SS.