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Travel to Australia travel
There’s no doubt Australia is one of the most distant, enthralling, and highly developed countries in the earth. Gifted with a numerous natural wonders, ample wildlife, stunning beaches, sophisticated metropolises, and great expanses of outback, it’s effortless to perceive why this fascinating country is such an inclusive travel destination. The climate is great for nearly all months of the year and getting around as a tourist is trouble-free. It not only matches every flavor budget, age, or interest out there, but it also delivers some exceptional experiences almost impossible to get somewhere else. From wonderful sightseeing to magnificent land and aquatic adventures, there’s absolutely nothing you can’t do during your vacation in Australia.
Diving in Australia
Scuba diving in Australia is definitely a huge thing. Anyone that likes underwater wildlife will surely be in their facet. You will have entrance to not only 1,500 diverse kinds of fish, but also 400 diverse kinds of coral. The adventure on offer when scuba diving in Australia is never ending, and it would seize a lifetime to rub the surface of what scuba diving in Australia is all about. The Great Barrier Reef draws divers from all over the world. It’s actually no surprise – the reef is flooded with brightly colored corals and a fantastic range of marine life. Australia’s second biggest coral reef, Ningaloo Reef, sits just off the shore of Western Australia.
Dive regions in Australia (9)
Cairns / Port Douglas Outer Reef
The outer section of the Great Barrier Reef reached by day-boat trips from Cairns and Port Douglas is the most heavily visited diving and snorkelling area of the reef system.
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Cape Byron Marine Park
A subtropical marine park on the northern New South Wales coast that surrounds the Julian Rocks dive site near Byron Bay, known for its mix of tropical and temperate marine life.
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Jervis Bay Marine Park
A marine protected area on the New South Wales south coast around Jervis Bay, known for clear water, sheltered bay diving, and a diverse mix of temperate reef habitats.
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Neptune Islands
The Neptune Islands are a pair of island groups near the entrance to Spencer Gulf, South Australia, world-renowned as the primary and only legally permitted site in Australia for great white shark cage diving.
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Ningaloo Reef
Ningaloo Reef is Australia's largest fringing coral reef, stretching along the coast of northwest Western Australia and forming the core of the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Site.
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Osprey Reef
Osprey Reef is an isolated submerged atoll in the Coral Sea northeast of Queensland, rising from a seamount and known among divers for its steep walls and shark sightings.
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Rowley Shoals
The Rowley Shoals are a remote group of three atoll-like coral reefs off the northwest coast of Western Australia, protected as marine parks and reachable only by long-range boat charter, mainly from Broome.
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Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday Islands are a group of 74 continental islands and islets off the central Queensland coast, adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef, largely protected within several national parks.
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Dive shops in Australia (75)
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Pro Dive Cairns
Cairns City
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PRO DIVE CRONULLA
Cronulla
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PRO DIVE MAGNETIC ISLAND
Nelly Bay
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PRO DIVE MANLY
Brookvale
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Quicksilver Connections
Port Douglas
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Rainforest Scuba
Finch Hatton
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SCUBA CULTURE
Burwood
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Scubanautics Diving Academy
Rockingham
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Seastar Cruises
Cairns City
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SEAWALKER @ GREEN ISLAND
Green Island
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Shellharbour Scuba Centre
Shellharbour
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Southport Fishing and Dive Centre
Southport
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Spirit Of Freedom Pty Ltd
Cairns City
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Sundive Byron Bay Pty Ltd
Byron Bay
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Sunlover Cruises
Cairns City
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Sunreef Scuba Diving Services
Mooloolaba
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Tusa Dive Charters
Cairns City
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Tweed Seasports
Tweed Heads South
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UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
Hobart
Dive sites in Australia (257)
Showing the first 48 of 257 dive sites, sorted by name.
Country info
Capital
Canberra
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Australia and New Zealand
Population
24.117.360
Area
7.692.024 km2
Currency
Australian dollar (AUD)
Languages
English
Time zones
UTC+05:00, UTC+06:30, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:30, UTC+10:00, UTC+10:30, UTC+11:30
Dialing code
+61
Demonym
Australian
Top-Level-Domain
.au