Scuba diving bucket list
As usual I am back with another list – a scuba diving bucket list. This is the list that I wish to maintain so it can guide me through ticking off some of the awesome diving sites around the World. I am still very new to diving (even though I have done about 50 dives till now) and I wish to explore more of the under water world and stuff that lies under.
I am an PADI Rescue Certified diver and hence some of the below listed diving sites require certifications.
My Scuba Diving bucket list
Note: This scuba diving bucket list will be updated and maintained when I find new diving sites that interest me.
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Australia
- Abrolhos Islands.
- Bare Island (Sydney) – DONE.
- Bargara (QLD).
- Bass Island.
- Bicheno.
- Blairgowrie (VIC).
- Boganville Reef (QLD).
- Broughton Island (Nelson Bay).
- Brunswick Heads (Blue Bay Divers).
- Bundaberg.
- Byron Bay (Julian Rocks).
- Coffs Harbour
- Solitary Islands.
- South Solitary Island.
- Split Solitaire Islands.
- Cook Island Aquatic Reserve.
- Coral Sea.
- Darwin Harbour.
- Eden (Merimbula Divers Lodge).
- Empire Gladestone Wreck (Merimbula).
- ex-HMAS:
- exHMAS Adelaide (Gosford).
- exHMAS Brisbane (Sunshine Coast).
- Fish Rock (Nelson Bay) (SWR Dive Centre).
- Flinders Pier (Melbourne).
- Fly Point.
- Forster.
- Gravel Loader.
- Great Barrier Reef– DONE.
- Great Lakes Marine Park.
- Great White Shark cage dive – Port Lincoln– DONE.
- Heron Island (Gladstone).
- Hervey Bay.
- Jervis Bay – DONE.
- Karma Wreck.
- Keppel Island.
- Lady Elliot Island.
- Lighthouse Bonnie.
- Lizard Island (Cairns) (Mike Ball Expeditions).
- Lock Ard wreck.
- Long Reef.
- Lord Howe Island.
- Magic Point.
- Magnetic Island.
- Manta Bombie.
- Mooloolah River.
- Mt Gambier Caves.
- Narooma.
- Ningaloo Reef.
- Noosa.
- North Stradbroke Island.
- Orpheus Island.
- Osprey Reef.
- Pandora’s Wall (Whitsundays).
- Pinnacle Rock (Wooli).
- Port Kembla – Seals dive.
- Port Noarlunga.
- Port Phillip Bay.
- Port Stephens.
- Portsea Pier.
- Ribbon Reefs.
- Rottnest Island – DONE.
- Rowleys Shoals.
- Rye Pier is known for the Octopus’ Garden.
- Seacliff Reef.
- Seal Cove.
- Shark Alley.
- Shoal Bay.
- Solitary Islands Marine Park.
- South Stradbroke Island.
- South West Rocks (Nelson Bay).
- SS Yongala Wreck (Townsville).
- St Leonards.
- Swim with Minkie whales.
- Swim with Whale sharks.
- Sydney – Sea Dragon Dive at the Steps– DONE.
- Sydney – Shelly Beach– DONE.
- Tangalooma Wreck – DONE.
- Tasman Peninsula.
- Temple of Doom.
- The Gutter (Wollongong).
- Tobruk.
- Vernon Islands.
- Voodoo (Sydney).
- Wolf Rock.
Brunei
- Ampa/Victoria Reefs.
- Deep Blue Wreck.
- Dolphin Wreck – DONE.
- Rig Reef.
- The “Australian” Wreck.
Cambodia
- Koh Kon (Koh Koun).
- Koh Rong and Koh Rong Saloem.
- Koh Tang and Koh Prins.
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Cape Town
- Great White sharks and underwater kelp forests: Cape Town.
- Cave diving: Zimbabwe, Kenya, Cape Verde.
Christmas Island
- Christmas Island.
Cook Islands
- Aitutaki.
- Mataora Wreck.
Costa Rica
- Bajo Alcyone – Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
Egypt
- SS Thistlegorm – Ras Mohammed, Egypt.
Fiji
- Beqa Lagoon, Rakiraki, and the Coral Coast.
- Great Astrolabe Reef.
- Kadavu Island or Ono Island.
French Polynesia
- Bora Bora, Anau.
- Bora Bora, Tupitipiti.
- Fakarava, Garuae Pass.
- Moorea, Rose Garden.
- Moorea, Tiki.
- Rangiroa, Tiputa Pass.
- Tahiti, The Wrecks.
- Tetiaroa, The Canyons.
- Tikehau, Tuheiva Pass.
Iceland
- SILFRA FISSURE – Thingvellir National Park – DONE (even though I did not dive but only snorkelled here).
India
- Aravind’s Wall, Pondicherry.
- Corruption Rock, Andaman.
- Dixon’s Pinnacle, Andaman.
- Dwaraka, Gujarat.
- Jetty, Grand Island, Goa.
- Kadmat Islands, Lakshadweep.
- Kovalam (Deccon Pioneer wreck, Covelong Pinnacle, Murray Point, Devil Rock), Kerala.
- Manta Point, Bangaram, Lakshadweep.
- Neil Island, Andaman – DONE.
- Nemo Reef, Havelock – DONE.
- Netrani Island – DONE.
- North Point, Cinque Island, Andaman.
- Princess Royal, Bangaram, Lakshadweep.
- Sail Rock, Grand Island, Goa.
- Sharks Reef, Pondicherry.
- Temple Reef, Pondicherry – DONE.
- The Wall, Havelock Island, Andaman.
- Twin Towers, Chennai.
Indonesia
- Bali Tulamben – DONE.
- Cape Kri – Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
- Komodo.
- LOMBOK Bali.
Japan
- Lake Shikotsu Japan.
- Okinawa Japan.
- Shiretoko Peninsula Japan.
Kenya
- Whale sharks: Djibouti, Mozambique, Kenya.
Madagascar
- Humpback whales: South Africa, Madagascar.
Malaysia
- Atago Maru Wreck, Miri.
- Borneo.
- Pulau Lima, Redang.
- Pulau Payar, Langkawi– DONE.
- Pulau Saga, Lumut.
- Pulau Sibuan, Semporna.
- Sugar Wreck, Perhentian Islands.
- Tiger Reef, Tioman.
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Kota Kinabalu.
- WW II Wrecks, Kuching.
Marshall Islands
- Bikini Atoll.
- Rongelap Atoll and Arno Atoll.
Mexico
- Cenote Angelita – Tulum, Mexico.
Mozambique
- Manta rays: Mozambique.
- Whale sharks: Djibouti, Mozambique, Kenya.
Myanmar
- Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago.
New Caledonia
- Amedee – DONE.
New Zealand
- Aramoana, Dunedin.
- Bay of Islands.
- Goat Island, Auckland.
- Kaikoura, South Island – DONE (Swimming with dolphins).
- Long Island, Marlborough Sound.
- Mikhail Lermontov, Marlborough Sound.
- Milford Sound.
- Poor Knights Islands.
- Stewart Island.
- The Coromandel Peninsula.
- The South Coast, Wellington.
Palau
- Blue Corner – Ngemelis Island, Palau.
Philippines
- 7 Islands Reef.
- Barracuda Lake.
- Batangas region or Puerto Galera.
- Bicol, namely Calaguas.
- Bicol, namely Catanduanes.
- Bicol, namely Donsol.
- Bicol, namely Ticao Island.
- Bohol Province, Philippines, Calibao.
- BORACAY.
- Camiguin.
- Davao.
- DUMAGUETE & APO ISLAND.
- El Nido.
- Iraku Maru.
- Limasawa Island.
- Malapascua.
- Marigondon Cave.
- Moalboal.
- Morazan Maru.
- Okikawa Maru.
- Paliton Wall.
- Panaon Island and Sogod Bay.
- Panaon Island, Libagon is a pelagic-lover’s dream.
- Pandan Island and Apo Reef.
- Puerto Galera.
- Puerto Princesa, El Nido, Coron Island, and Tubbataha Reef.
- Secret Bay (Mainit Muck) – Anilao, Philippines.
- Subic Bay.
- Surigao.
- Tabina in Zamboanga Del Sur.
- Tonga Point.
- TUBBATAHA REEF.
- VISAYAS.
Romania
- Black Sea.
- Isverna cave.
- The Paris Wreck.
- YOU XIU Wreck.
Samoa
- Coral garden off Apolima Island.
- The Rock.
Singapore
Kusu Island – Singapore.Pulau Hantu – Singapore.Pulau Jong – Singapore.Singapore Wrecks – Singapore.
South Africa
- Leatherback turtle nesting: Tanzania, South Africa.
- Ragged-tooth sharks: Aliwal Shoal, South Africa.
- Sardine and squid runs: South Africa.
- Sardine Run – Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
- Southern Right whales: South Africa.
South America
- Galapagos.
South Korea
- Dong Hae & Gangneung.
- Jeju Island.
- Nam Hae.
- Uljin.
Sri Lanka
- Barracuda Reef.
- Boiler Wrecks.
- British Sergeant.
- Cargo Wreck.
- Goda Gala Diyamba.
- HMS Hermes.
- Panadura Wreck.
- Taprobane Reefs.
Taiwan
- Dungji Island.
- Green Island.
- Kenting.
- Orchid Island.
- Xiao Liu Qiu.
Tonga
- Ha’apai Group.
- Swim with Sperm whales.
- Tongatapu.
- Vava’u Group.
USA
- Manta Night Dive – Kona, Hawaii.
- Tiger Beach – Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
Vanuatu
- Anchor Reef, Port Vila.
- Cindy’s Reef, Espiritu Santo.
- Katiua Rocks, Tanna.
- Million Dollar Point, Espiritu Santo.
- Moso Drift, Moso Island.
- SS President Coolidge, Espiritu Santo.
- Star of Russia, Port Vila.
- The Cathedral, Port Vila.
- Underwater post office – DONE.
Vietnam
- Dry Island (Hon Ko), Phu Quoc.
- Fish Highway, Con Dao Islands.
- Hom Mo, Charm Islands.
- Modonna Rocks, Nha Trang.
- Moray Beach, Nha Trang.
- Three Kings, Whale Island.
Zambia
- Freshwater diving: Malawi, Zambia.