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 15 to 20 dives till now) and I wish to explore more of the under water world and stuff that lies under.
I am an Advanced Open Water Certified diver and hence some of the below listed diving sites require certifications.
Note: This scuba diving bucket list will be updated and maintained when I find new diving sites that interest me.
Australia
- Abrolhos Islands
- Bare Island (Sydney)
- 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
- 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
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
- Dixon’s Pinnacle, Andaman
- Jetty, Grand Island, Goa
- Manta Point, Bangaram, Lakshadweep
- Neil Island, Andaman – DONE
- Netrani Island – DONE
- Princess Royal, Bangaram, Lakshadweep
- Sail Rock, Grand Island, Goa
- 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 – Malaysia
- Borneo
- Pulau Lima, Redang – Malaysia
- Pulau Payar, Langkawi – Malaysia – DONE
- Pulau Saga, Lumut – Malaysia
- Pulau Sibuan, Semporna – Malaysia
- Sugar Wreck, Perhentian Islands – Malaysia
- Tiger Reef, Tioman – Malaysia
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Kota Kinabalu – Malaysia
- WW II Wrecks, Kuching – Malaysia
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 – SingaporePulau Hantu – SingaporePulau Jong – SingaporeSingapore 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
Also read:
- Diving in Asia
- Diving in Australia
- Diving in Europe
- Diving in Pacific Islands
- Girls that scuba suggested dive sites
