Vanuatu Scuba Diving
One of the more popular activities in
Vanuatu
Many of Vanuatu cruises include scuba diving, snorkelling, canoeing and kayaking. But you can also find the shops which specialise
in diving and snorkelling only, including wreck dives. One of the most experienced dive shops is Nautilus
Scuba, who offer scuba instruction, equipment hire and airfills and dive charter and repairs. With 18
years of diving experience in and around Port
Vila, they provide a variety of reef and wreck dives.
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There are many underwater wrecks, both WWII ships
and planes, in Vanuatu waters
that make excellent wreck diving sites, especially at Efate and Santo
islands.
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Popular wreck dives
in Vanuatu
Some of the best known Vanuatu wreck dives include:
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“Konanda”, 45-metre
island trader who sank in 1987;
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“Star of Russia”,
built in 1900’s by Harlan and Wolff of Belfast (famous for constructing the
Titanic);
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“Tasman”, the
Qantas record breaker (the first plane to fly from Auckland to Sydney in less than 8
hours);
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and “Semle
Federsen”, trading vessel which went down during Cyclone Uma in
1987.
There are some excellent Reef Sites around Port Vila and Efate island, including underwater caves for those
exploration dives.
Go Wreck Diving on
Santo
If you love water, this is a wonderful experience you do want to consider when
holidaying on Vanuatu's largest island, Espiritu
Santo.
In Vanuatu you can find incredible natural environments to go diving in but you can also see numerous sunken yachts, ferries, sea planes and cargo
ships. The popular wreck you may want to see is that of SS President
Coolidge, located close to Espiritu Santo. The wreck is around 200
meters long and allows you to enjoy over 20 different dives when there.
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