Moray Eel

House reef of Plaza Beach & Dive Resort and Toucan Diving!

A firm favourite in the North, a shallow dive site with a slight drop off to a max of 30 m. An ideal training site for PADI Open Water Divers, or a PADI Search and Recovery Specialty, Fish ID, Naturalist or PADI Advanced Open Water Course! So many schools of fish to swim with and enjoy stunning visibility and beautiful colour. Great for macro.

Beautiful dive site in the new marine reserve. It is suitable for deep dives up to 40 meters deep. However, it can also be very interesting as a shallower dive. A natural underwater road makes navigating to embark and disembark easy. You can find moray eels, lionfish, turtles, squid, groupers and whatever else swims in front of your mask.

You will find the wreck of the Hilma in the South. Three moorings mark the wreck, one on the bow on the stern and one shallower on the reef itself. The Hilma Hooker was sunk in 1984 and she lays perfectly on her side just of the reef on the sandy bottom. The wreck is about 72 meters in length so lots to explore here. Check underneath the masts for spiny lobsters. Also check out the cargo holds, the airshafts and the wheelhouse. Large numbers of tarpons and barracudas like to hang out around the wreck, both during the days and at night. Penetration of the wreck with a trained local guide only. But just exploring the outside of the wreck makes already for a great dive. Specially in combination with the reef where you will find some surprising stuff, even the occasional frogfish is hiding here. Dive site for experienced divers. Enriched air highly recommended, so you can enjoy more of the shipwreck at depth. Shallow reef makes an excellent safety stop.

Mahurangi Island lies on the edge of Coromandel's Te-Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve and is home to an abundance of fish species.

Shore entry leading over reefs to a series of caves and swim-throughs, with amazing panoramic drop-offs and lots of marine life. In the caves there are hatchet-fish, squirrelfish and groupers, as well as orange cave fish and a few five-stripe cardinalfish. Turtles, morays and octopus are also sometimes seen. Maximum depth 18m.

Ben's Blue Hole dive site is located right opposite the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Resort. The site is 13-14 m deep and the reef takes the shape of a horse shoe. The Blue hole is a funnel, or channel for freshwater to come out into the sea, the water mixing creates an interesting place for fish to hang out. Often you will find a large green moray eel, grouper or hawks-bill turtle. The site is attractive for underwater photographers on a sunny day who like to coral head hop.

Tin mining platform with so much life. This site is just full of snapper, trevally, porcupine pufferfish, batfish, juvenile barracuda, lionfish, honeycomb moray eels, occasional cuttlefish, and even occasional whalesharks!

There is a beautiful sunken Trimaran next to a reef with healthy corals and sponges. You can see nurse sharks, rays, moray eels and the most varied reef fish.

The C-53 is a 184 ft long Mexican Navy Minesweeper that was sunk in June 2000. It lies on a sandy bottom at 80’. Huge hole have been cut into the ships sides and interior to allow divers to enter and exit safely. Inside the ship there are Lobster, Crab, Eels, Schools of Glassy Sweepers and Sardines. Outside there are often Barracudas and Grouper. While diving the C-53 keep a look out for the Atlantis Submarine making a visit.

Situated under the cliffs on the south side of Cape Greko (close to the Tunnels and Caves Dive Site) is Canyon. The entry point is first accessed by a bit of off-road driving and then a long challenging walk down some cliffs followed by two vertical ladder to the waters edge. A good level of fitness and strength is required. That being said the challenging entry is worth it, with experienced divers being rewarded with a series of dramatic rock formations – such as steep walls, boulders and swim throughs. The marine life is less abundant here than at other sites, but divers will still spot damselfish, grouper, moray eels, octopi and stingrays, with most seen above 20 metres, enchanting all level of diver.

This is a gorgeous reef named after Casa Gordon, a beachfront house which used to white. The reef very similar in composition and marine life to Paso del Cedral, with a constant drift which helps travel over the reef. A favorite of Cozumel's repeat divers, this dive site is often thriving with sharks, green morays and turtles.

One of the most popular dive sites in North America is well worth the acclaim. Featuring enchanting kelp forests, ever-changing marine life and convenient entry, the Casino Point Dive Park is a site you will want to visit again and again.

Located at Key Largo Dry Rocks, this popular site features the famous nine-foot statue of Jesus donate by the Cressi family, popular dive-gear manufacturers. Sand channels in the coral feature moray eels, crabs, grouper and, if you're lucky, eagle rays!

Located North to North West of Gaya Island, slopping bottom with diverse hard coral and soft coral

Cow Rock, often mentioned with its counterpart Calf Rock, is one of the most popular sites on the South side. Consisting of a rocky bottom topography that is covered in colorful growth, these natural formations create several swim through’s that attract many divers. In addition, this site and others in the area fall within the protected waters of a marine preserve. An abundance of fish, turtles, lobsters, rays, and sharks can be seen here.

Crystal Bay is a massive playground for divers but also for animals. It’s the favorite dive site of Mola Mola, moray eel, leaf fish. Here you can find everything. An excursion to Crystal Bay is never the same experience twice. We start our dive on the coral plateau that surrounds the bay’s emblematic rock. Then, the call of the blue will bring us on coral bumps and asperities, which are typical for this dive site. From there you can admire the site’s breathtaking piece of aquatic art. The slope goes deeper down and into a white sandbar. On your way back, some canyons, digged into the rock, are home for many different species. We can also go around the rock, in the direction of the wall, full of color and life, and hit by the currents.

Rising dramatically from the depths of 150 meters to kiss the surface, these twin pinnacles offer one of the most exhilarating dives in the Philippines. Only their coral-encrusted tips break the surface, hinting at the explosion of marine life that thrives below. What makes this site truly unforgettable is its crystal-clear visibility and the exhilarating drift when the currents pick up — and they can get powerful! On the southern side, you’ll descend along a breathtaking vertical wall that drops deep, while a plateau at around 10 meters features intricate ridges and fascinating rock formations. This is a dive where anything can appear. Cast your eyes into the blue for schooling tuna, jackfish, and the occasional cruising ray. Along the wall, you’ll be surrounded by clouds of orange anthias and butterflyfish, with every crevice home to critters like blennies, lionfish, pufferfish, moray eels, nudibranchs, and so much more. It's an underwater spectacle that never disappoints.

Gabr el Bint ranks among one of the most attractive sites of North Sinai. With the access by boat, 4x4 or by camel, it is less frequently dived than the other dive sites in Dahab which has left this site in pristine condition. Gabr el Bint means 'The Grave of the Girl' in Arabic. There are two dives possible here. The ledge is riddled with exquisite coral heads that attract numerous reef species, including swarms of anthias, scorpionfish, parrotfish, crocodilefish, surgeonfish, triggerfish, trumpetfish, stingrays and very often a turtle. At the end of the ledge usually is home to a shoal of black and white snappers and twinspot snappers hang here between 5m and 10m. One of the truly breathtaking dives in Dahab.

Gordon's Bay is renowned for its accessibility and year-round appeal for divers and snorkelers. The calm conditions and a maximum depth of 14 meters make it a popular spot for all levels of divers. Gordon's Bay is famous for the underwater nature trail, a 600-meter path marked by a chain that guides you through the site. The trail leads to "The Wall," which is home to many Port Jackson sharks and Wobbegong sharks. Along the nature trail, divers also commonly encounter the famous Blue Groper, a local legend and a favorite among divers. Photos by Aquatic Imaging Australia.

Sheltered and quiet place with dives up to 15 m depth. This island, which lies between the Sea of Outside and the Sea of Inside, is very rich in marine life.

30m 5 minutes from the diving centre, this site is normally our first site of the day (if Advanced) or it is used on the night dive. Like Inchcape 2, Inch 1 was donated to us and sunk in 2001, she now lays on a sand bottom in 30m. The wheelhouse has also been ripped off during the cyclone and moved the wreck 50m!. The wreck is a huge ball of marine life, so much in fact you have to move them away in order to see the wreck. The wreck has two resident Honeycomb Moray eels Fred and Wilma, 2 Seahorses and in the summer months 4 Frog Fish. This site is also a regular Tec training site for us on rebreathers or Sidemount.

Kandooma Thila, or also called Cocoa Thila, is one of the most exciting dives in South Male’ Atoll with great scenery as well as prolific fish life. The west and north side are the most spectacular, with the top at 16m. These are a focal point for schools of Bluefin Trevallies, eagle rays, dogtooth tunas and loose groups of gray reef sharks (50+ in the right current). Cleaning station for grey reef , you can see them going in a vertical position while small wrasses are cleaning them. Currents can be very strong making it a challenging dive. For experienced divers only.

Located on the south side of Kauai, this is our go-to and most popular shore diving site on Kauai. Hanakaape Bay provides great protection for year round diving at this site. Once the main harbor for Kauai, divers and snorkelers may still see anchor chains and remnants of boating activity underwater. This is NOT your typical shore dive site like in California where you will have to walk for a mile before you swim for a mile before you can descend. This is a VERY EASY entry and exit dive site featuring a “U” Shaped reef with sand and rubble in the middle, surrounded by a sloping rock wall formation. There are large schools of reef fish that congregate on the sides of the bay and hidden flounders in the sandy middle. Hawaiian green sea turtles (honu) rest here during the day and, on occasion, a curious Hawaiian monk seal can be spotted beneath the water or on the ramp. Keep a look out for lagoon trigger fish, box fish, many variety of moray eels (including the dragon moray eel), octopus, frog fish, and trumpet fish among the coral rubble. In the winter months we can even hear the whales singing their songs under water. With more than 20 species of endemic fish, this is a perfect shore dive location in Kauai!