Scuba Diving In Vanuatu

Scuba Diving In Vanuatu.

Where better to learn to scuba dive than in Vanuatu where the waters are warm and the conditions are calm, with 5 dive operations located on the main island of Efate (Port Vila) and 4 on the outer island of Santo to choose from? For the first time diver you will find that most of the dive operators offer a Discover Scuba Dive, as long as you are 10 years old and up and are healthy then there is no reason why you will not be able to give scuba diving in Vanuatu a go. The hardest part of the Discover Scuba dive is the completing of the paper work and getting your wet suit on the right way. After completing your medical questionnaire your instructor will then go through a flip chart. This chart explain how to equalize your ear, how to breath and what gear you will be using. The next step from there it is in to a full set of scuba gear and in to either a pool or of the beach for familiarization with your gear. A few dive operators offer their 1st time divers a chance to practice some basic skill in a swimming pool and some dive operators utilize the shallow waters of the beach.

Scuba Diving In Vanuatu for New Divers

After familiarizing yourself with your scuba gear and some basic skills such as a partial mask flush, which is a great skill to master and utilize for both divers and snorkelers, you will then perform a regulator removal and recover and spend a bit of time just getting use to breathing and swimming with your full set of dive gear on before you head out for a dive. As a Discover Scuba Diver you will be taken out to a dive site via boat which is offered by some operators or from the beach offered by other dive operators.

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When scuba diving in Vanuatu a very popular dive site located here in the bay of Port Vila that a lot of Discover Scuba divers are taken to is Twin Bommies. The travel time can vary between 10 minutes to 20 minutes depending on which operator you choose to us. Once at the dive site you will be taken to a depth of no deeper than 12 meters or approx 40 feet. Most 1st time divers can expect to be underwater exploring Vanuatu’s beautiful waters for anything from 20 minutes up to 40 minutes depending on how quickly consume their air. While down you will be amazed by the beauty of the underwater world. You will discover many beautiful fish, soft corals, hard coral and just the beauty of the underwater world. Some fish that you can expect to see and enjoy while you are underwater are check clown fish (Nemo’s), the grace of the bat fish and the mystery of the moray eel. On the odd occasion you might be at a dive site and get a surprise visit from the dugong or two who turn up occasionally and loves to show off in front of his audience.

It does not matter what time of the year you chose to come Diving Vanuatu on your holiday as the weather is normally beautiful with the water temperature ranging from around 24 degrees in the winter months up to 30 degrees in the summer. The clarity of Vanuatu waters on an average day ranges from 15 to 20mtrs. Some dive sites you can experience up to 40 meters. Come and experience scuba diving in Vanuatu, we would love to see you.

Scuba Diving In Vanuatu in the Heart of Port Vila

Nautilus Watersports located in the heart of Port Vila. Nautilus Watersports is Vanuatu’s leading scuba diving operators. They run day trips, double dives in the morning, single dives in the afternoon and a night dive at least once a week. If your contemplating scuba diving in Vanuatu however never scuba dived before one of our specialties is taking people our swimming pool for a free introductory to scuba. These guest usually then progresses on to a leisurely shallow reef dive to experience the amazing fish life and coral reefs Port Vila has to offer.

A fun Video Shot By One Of Our Staff.

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Scuba Diving in Vanuatu has never been, come diving with Nautilus Watersports.