Best dive spots in the Andaman Island

Want some fun, sun, and scuba? Andaman is a home for many scuba diving spots, offering everything from swimming across colorful corals, exploring ship-wreck, beautifully patterned Fluorescent fishes, creatures of the deep Ocean, and seabed garden in absolute silent waters. When it comes to diving in Andaman, this Island boasts a number of the best reefs with the greatest aquatic life in the world, and they are easily accessible right off the coast. Scuba diving is amusing and athletic opportunity whilst you’re on vacation however, a trip to the beach just isn’t complete without the possibility of the deep sea. 

Some of the best dive spots in Andaman Island for you to visit. Start making plans to have the best underwater adventure of your lifetime. 

 

The Wall: Havelock Island 

 

The wall in Havelock has it all- abundant marine life, Corals, and deep-sea diving. You can also spot Kulhs ray on the sandy parts of the reef. The wall slopes up to 3.5kms along with professional divers you can swim along the wall admiring the picturesque view of an extremely diverse group of marine organisms. Havelock Island has one of the best diversity when it comes to scuba diving It is open all year round. The moment you start swimming you can experience life underwater. One can find Nemo the clownfish in the waters of Andaman for sure. The unending flooding of dog-tooth tuna, barracudas, octopus, scorpion fish, trevally and a small school of fishes paving their ways in between the corals is a visual delight. 

 

Lighthouse: experience night diving

The lighthouse offers a breathtaking ride into a slowly setting sun is a wonderful aspect of night diving. Nighttime brings out the rich variety of marine life underwater. In a depth of 6-8mtrs of shallow waters near the lighthouse tend to invite many lobsters, octopus, and turtles, if you are lucky you can spot a big gang of Humpback parrotfish. 

 

Aquarium: For a total amateur hour

 

It does offer an exceptional underwater experience, thanks to the current which is very predictable and perfectly safe for an optimal underwater adventure. The reef is adorned for its plenty of colourful fishes, soft, and hard corals. The crystal clear water gives you an impeccable view of the natural habitat of marine organisms. The island holds a number of diving activities that let every level of divers and enthusiast get into the water. 

 

Dive with Dugongs at Mac point 

 

You might pop into the capital animal of Andaman Dugong the tusked mammal called “sea cow” en mass to graze here regularly in the wide seagrass bed. Possibly, one of the best places for scuba diving which caters to your thrill-seeking venture. You can’t dive with Dugong only snorkel, and harassing or chasing them is strictly prohibited.

Dive with turtles at Barracuda city 

 

Land of incredible marine life with tons of big fishes everywhere. Barracuda is one of the top five dive sites in the world with more than thousands of different species of fishes and a hundred different species of corals. One of the best destinations, to dive with dozens of turtles, schools of barracuda, white tip sharks, trevally, and occasionally hammerhead and whale sharks. The Island has a great barracuda shoal often seen in a tornado-like formation. This is quite simply a must-dive spot if you visit Andaman.

 

Neil’s Island

 

The long and sandy beaches with clear shallow water make it a second Island destination In Andaman. You can encounter a variety of water activities from scuba to snorkeling and Jet Ski to glass-bottom boat tours. The reef is small and shallow, but offer a stunning and calm view of colourful untouched corals and, beauty, deep down ocean life, fishes and even stingray. The Island is surrounded by beaches that act as a core of water activities. Bharatpur Beach, Ramnagar Beach, Laxmanpur Beach, Sitapur Beach are a must-visit for water activities and to enjoy the surreal beauty of the surrounding. 

 

North Bay

Trip to Andaman is incomplete without visiting the scenic beauty of North Bay beach. This island is also called Coral island for its magnificently beautiful coral reefs. Diving in North Bay Island gives you an amazing view of underwater marine life. Apart from its captivating view it offers a lot of water activities like scuba diving, jet-skiing, and snorkeling. As soon as you enter the Island you’ll find a lot of scuba shops or snorkeling. Sea walking is another water activity that hauls into the fantasy of the marine world. 

 

Underwater Andaman offers astonishing variety in its dive sites and marine life. The opportunity to swim eyeball to eyeball with large marine creatures, or simply the chance to enjoy captivating corals and other invertebrates Andaman has much to offer divers of all experience levels. Its population of endemic species, Andaman waters are blessed with abundant populations of creatures commonly seen in other parts of the Pacific such as green sea turtles, manta rays, jacks, snappers, groupers, goatfishes, soldier fishes, cardinal fishes, butterflyfishes, angelfishes and more. 

 

Divers will often spot octopuses, groupers hunting with moray eels, a variety of colorful nudibranchs, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, sea stars and so much more. Whether you’re a beginner eager for an incredible experience for open water or master diver, you’ve come to the right place. The chance to dive with the magical creature of the deep will give you a remarkable experience.