I decided to put together a page listing all the dive sites I know about in Adelaide and South Australia. After a bit of research, it turned out to be quite a long list! Its taken quite some time to gather all the info, along with the physical locations of the sites, as well as photos and videos that I’ve taken while under the water.

Take a squizz and see if you’re not amazed at how many sites we have in this great little state of ours.

Adelaide & South Australian dive sites

We spent a week on the island of Espiritu Santo, primarily to dive the SS President Coolidge. The experience was very different to our time on Hideaway Island — a much more “regimented” feeling was apparent. Still, we had a great time, and again, the diving was extraordinary.

SS President Coolidge

The first dive on the Coolidge took us to the Promenade Deck

The dive guides had a thing for removing their regs and blowing bubble rings — quite clever of them!

Million Dollar Point

We decided to try a dive at Million Dollar Point — basically a huge rubbish pile, full of tractors, bulldozers, trucks, jeeps and other assorted machinery that the US Army decided to dump after World War 2. Quite a waste really, but it does make for a great dive.

Fish feeding

The fish at the deco stop on the Coolidge are very much used to divers, so much so that when anyone brings along a bit of food, there’s a mad dash and a feeding frenzy ensues.

Lionfish

Our last dive on the Coolidge was a night dive — and the most amazing part of it was the lionfish activity! These fish come out at night to hunt the smaller reef fish — watch the video to see how it all works out!

The following videos were taken during our week on Hideaway Island in Vanuatu. We had the most amazing experience during our time there — the people were amazing, the food was fantastic and the diving was out of this world!

We couldn’t believe how many different dives there were for such a tiny place, and all within a 15 minute boat ride of the island. We saw so many creatures, and such fantastic reef life — it was a true adventure. There’s no doubt — we’d go back at the drop of a hat!

Clown Colony Reef

The Clown Colony Reef was an amazing place, full of clown fish and the anemonies that they live with.

The Aloara

The wreck of the Aloara lies on its side, which allows a pocket of air to remain trapped in the hull. This means you can take out your regulator at 20-odd metres, and have a chat at the bottom of the ocean. The air’s a bit stale, but still breathable!

The christmas trees on the corals are really beautiful, but they’re very timid — its quite a bit of fun to swim over them and watch them shrink back into their holes!

Another swim through on one of the amazing reefs

Red Flame File Clam

This was one of the most amazing sights I have experienced to date. This brilliant red clam has a “flaming” white lip that flashes and streaks vibrantly in the night. I’d only ever seen them on David Attenborough documentaries. I couldn’t believe that I was seeing one!

Some short videos from adventures in the deep blue…

Vanuatu — Hideaway Island

Vanuatu — Espiritu Santo

Colour Cycling

Getting Frisky

The Mating Dance

Rippling Colours