AquaSamoa

Samoa – The Treasured Islands of the South Pacific. With its idyllic laid back pace of life, timeless beachcomber lifestyle, palm-fringed beaches, lush rainforests wreathed in misty clouds, turquoise lagoons, and perfect ocean temperatures year round, it is the perfect holiday destination. The reefs surrounding Samoa are home to more than 900 species of fish and over 200 varieties of coral. Discover the wonders of the deep in one of the most recently discovered and pristine underwater environments of the world. We offer numerous dive packages for certified divers as well as courses for beginners and divers of all levels. All equipment and refreshments are supplied.

We also offer: Snorkeling Tours - Kite Boarding - Waterskiing - Jet Skiing - Wake Boards - Knee Boards - Catamarans - Kayaks -Water Bikes - Pedal Boats - Tube Rides - Banana Rides - Water Trampolines - Boat Tours - Cultural Tours - And MORE

Affiliation:

PADI

Training Level:

Dive Instructor

Boat Description:

2 x Rigid Inflatable purpose built dive boats. 1 x 6 metre with 2 x 100h/p 4 stroke Yamaha - up to 6 divers (plus staff and dive masters/instructors). 1 x 8 metre with 2 x 115h/p 4 stroke Yamaha - up to 8 divers (plus staff and dive masters/instructors). 1 x Sea Ray Speed Boat with 140h/p Mercury. Used for water activities and some small tours. Seats 7 plus 2 staff. 2 Yamaha Jetskis 1 x Rescue Boat (most important!)

Sites Visited:

A Descritpion of two of our sites.

THE ROCK Diving around a small volcanic pinnacle jutting from the ocean about 20minutes by boat from our Centre, you generally plunge straight into a school of barracuda. Dropping to a depth of between 12 and 18 metres puts you onto a small plateau where you feel as though you are floating in an aquarium. There are mostly hard corals at this point with many giant clams, and the area is teeming with a large variety of tropical fish, anemone, clown trigger fish, manta rays, trevally, napoleon, tuna and moray eels. Schools of fusilier follow us around as we weave our way around The Rock. At 18 metres a wall of soft corals begin as the Advanced Diver drops off the plateau and this is where the reef sharks like to hide out. Visibility on this dive is always a minimum of about 30 metres; this is without a doubt the best dive in Samoa (at least so far!).

APOLIMA GARDENS About 70 metres from the prehistorically rugged sheer cliffs of Apolima Island, we plunge into a wonderland of colour and life. Appropriately named, we are dropped into a coral garden that begins at about 8metres. As we follow the reef, it is possible to go to a depth of 40metres, but unless you have done this dive many times there is really no need as there is so much to see between 10 and 20 metres. Large table corals screen the lobsters hiding beneath but their position is given away to the alert diver by their antennae. Rainbow runners, unicorn fish, turtles, napoleon, reef sharks and blue fin trevally are a staple of this dive. With so many routes to take along the reef you can do this dive again and again and see something new each time. This is a drift dive, with the same excellent visibility as THE ROCK from which no one has yet come away disappointed.

Facilities:

• Resort/Intro Dives
• Scuba hire
• Nitrox fills
• Own pool

• Showers
• Diving seven days
• Gear Service
• Own Boat(s)

Products:

• Masks, Fins & Snorkels