Indian Ocean Diving Academy

Name
Marc
Location:
The Barracks,
Christmas Island, WA, Australia
Contact:
08 9164 8090
Last Updated

2012-10-13 09:00:00

Indian Ocean Diving Academy

Diving in really small groups on abysmal drop-offs, through fantastic coral gardens and in fairy-tale like caves. 2 worlds - 1 destination. Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands form Australia's most remote dive destination. The Indian Ocean Teritories. Dive where few have dived before. Christmas Island offers average temperatures around 28 degrees for most of the year, crystal clear visibility to 50 meters and the chance to see Whalesharks and other large pelages, spectacular coral growth and even the amazing coral spawning amongst a vast array of colorful tropical fish.

Affiliation:

PADI

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The Underwater Geography varies from coral gardens to sandy strips with garden eels to many unexplored limestone caves all surrounded by the magnificently steep drop-offs that you would expect from an island on the edge of the Java Trench.

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Articles

The 4th Underwater Festival - 2010 The Christmas Island Experience The 4th Underwater Festival - 2010 The Christmas Island Experience
The 2010 Underwater Festival was co-organised with the Christmas Island Tourism Association. Linda Cash, staff members and local volunteers put in a fantastic effort and succeeded gloriously in providing a welcoming atmosphere, great food and social events and a seamless festival for all 34 participants.
Seeing Red on Christmas Island Seeing Red on Christmas Island
Most of my holidays revolve around diving, or a place where I can at least snorkel, and the colour dominating my thoughts is always blue. Christmas Island’s waters are certainly that, crystal clear and a strikingly deep cobalt blue. This time around though, a colour at the other end of the spectrum filled my every waking thought in the days leading up to my trip to the isolated island in the eastern Indian Ocean. All I could think about was RED......
Name
Marc
Location:
The Barracks,
Christmas Island, WA, Australia
Contact:
08 9164 8090
Last Updated

2012-10-13 09:00:00

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