Dive Sites in Marshall Islands - Scuba Diving at its Best!

Diving Overview for Marshall Islands

The fabulous steep drop-offs, coral pinnacles and lively channels made these quiet island chains a haven for marine life and a truly magical experience for all divers and non-divers alike.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands consists of about 29 coral atolls and 5 small islands lying just slightly above sea-level in the Pacific Ocean in between Hawaii and Australia. The atolls and islands lie in two parallel chains known as Ratik (the Sunrise group) and Ralik (the Sunset group). There is a huge array of diving opportunity to satisfy all divers from sheltered lagoons to deep drop-offs.

Bikini Atoll (open for diving since 1996) is a huge attraction for wreck divers with WWII wrecks including the USS Saratoga -largest diveable wreck with eight decks to explore and the only diveable aircraft carrier in the world! Other wrecks include the Negato, the Japanese flagship from which the Pearl Harbour attack was ordered.

The infinite atolls and reefs surrounds the Marshall Islands are alive with tropical fish, over 200 varies of colourful hard and soft corals, giant clams, rays, turtles, sharks and other large pelagics, many areas are yet to be explored!

Conditions around these islands permit all year round diving with water temperatures averaging 26°C. Rainy season is from September to November but has little affect on the great diving conditions. Be aware that diving wrecks around Bikini Atoll is mostly compression or tech diving and requires experience with average depths reaching beyond 40m.

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