Dive Race Rocks - Near Victoria, British Columbia
British Columbia is one of the world’s best diving destinations with some of the best marine life and cold water diving in the world. Our capital city, Victoria, is a fantastic little place to visit and scuba dive. There are many great dive sites, shops, hotels, restaurants, and lots of gardens and attractions all located very close together.
And one of Victoria's most popular and requested dive sites is Race Rocks.
Where is Race Rocks Dive Site?Race Rocks is one of the favorite Victoria dive locations and is considered by some to be one of the best cold water dive sites in the world.
There can be strong tides and currents to deal with so to dive Race Rocks you should book an organized dive boat trip with a local Victoria dive charter operator. Custom dive charters to Race Rocks can be arranged through Pacific Pinnacle Dive Charters for groups of up to 7 divers. To view a beautiful slide show put together by Jack Connick, follow this Race Rocks slide show link. You can check out this You Tube "Dive Race Rocks" video we came across too:
What You Might See At Race RocksSome divers claim the protected waters around Race Rocks contain the most marine life they have ever seen in one location.
If you haven't seen enough pictures yet, click to this viewer's Race Rocks dive review page - beautiful pictures! Several types of whales also cruise the area, and whale watching is another popular activity. Recently, I spotted a family of Orcas swimming past - thankfully I wasn't in the water! Dive Race Rocks, and in addition to the incredibly rich marine life, you can search for the remains of over 100 ships that have been wrecked around the islets.
If you want to dive Race Rocks during the week, let us know and we can probably arrange a Race Rocks dive charter for you. Our waters are beautiful but can be more challenging than you are used to - and the tides can be strong. Before diving anywhere, I suggest you talk with an experienced local Victoria dive Race Rocks scuba store where rental dive gear and air fills can also be arranged. When possible, dive with a group, and always dive with a buddy. Dive safe and have an amazing scuba diving holiday in and around Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
This book has great detail and sketches about dive Race Rocks and other local dive destinations. The picture to the right is a fine example of a Cloud Sponge in Saanich Inlet - serviced by Rockfish Divers. Contact us if you would like help arranging your dive trip to Race Rocks.
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Dive Race Rocks on Southern Vancouver Island near Victoria, British Columbia, and see why Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine came here and wrote this great little 
Even without taking scuba diving into account, Vancouver Island was recently named North America’s Best Island for the sixth consecutive year in a Condé Nast Traveler reader’s choice survey.
Located near the landmark Race Rocks black and white lighthouse station, this dive site is at the southern tip of Vancouver Island (about 17 km southwest of Victoria) where the nutrient rich waters of the Strait of Georgia and the Strait of Juan de Fuca meet, creating fantastic dive opportunities.
Located amongst the giant kelp forests, you can expect to see loads of seals and sea lions, basket stars, abalones, giant red urchins, anemones, Puget Sound king crab, rockfish, giant ling cod, sponges, anemones, hydroids and soft corals, large clusters of barnacles, tunicates, urchins and even sea stars.
For more detailed information about many other local southern Vancouver Island area dives, you might want to read Greg Dombowsky's diver's guide: Vancouver Island South.
