Nanaimo Dive Charter Operator For Great Nanaimo Scuba Diving
And what a perfect location for Derek and his mobile (always on a trailer and ready to hit the best Nanaimo and Vancouver Island dive sites), dive boat to be situated, with Nanaimo being such a convenient central hub for all the fantastic diving on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo is just roughly a 2 hour drive North from the dive sites of Victoria, and just a bit longer south from the dive areas of Campbell River and Quadra Island. And of course, once in Nanaimo you are two hours closer to the "best temperate water diving in the known universe" - Port Hardy! And if you're on the Lower Mainland near Vancouver, you can take a 1 1/2 hour ferry from either Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay (Nanaimo), or from Tsawwassen to Departure Bay.
Just Dive In Adventures Dive Charters Just Dive In Adventures operates a Transport Canada certified, 25 foot rigid hull inflatable day charter boat that easily handles small groups of up to six divers.
At Cooldives, we can typically get you on one of their daily Nanaimo dive charters during the peak tourism months of June until the end of September. And if you would like to dive during the off-peak season when the Nanaimo dive sites are less crowded and the viz is typically much better, complete the form below and they'll see if they can put a Nanaimo dive charter together for you. They are great with small groups or individuals, and if you don’t have a buddy or need a certified divemaster to escort you, they can find you a buddy or divemaster based on your experience. Their 25-foot rigid hull inflatable Nanaimo dive boat is a safe and stable dive platform which gets out to the dive sites fast, and allows divers to visit some of the more distant sites in a reasonable time.
Scuba gear and snorkel packages (to snorkel with the seals) can easily be rented at one of the nearby Nanaimo dive stores.
Nanaimo Dive Sites In addition to being situated near many other popular Vancouver Island dive sites, Nanaimo has many very nice shore dive sites and boat dive sites.
Some of the more popular dive sites that we have information pages on already include: - The Rivtow Lion wreck - The HMCS Saskatchewan artificial wreck dive site - The HMCS Cape Breton artificial wreck dive site - Dodd Narrows drift dive site Other Nanaimo dive sites frequented by our Nanaimo dive charter operator, Just Dive in Adventures, include: Clarke Rock Clarke Rock is a great site for divers of all experience levels. Located in Hammond Bay, this rocky pinnacle is home to a wide variety of marine life which seems to be different every time we go there. You will have a good chance of seeing Octopus and wolf eels here. Gabriola Bluffs Gabriola Bluffs are sheer walls that drop into the ocean drop to a depth of 270 feet! There are lots of nooks and crannies to look for critters of all types and you will most likely encounter a Giant Pacific Octopus on this dive. Divers should have good buoyancy skills for this dive. Gabriola Passage Gabriola Passage is a drift dive done close to slack tide as the currents here can also reach 8 knots. Due to the constant movement of water and mixing of nutrients, there is a great variety of marine life here and lots of it. Orlebar Point Orlebar Point is a great Wall Dive off Gabriola Island. Work your way down through the shallows to a depth of about 60 feet and you come to a sheer wall and overhang that reaches depths of over 200 feet. Lots of invertebrates can be found here as the current through this area can be very strong. Snake Island Wall Snake Island Wall drops to well over 600 feet and has a nice overhang once you get past 100 feet. Lots of Plumose anemones make their homes on the wall and you may even run into a Harbour Seal or two. Snake Island Seal Dive What can our Nanaimo dive charter operator say but these guys are great fun to dive with! They’re a lot more laid back and shy than the Sealions we encounter around here. This is a great photo-op and these guys won’t intimidate you like the sea lions can. This is a very shallow dive (10-25 feet) and if you prefer, you can just snorkel it, but many prefer to use their tanks. Jessie Island Over time, the ocean has eroded this sandstone island, creating some very unusual underwater topography here. There is tons of life on this little wall and we have seen Octopus as well as juvenile Wolf Eels here. This is a very easy dive suitable for all skill levels. The maximum depth is about 80 feet.
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Our favorite Nanaimo Dive Charter Operator is also one of the newest dive boat operators in the area - Just Dive in Adventures.
They can also trailer the boat anywhere so if you have another favorite Vancouver Island dive site you wish to dive,they can configure the boat to your needs and are always up for an diving adventure!
