One of the best shore dives on the island. The water is very deep and visibility is often 100+ ft. Very large fans and soft coral formations. Often many lionfish, possible to see turtles and sharks. Wait for the weather to be just right for shore diving, entry and exit can be dangerous otherwise.
| Facts about Bolo Point in Okinawa It is in Japan- Bolo Point in Okinawa is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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Great reef for sharks - whitetips and grey reef everywhere !
| Facts about Tubbataha Reef - Jedi Point It is in Philippines- Tubbataha Reef - Jedi Point is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-50 Metres 0-160 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Great dive, tons of turtles
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Snorkeling with whaleshark
| Facts about Whaleshark Bay- It is in Philippines
- Whaleshark Bay is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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USS Emmons sitting at around 140'. To my knowledge it is the only diveable wreck in Okinawa.
| Facts about USS Emmons- It is in Japan
- USS Emmons is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-50 Metres 0-160 Feet.
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Easy entry just outside Kadena AB. Good diving year round, although you will need at least a 3mm Full in the winter. Visibility varies, but night dives are best.
| Facts about Sunabe Sea Wall/Pavillion- It is in Japan
- Sunabe Sea Wall/Pavillion is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
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Awesome site... visibility on a bad day 30ft, 60ft on a good day. Depth ranges 20-60ft evenly, old junk yard dump site, good coral wildlife
| Facts about Junkyard- It is in Japan
- Junkyard is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
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If you would like to find out more about dives sites in Southern Taiwan and elsewhere in the country or perhaps you are visiting Taiwan and would like to do some fun dives, or perhaps you live and work in Taiwan and you would like take some PADI Scuba Diving courses, please contact us.
Joe Cooperman
PADI Scuba Diving Instructor
#477967
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OCEAN DIVING CLUB
Taichung City
Taiwan
| Facts about Southern Taiwan It is in Taiwan- Southern Taiwan is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
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The Southern tip of Taiwan is home to a variety of easily accessible dive sites. One of our favorite ones is located just outside of the beach town of Kenting. Ho Bi Hu, is located (often the butt of jokes) quite near to a nuclear power station. It is sheltered by a breakwater on one side and protective shoreline on the other making something of a small bay. The put-in point is accessible by car and deep channels eroded into the dead coral shore make it fairly easy to get to during both high and low tide. The water is warm and the visibility is very good during the winter months however strong winds can bluster creating side-shore surface currents. Most times however, the bay is fairly calm. The channels get deeper and deeper until they drop over a wall to about 10 meters. Divers can then swim along sandy bottoms inbetween widely spaced balmies. Lots of good soft corals in abundance. Plenty of Angel Fish, Bat Fish, Trigger fish, Wrasses and smaller types. Lion fish are also very common here. I have seen large octopus and cuttle fish in this area from time to time.
Ho Bi Hu is a very good introduction to diving in Southern Taiwan although it can be very crowded from time to time, especially in the summer and spring. Anoyances include large parties of snorklers who appear in the spring and summer who cannot swim but are issued life jackets and cling to large floating devices issued by tour companies.
We typically use Ho Bi Hu for Open Water Dives #3 and #4 when teaching students.
If you would like to find out more about dives sites in Southern Taiwan and elsewhere in the country or perhaps you are visiting Taiwan and would like to do some fun dives, or perhaps you live and work in Taiwan and you would like take some PADI Scuba Diving courses, please contact us.
Joe Cooperman
PADI Scuba Diving Instructor
#477967
OCEAN DIVING CLUB
Taichung City
Taiwan
| Facts about Ho Bi Hu (Kenting)- It is in Taiwan
- Ho Bi Hu (Kenting) is in the East China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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