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★★★★☆ Scuba Beach
Scuba Beach features a wide variety of coral with several sand flats that make it ideal for diver training. Entry can be by boat or via a stairway built into the artificial shoreline. Depths range from standing depth to 30m+.
★★★★☆ Gab Gab 2
Gab Gab 2 is just north of the dive site Gab Gab 1. There is a floating bouy that can be seen just 100 yards offshore. Start your dive here by descending on the mooring line, then swim north at 30 degrees. You will see lots of colorful coral, large jacks, nurse sharks, and tons of reef fish.
★★★★☆ SMS Cormoran (Wreck)
The WWI wreck, SMS Cormoran lies in 130 feet of water on her starboard side, adjacent to the Tokai Maru (which sunk in 1943). This is a very unique wreck diving site as it is the only dive site in the world where you can dive wrecks from both World Wars in a single dive.
★★★★☆ Blue Hole - Guam
Blue Hole is a very unusual dive on a natural limestone plateau. A vertical shaft begins at 60’ with a large “window“ opening at 125’. Drift dives are possible. You must be an experienced Deep diver to “shoot the hole“. Great vis and the 30 to 60’ plateau make this a popular site for all divers.
★★★★☆ Tokai Maru (Wreck)
The Tokai Maru was sunk via torpedo by the U.S. submarine, Snapper on August 27th, 1943 and is now resting at the bottom of Apra Harbor in 130’ of water. Sitting alongside the Coromoran (scuttled at the beginning of WWI), this is a unique wreck site.
★★★★☆ RMS Scotia (Wreck)
Once the fastest westbound transatlantic voyager, the RMS Scotia was a British passenger liner. Operated by the Cunard Line, it was an ocean-going paddle steamer that was converted into a twin-screw cable layer in 1879.
★★★★☆ American Tanker (Wreck)
The American Tanker is a large concrete barge that was used during World War II to transport fuel from the United States to Guam. It was one of five barges that were brought to Guam and the remains of the others can be seen along the breakwater. This is a great boat dive for all diver levels.
★★★★☆ Barracuda Rock - Guam
This dive site is very popular for our local and visiting divers. Located along the Orote peninsula, an occasional barracuda is seen here, but not as frequent as in the past. Depths range from the very shallow to an average depth of 45’ to over 100’, with an average of about 45’.
★★★★☆ Western Shoals
This dive is in Apra Harbor. Depth is 10 - 90 feet and is only reachable from a boat. It features a sloping reef with a large variety of corals and thousands of fish. This is a great site for divers of all levels.
★★★★☆ Outhouse Beach
Apra Beach (aka Outhouse Beach) is a popular training site for beginner dive classes. A wide variety of fish frequent this location. It is also a great night dive for divers of all levels.
★★★★☆ Gab Gab 1
Located off Gab Gab Beach, this shore dive can only be accessed via the Navy Base in Guam. This popular training site is easy for divers of all levels. A variety of coral and tons of fish live here. The outer reef is accessible by boat for divers without military access privileges.
★★★★☆ Crevice
Large “canyon“ starting at 60’, visibility 100’+, with Sea Fans along the walls. Schools of barracuda and some sharks are occasionally seen. Accessible by boat only with a possibility of currents. This shallow plateau is suitable for all divers, and extended range divers will love the deep wall.
★★★★☆ Seabee Junkyard
Apra Harbor, 35-140’ A Plateau along the breakwater with many bulldozers and other construction equipment left by the Seabees when they finished building the breakwater. A small harbor transfer ship and a large bulldozer rest at the bottom of the slope 130.
★★★★☆ Vecki Reef
Dive near the mouth of the harbor at this beautiful reef. This site slopes from a shallow reef flat, down to 130+ feet deep. It is accessible by boat only. This site is very easy and has great visibility for all divers.
★★★★☆ Hidden Reef
Located near the entrance of Apra Harbor, this is a beautiful reef not normally visited by divers and is only accessible by boat. A great variety of pristine corals with a gradually sloping wall to 120 feet/36m. Visibility is usually 40-90 feet/12-27m.