Discover Scuba Diving – Uncertified Intro Dive

Try scuba diving for the first time in the stunning Whitsundays. Our Instructor will take you on an amazing underwater journey in the Whitsunday Islands.

Let Aqua 5 take you on a dive adventure around the 74 islands of the Whitsundays there’s something for everyone! Explore beautiful fringing coral reef teeming with marine life and colourful corals right next to he Great Barrier Reef marine park.

The Whitsundays has a large range of colourful tropical reef fish and diver favorites such as Maroi wrasse, Queensland groupers ,Batfish, parrotfish and a vast range of angel and butterfly fish. All are good indicators of a healthly coral reef system found here.

Also commonly encountered on our dives are hawksbill turtles, olive sea snakes , featherstars , wobbiegong and reef sharks. And a personal favorite of ours is nudibranchs of the 700 species found in Austraila a large range are found in the whitsundays!

In the winter months Manta rays and humpback whales migrate to the Whitsundays and are not uncommon sights

All photos shown on our page are taken on our dives around the Whitsundays.

Here’s a selction of dive sites we love to dive!

Black Island – Island diving at it’s finest ! One of our favorite dive sites, Black Island offers a gental drift dive along the reef slope close to the island. A very healthly and diverse range of hard and soft corals. Plently of shallow caves, gullies and ledges to explore. Subject to some currents providing perfect conditions for lots of marine life.

Diving depth: 2-15 metres

Visibility: 2 – 15 metres

Snorkelling: At low tide