Nha Trang is one of the richest and most beautiful places in Southeast Asia. It is famous not only for its clean, beautiful and pristine beaches with fine white sand, but also for diving places that lovers of outdoor activities like so much. And those who have not been to these colorful ecosystems of the ocean should discover the most famous diving sites in Nha Trang - Hon Mun and Hon Mot.
About diving in Vietnam
Oceans say that Vietnam is becoming a new place for international diving organizations because of its many beautiful bays, coral reefs and fairy caves. The map on the photo below shows the locations of the maximum sites for diving in the islands closest to Nha Trang.
According to a study by the Orca Diving Center, Nha Trang, the sea from Da Nang to Binh Thuan has many beautiful sandy beaches with clear water and gorgeous landscapes. The seabed is sandy or rocky, with corals, abundant flora and fauna, favorable for the development of diving. South of Kon Dao are great diving sites. The best time for diving in these places are the months from March to September. Visibility under water is good. But during the rainy period the water becomes cloudy.
Diving Places
In Vietnam, in Nha Trang, you can go diving in eight places of the Hon Mun Marine reserve, the islands of Nui, Hon Che, Hon Rom. The depth of the sea here is from 12 to 31 meters.
Hong Moon has over 100 species of ornamental fish and at least 100 species of coral. There is a cave, steep and large rocks. The water temperature throughout the year is quite suitable for scuba diving. Visibility of the seabed can range from 5 to 20 meters, which is favorable for viewing the ocean inhabitants.
Van Fong Bay has 4 dive sites at a depth of 8 to 31 meters. On the seabed there is a coral reef 500 meters long with a variety of corals, anemones and algae. In the lower part of the bay there are a lot of eels, banana fish. The temperature here is the same as in Nha Trang Bay. In Kon Dao, the depth of immersion is from 15 to 35 meters, the bottom is rocky. In Danang, the southeastern Son-Trade Peninsula is an area with many wild rare species of both fauna and flora. For lovers of diving organize boat trips from Danaga to Hong Su.
Russian diving school
For more than 10 years, the diving center Amigo Divers, a Russian diving school, has been working in Nha Trang. It presents a wide range of services for lovers of water sports. Regardless of whether you are a beginner or a professional scuba diver, you will have the opportunity to enrich your experience through training at the center.
Training takes place in a friendly environment where professionalism and safety are always in first place in all courses. As a result, vacationers in Nha Trang respond to the professional team of center instructors with warmth and gratitude. They recommend a visit to the diving center Amigo Divers.
Diving Center Services
You can rent diving equipment and accessories at Amigos (Nha Trang). Short and clear briefing usually leaves no room for panic. Under water, the instructor helps to get comfortable, shows his wards the inhabitants diving between coral reefs. All guests from 10 years old can try to feel a wave of pleasure, swimming without scuba diving, taking a course of freediving. This is a breathing technique. We can say "three in one" - entertainment, art and sports.
Having learned the basics of freediving, swimming in a mask for diving, you can feel freedom and unity with the sea elements, slowly exploring the beautiful and fascinating carpet of famous places for diving on the ocean floor, as opposed to scuba diving, that is, using special equipment.
You will be taught to do free immersion, that is, relaxing your body and taking a deep breath, immerse yourself in blue water.
Group escort
If a diving tour to Nha Trang is carried out, an excursion program is prepared for the group and diving programs are planned at the Amigo Divers center by professional instructors. An individual program is developed with each member of the group, taking into account age, experience and preferences. Guides organize for everyone an interesting and varied excursion to diving sites.
Cost of education
The attractiveness of all diving clubs and schools in Nha Trang is the low cost of training. The entire course of study will cost about $ 250. The cost of a pair of dives with included delivery to the dive site, lunch and accompaniment of an instructor is about $ 50. There are more than 20 various training schools and diving centers in Nha Trang. Not only beginners are trained there, but experienced divers also acquire new skills or improve their skills. Schools have equipment and experienced instructors.
Underwater tourism
Scuba diving in coral reefs can be done in different ways, if you can not withstand the pressure of scuba diving or diving in Nha Trang, you can try to sink to the bottom and step into the "spacesuit".
The adventure begins on a speed boat, designed for no more than 10 people. Guides hand life jackets and make sure they sit comfortably. The boat takes the group to Hong Moon Island. It is here that astronauts will have to plunge into the depths of the ocean in large transparent sea helmets.
The helmet weighs about 40 kg. But as soon as a person plunges into water, he becomes light, imperceptible. It has a constant flow of oxygen supplied to helmets through tubes that lead to an oxygen machine on the surface. Scuba divers help members of the diving group reach the coral reefs and provide a joyful sense of security with their presence nearby.
The helmet is not closed, but the water does not get inside, as the head is in the air bubble, which the group member immersed in water breathes. Typically, divers offer to take a plastic bottle full of breadcrumbs. When the bottles are squeezed, the crumbs are thrown away - and dozens of fish appear, ready to profit from the treats.
Those who have been on such a journey have long been impressed by what they saw. It was a complete delight from immersion! Thanks to their reviews of diving in Nha Trang and colorful descriptions of the underwater world on Vietnamese diving sites, probably many of their acquaintances and friends will also want to come to Vietnam in Nha Trang. And, of course, they will strive to get to the recommended instructors.
Diving sites
There are several sites where divers study and dive. For example, the wonderful Mamma Khan site is ideal for teaching beginners to snorkelling. Depth from 1.5 to 15 meters. On the site live blade fish, clown fish and friendly octopuses. Coral gardens are surrounded by snow-white sandy areas.
For training beginners and snorkeling, the coral site of Mashrum Bay is also suitable. Here you can find lionfish and leaf fish. Moray Beach is a classic route, surprising in its beauty even the most sophisticated diver. Sharing their impressions after diving, they emphasize that even the Red Sea is in many ways inferior to that variety of corals and starfish on the ocean floor of Vietnamese diving sites.
In the Moon Island Nature Reserve there is a pearl of diving in Nha Trang - Madonna Rock with piles of boulders and caves. Sophisticated divers love to swim here, but it is also accessible for beginners, who after diving are quite impressed by the beauty of the underwater world.
Depths of 40 meters can be found on the Big Wall website. Yes, it is a large wall overgrown with corals. On the Small Wall website you can meet a large white turtle, and if you are lucky, you will also find black dolphins swimming in the bay for flying fish. The Light House site strikes divers with a sheer cliff extending into the ocean. There is a lighthouse on it. It is about 12 kilometers from Nha Trang.
Diving in Vietnam is becoming more and more popular every year. And diving enthusiasts who visited Nha Trang marked on their map places where they would like to go again and again. Indeed, rest at sea, diving and underwater tourism give a vivid and unforgettable experience.