A list of the best rated scuba dive sites in Vietnam.
Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc, located inside the Gulf of Thailand between Sihanoukville (Cambodia) and Ha Tien (Vietnam), is one of the recently discovered scuba and beach paradises in Vietnam. This teardrop shaped island with its stunning beaches, remoteness and friendly atmosphere attracts travelers from all across the world. Popular beaches are Bai Kem (Ice Cream Beach) and Bai Dai Beach. Tourism is just catching up; basic water activity near Long Beach and with new hotels, bars and restaurants opening each mont...
Hon Trau Nam, Three Kings
Hon Trau Nam is a beautiful dive site from 10 to 35m deep. Good for almost 10 dives. We find big Cartilaginous fishes: Manta Ray, Eagle Ray, Sting Ray, also Jacks along the giant rocks drop off. On the bottom at 25/35m, there are colourful soft coral, sea slugs and a very rare Black Coral (Antipathes Dichotoma). Everywhere is abundant with Nudibranches and Opisthobranches. Giant Angel Fishes like Pomacanthus Annularis and P. Xanthometopon, also the yellow Trimaculatus with their blue lips and of...
Whale Island
Van Phuong Bay and Whale Island are often used for the same region while Whale Island or Hon Ong is actually a small island on the east side of this pristine bay. It consists out of the larger peninsula Dam Mon Ha, Bai Tre and Whale Island in between, bordered by Van Phuong Bay on the west and the South China Sea in the east. Found at almost 80km north of Nha Trang, Whale Island is a paradise and once known for its whale shark encounters and huge manta rays. Nowadays, in April and May consider y...
Nha Trang
Nha Trang, Han Hoa, Central Vietnam, is one of Vietnam's primary seaside resorts and scuba dive destinations. With a beautiful harbour, delicious Vietnamese cooking, pristine bays and picturesque beaches, it is a holiday destination by farang (foreign tourists) as well as locals. Sights worth visiting are Long Son Pagoda and its huge Buddha, Hon Chong Beach, Doc Let Beach and Po Nagar Cham Towers with its ruins. There are also plenty of water activities, fishing trips and even a dip in one of it...
Cave
The Cave is a nice reef starting at 5 meters and then slowly descending to 22/25 m. This diving site has an open cave to swim through from 9 to 6m of depth. During the dive the coral is nice, you can see nudibranches, Lion Fishes, Cowries (Ovula Ovum), Octopus, Trigger Fishes, Parrot Fishes and beautiful Clown Fishes along with Christmas trees (Spirobranchus) and Feather Stars (Crinoides)....