Scuba Diving Vacations

    Dive Sites in Vavaʻu Group (Northern Islands – Cavern Capital)

    Discover all 16 dive sites in this region

    Blue Lagoon Wall

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 35m
    wall, soft coral
    Marine Life:
    gorgonian sea fan
    black coral
    large grouper

    Coral Gardens (Vavaʻu)

    beginner
    Max Depth: 15m
    reef, coral garden
    Marine Life:
    table acropora
    pipefish
    seahorse

    Fangasito Passage

    advanced
    Max Depth: 32m
    drift dive, pass
    Marine Life:
    schooling barracuda
    schooling tuna
    grey reef shark

    Hakaumamaʻo Reef

    beginner
    Max Depth: 18m
    reef, coral garden
    Marine Life:
    hard coral
    giant clam
    butterflyfish

    Humpback Whale Swims

    beginner
    Max Depth: 10m
    whale swim, snorkel
    Marine Life:
    humpback whale
    newborn calf
    spotted dolphin

    Japanese Garden (Vavaʻu)

    beginner
    Max Depth: 12m
    reef, coral garden
    Marine Life:
    sea anemone
    clownfish
    moray eel

    Mala Island Wall

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 33m
    wall, soft coral
    Marine Life:
    sea fan
    whitetip reef shark
    schooling jack

    Mariner's Cave (Vavaʻu)

    advanced
    Max Depth: 12m
    cavern, cave
    Marine Life:
    glassfish
    soft coral
    moray eel

    Sand Bar (Vavaʻu)

    beginner
    Max Depth: 16m
    muck dive, training
    Marine Life:
    garden eel
    blue-spotted stingray
    cuttlefish

    Shark Alley (Vavaʻu)

    advanced
    Max Depth: 28m
    shark dive, baited
    Marine Life:
    grey reef shark
    whitetip reef shark
    giant trevally

    Split Apple Arch

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 20m
    arch, swim-through
    Marine Life:
    bigeye trevally
    great barracuda
    glassfish

    Swallow's Cave

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 18m
    cavern, cave
    Marine Life:
    sweepers
    glassfish
    flashlight fish

    The Cathedral (Vavaʻu)

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 25m
    cavern, cave
    Marine Life:
    glassfish
    lionfish
    batfish

    The Pinnacles (Vavaʻu)

    advanced
    Max Depth: 40m
    seamount, pelagic
    Marine Life:
    dogtooth tuna
    great barracuda
    grey reef shark

    The Wreck of the Baron (Takuo Maru)

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 20m
    wreck diving, macro
    Marine Life:
    frogfish
    lionfish
    soft coral

    Turtle Island (Vavaʻu)

    beginner
    Max Depth: 16m
    reef, training
    Marine Life:
    green turtle
    hawksbill turtle
    parrotfish