Nothing could be as exciting as scuba diving and that too in Australia. People who love adventure in life will definitely enjoy scuba diving. Even for an inexperienced person scuba diving gives lot of fun. Scuba diving enables a person to explore lavish and vibrant underwater world to savor the most colorful and amazing sea creatures along with the nature’s beauties.

Some of the best dives are in Australia and that makes it even more interesting. The coastline starting from Lizard Island towards Great palm Island form the Great Barrier Reef is a must for any tourist visiting Australia. This is the largest coral reef system stretch around 2600 km across the queens land coast. Great Barrier Reef consists of 900 islands and 2900 individual reefs. The entire reef is the one and only living object on the earth visible from outer space.

The clear warm waters of the reefs make it a popular destination across the world over especially with scuba divers. Dolphins, 400 types of corals, coral sponges, rays, 200 types of birds, 1500 different types of fishes, giant clams, humpback whales and even extinct species like large green sea turtle and dugong forms the underwater sea beauty that is inexplicable. The reef is a living place and virtual playground for various kinds of dolphins, porpoises and 150 different varieties of sharks. One can even find crocodiles near the reef but they are restricted to near mangroves and marshes near the coast.

There are different types of scuba diving like underwater photography, deep diving, ice diving, wreck diving and cave diving. Cod Hole is a popular and famous diving site where one can get up close with giant potato cod at North Horn in the North Coral Sea. You can also enjoy the shark feeding frenzy.

Overall, scuba diving makes a lasting impression on people visiting Australia with irresistible, unbelievable and breathtaking beautiful sceneries.