Diving Rainbow Warrior, Diving Bay Of Islands

Dive Rainbow Warrior

Once the proud flagship of Green Peace until it was bombed and sunk in 1985. The Rainbow Warrior now lies peacefully on the ocean floor in the Cavalli Islands. Laid to rest in 1987 it is now home to an abundance of marine life.

Schools of Big eye fish and mackerel shelter within the ship while snapper, leatherjackets and demoiselle roam the outside. Amazing colours are displayed by the colonies of jewel anemones scattered along the hull and rails. Moray eels, scorpion fish and crayfish are tucked into their own little piece of the wreck.

For divers the Rainbow Warrior gives many reasons to dive, the history, the wreck, the marine life. With a maximum depth of 27 metres and just over 40 metres in length there is plenty of time to explore almost the entire wreck in one dive.

The Rainbow Warrior is a perfect place for photography, scenic diving, advancing your qualifications in PADI adventure diving or just having a great time.

Dive Cavalli Islands

Home to the Rainbow Warrior the Cavalli Islands is an amazing place. Situated one hour north of the Bay of Islands this area has unspoiled beaches, beautiful scenery and spectacular diving. The rugged underwater terrain is teeming with life. Friendly wrasse follow you on your dive, morays and crayfish Schools of maomao and demoiselle.

With many favourite dive sites and plenty more just waiting to be discovered you never know what to expect.

The Tunnels.  An archway three metres wide and 12 - 15 metres deep going right through an island, this site is beautiful before you dive and amazing once you get under. the secret swimthrough known as the fish bowl, unseen from the surface and like the name it's loaded with marine life.

Neptunes Garden. Sheltered by two islands this shallow dive site is a haven for small fish who follow you as you dive. A favourite resting spot for fur seals who between there napping may come to see what you're doing.

Richmans crack. Starting on one side of the island heading through an archway to the other side opening into a sheltered bay with big boulders and colourful walls, a excellent place for post dive rock jumping.

Dive Bay Of Islands

Like the name suggests the Bay of Islands is just that, and each island has its very own diving individuality. With more than 100 islands you really are spoilt for choice.

Favourite dive sites:

Shoot the gap. Starting on one side of the island and diving with the current through a shallow passage.

Cathedral. An amazing site when the weather is right. On the surface cathedral is a giant cave next to the hole in the rock. As you dive down the arch walls you will see all the life growing on it, at the bottom you stop and take in the amount of life surrounding you. With a max depth of 30-40m at the cave mouth you don’t know what you may see. Towards the back in the cave shadow numbers of rays glide around the bottom undisturbed by your presence.

Anti navigator. Given its name for a reason, due to its location in the bay the visibility at this site is 4-6m on a good day. Hidden within is an amazing network of volcanic rocks, swim throughs, arch ways and cracks and caves. The water though low of viz is full of nutrients bring an abundance of life.