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Western
Samoa has proved to be one of the last undiscovered frontiers for
wonderful uncrowded diving. With warm, clear waters offering visibility of
between 15 and 50 metres and temperatures ranging from 25 to 30 degrees
Centigrade, a wet suit is not required. Numerous sites
including scenic walls, canyons and reefs are home to colourful tropical
fish and schools of trevally, tuna, turtles and lion fish as well as a
variety of hard and soft corals such as brain, mushroom and plate corals.
Most
diving at sites located inside and outside the reef is shore based from
boats. One interesting dive and snorkelling site is Palolo Deep Marine
reserve at Vaiala Beach which is almost like an aquarium for free divers
and is very safe, especially for inexperienced divers.
Samoa is
an excellent destination to learn to dive or advance your diving skills.
There are two full dive operators, based on the island of Upolu. Pacific
Quest Divers, based at Coconuts on the south side of the island, an active
member of PADI, PIRA and DAN, offers a full range of certificates. Squama
Divers, based in Apia, has a training program that includes PADI, IDEA and
DIA certification. Both operators have rental equipment and night diving
is available on request.
DIVE
SAMOA
Dive Samoa has several divecentres on Upolu, from where they
offer a range of products. As the capacity is limited, we recomend to
make advance reservations.
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