Guam
Guam has some of the best scuba diving sites in the world . . .
Overview:
Guam has some of the best dive sites in the world since there has been minimal tourist impact compared to other better known dive locations. Piti Bomb Holes is a tourist attraction allowing tourists to descend into an observatory where they can take in the beauty that has grown in a sinkhole. Divers can dive around this attraction and feed swarms of fish.
Guam waters maintain a temperature of 82-86 (28C) degrees year round with excellent visibility at most locations.
What to see:
- The Fish Eye underwater observatory, located in a "Piti Bomb Hole". It is thought that the "Bomb Hole" was actually created by collapsed caves that have been filled with sea and sand.
Need to know:
- While many of the dive sites can be reached by land, some of these entry points require a long walk over coral or a long surface swim.
- Many of the dive sites are accessed by land through US military bases.
- No vaccination requirements for any international traveller.
Useful stuff:
| Language: | English, Chamarro, Philippine and other Pacific languages |
| Currency: | US $ |
| Time: | GMT +10 |
| Climate: | Tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by NE trade winds |
| Natural hazards: | Relatively rare, but potentially destructive typhoons (June - Dec) |
| Diving season: | Year round; dry season (Jan - June), rainy season (July - Dec) |
| Water temperature: | 28C/82F (Jan - March) |
| 29C/84F (July - Sept) | |
| Air temperature: | 26C - 28C |
Exceptional Certification Experience
Guam Tropical Dive Station, Guam
Added: 20th June 2011 by ccjason
My wife and I got our PADI Open Water cert done at GTDS in 2006, and I went back in 2007 for a NITROX class. We could not have asked for a better experience for our intro to diving.
This is a very professional shop with courteous staff. Their instructor...
Don't bother - Nothing to see.
Bell Marine Sport Co Ltd, Guam
Added: 7th December 2008 by hesterstudio
This location is at the Sheraton Hotel. We went on 2 dives. Both sites offered nothing to view, except the Dive Master killing an octupus for his dinner. Not very enjoyable.