Nemo Reef | Depth 4-8 meters | Dive level – Beginner
Shore diving is an attractive option for the first-time diver. The shore diving location at Havelock–Nemo Reef has some exciting marine life to explore. One side of the reef is the home of Nemo fish along with multiple species of colorful sea dwellers and another side of the reef offers an exciting jeep wreck site. Â
Tribe Gate | Depth – 12 meters | Dive level – Beginner
A popular boat diving location at Havelock Island is a ten-minute boat ride away. You jump into the water from a boat and begin your underwater exploration. Tribe Gate is an oval-shaped reef popular for numerous species of fishlife (individual and groups), multiple habitats of sea anemones, and hard corals.Â
Red Pillar | Depth -12 meters | Dive Level – Beginner
A ten-minute ride on the boat from Havelock takes you to a channel marker close to Peel Island. Concrete pillars covered in coral can be seen underwater. The dive site is popular for a large variety of colorful coral reefs, vibrant reef fish, and bathtub-sized Barrel Sponges.
Turtle Beach | Depth -10 meters | Dive Level – Beginner
A 30-minute boat ride in Havelock is the best diving spot for both beginners and experienced divers. The dive site is the home of stag horn coral reefs and multiple species of colorful fish life. Low water currents and clear water visibility are the perfect blend of the dive site for a stress-free and safe diving adventure.
Aquarium | Depth – 14 meters | Dive Level – Beginner
The dive site is located 12 kilometers to the southeast of Havelock. The clear waters at this dive site bustling with schools of snappers, and bannerfish, and the perfect training ground for buddy divers. It is a small reef brimming with butterfly fish, sea stars, shrimp, bat fish, and crocodile fish.Â
S.S. Inchket Wreck | Depth – 18 meters | Dive Level – Intermediate
The dive site is located 20 kilometers to the west of Havelock. This 1950s shipwreck is now a dive site housing a variety of marine creatures. You can find an anchor, propellers of the ship, and pieces of coal here. Divers can spot numerous sea species including snapper, rainbow wrasse, ghost pipefish, groupers, reef fish, lobsters, puffer fish, and many more.Â
The Slope | Depth – 20 meters | Dive Level – Intermediate
The dive site is located northwest of Havelock. Underwater ridges and mounds of reefs with vibrant schools of fish can be found at The Slope. You can expect to spot a Moray eel if you are in luck. The highlights of the dive site are snappers, crocodile fish, reef fish, shrimp, fusilier, whip coral, and sea stars. The dive site is also a macro cleaning station where busy shrimp and cleaner wrasse work in large groups.Â
White House Rock | Depth – 40 meters | Dive Level – Intermediate & Advanced
The dive site is located 21 kilometers to the west of Havelock. This vibrant and colorful hill-shaped reef is covered with white-colored soft coral on one side, which earns the dive site its name. Whitehouse Rock is a circular reef with pinnacles and popular Sightings of the site are schools of snappers, reef fish, fan corals, turtles, and great barracuda.
The Wall | Depth – 55 meters | Dive Level – Intermediate & advanced
Named after the shape of the reef, this dive site is an underwater wall. You can expect to find the rarest of macro sightings of the largest fish at this dive site. The dive site is popular for a variety of soft corals with a mixture of colors like – pink, yellow, purple, green, and white. The reef is also a hunting action hotspot for a large school of fishlife such as snappers, bannerfish, fusiliers, and barracuda.
Johnny’s Gorge | Depth -34 meters | Dive Level – Advanced
The dive site is located on the east of Havelock. It is one of the top dive sites in the Andamans, Johnny’s Gorge is the best place to spot reef sharks, nurse sharks, cat sharks, Guitar sharks, giant groupers, large stingrays, and visiting manta and eagle rays resting on the sandy bottom around the deep circular reef.
Dickson’s Pinnacles | Depth – 35 meters | Dive Level – Advanced
The dive site is located on the east of Havelock. Three gigantic underwater pinnacles are covered with soft yellow corals, brimming with small colorful schools of banner fish, surgeon fish, angel fish, bat fish, and glass fish. Reef structures shaped like hillocks covered in soft coral emerge from a sandy bottom at this dive site. You can expect to spot Trevallies, paddle tail snappers, and Napoleon Wrasse in plenty.Â
Jackson’s Bar | Depth – 30 meters | Dive Level – Advanced
The dive site is located 19 kilometers on the north-east of Havelock. Resembling a giant bar of chocolate, Jackson’s Bar is the go-to place to spot Stingrays in plenty. You can expect to find large Moray Eels, Andaman sweetlips, schools of Bengal snappers, barracudas, and tuna. Jackson’s Bar’s unique location and the strong currents that run perpendicular to the site make it a regular haunt for pelagics and divers who don’t mind a challenging dive.
