Nanaimo is one of the world’s best destinations for diving. The late diving guru, Jacques Cousteau, named Nanaimo the "Emerald Sea" and his second favourite place to dive in the world. Nanaimo’s two artificial diving reefs are tremendous attractions. The Saskatchewan, a 110-metre decommissioned Navy-class destroyer, was sunk in 1997 near Snake Island and has since drawn thousands of divers. Then, in 2001, the mammoth Cape Breton was sunk in the immediate vicinity of the Saskatchewan, creating the world’s largest diving reef. In addition to the artificial diving reefs, Nanaimo has a plethora of natural dive sites and every service a diver could want. Just north of Nanaimo, Oceanside offers a number of great dive locations for shore diving, including Madrona Point. Not a diver? You can still get in on the underwater fun by signing up for a snorkeling with the seals adventure. |
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