Scuba Diving in the Coromandel with Dive Zone Whitianga - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 9: Scuba Diving in the Coromandel is our epic activity of the day on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year. We’re going 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand!
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Day 8 of New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year brings us to Whitianga in the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand! We join the team at Dive Zone Whitianga to go scuba diving at Mercury Islands in the Coromandel! Awesome!
The day starts off with a stunning and sunny Coromandel drive to Whitianga where we then suit up for scuba diving at Dive Zone Whitianga. We jump in the boat and head out to do some scuba diving at the Mercury Islands! The marine reserve means marine life thrive here giving us plenty of chances to wash a fascinating array of fish in kelp forests.
This is our first scuba diving activity on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year and our eighth activity out of 365 Days: 365 Activities. We have a blast scuba diving in the Coromandel! Join us!
#Coromandel #BackpackerGuideNZ #NZMustDo #NewZealand #TravelNewZealand #Travel #NewZealand #TravelNZ
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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
This year, the team behind the New Zealand Travel Guide BackpackerGuide.NZ are challenging themselves to do 365 days of 365 activities in New Zealand. That’s way we call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! That way, we can really explore the real New Zealand and bring you the best New Zealand travel guide possible! It’s a true travel New Zealand experience! Enjoy!
Read more about scuba diving in the Coromandel on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers:
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Last week our Diploma Students travelled North to spend some time with Shane and Julia at Northland Dive, where they spent a couple of days Wreck Diving in the HMNZ Canterbury and at Putahataha Island. A great time had by all - as you can see in the Vid!
Diving New Zealand | Coromandel
Scuba diving Whitianga is one of the coolest tings to do on the Coromandel, Summer is here and the water in clear!!!! 21 degrees with 15m visibility off the Whitianga coast. Thanks for a great day out on the Mystery Machine, Dive Zone Whitianga!!! We had eagle rays, all the usual fish and even a shoal of juvenile squid.
Don't forget to like the video and subscribe if you want to see more diving videos from around New Zealand!!! #NewZealand #ScubaDiving #Whitianga
Dive Zone Whitianga. Diploma Course 2017/18.
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Unforgettable experience! #Divezonewhitianga #getintoit #DIPSIkids #mypadi #PADI
Whitianga New Zealand - our slice of paradise!
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Dive Zone Whitianga Dive in Taupo
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Dive Zone Whitianga - Diving Ohinau Island June 2015
Wicked winter diving conditions here in Mercury Bay. This Eagle Ray showed an impressive burst of speed when disturbed by our divers!
Dive Zone Whitianga Part time Leadership Nothland Dive Trip 2017
Last week our part time leadership students headed up north to spend a couple of days at Northland Dive to dive the HMNZ Canterbury & the beautiful Danger Rocks.
Dive Zone Whitianga_TAUPO 2018
Altitude Deep & Drift diving in Taupo with our Full time & Part time diploma & leadership students. Deep dive at Four Mile Bay & Drift dive from Cherry Island to Reids Farm 5-6/5/2018.
Thanks Bryan for the awesome drone footage! Ooosh.
Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction August 2018 to June 2019
Because were all about the cool s**t, here is some of the cool s**t our students got up to while completing their Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction.
Dive Team 2018
A wicked vid from our students at Te Aroha College who have learned to dive with us this year. Video cred to Thomas Forrest!
Moment of Glory
A bit late, but just had to put this up - a Short Video showing some of the many antics we got up to at Dive Zone Whitiangas 2015 Dive Festival - including this one, Allens moment of glory! shot while completing in the scuba Olympics - always a favourite event.
Boat day - out with the full time Diploma students near Whitianga, New Zealand
Another cool day out diving out from Whitianga with the full time Diploma students!
Dive Zone Whitianga is a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre offering a comprehensive range of recreational and professional dive programmes, tours and equipment in Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. We are enrolling now for the full time NZQA Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction diving training course, starting 9th February 2015.
To learn more visit divezone.co.nz/whitianga
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A great day out with some eager young divers... This was the first time I have ever been diving off of a kayak and it made so much sense!!! Ease of getting out to the dive site, anchor up at any site you want and go for a dive!!! Pretty awesome!!! Thanks to Jarrod and the Dive Zone team for having me out.
#Kayak #SCUBA #Diving #Whitianga
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Are you thinking about studying for a career as a dive instructor in 2015? Dive Zone Whitianga is a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre offering a comprehensive range of recreational and professional dive programs, dive tours and equipment in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
We are enrolling now for the one year full time NZQA Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction diving training course, starting 9th February 2015. Study to become a fully certified PADI Dive Instructor in one of New Zealand's best dive locations.
Whitianga is a great place to start your dive training career with its relaxed lifestyle, abundance of stunning dive locations, and one of New Zealand's most well known marine reserves located very nearby.
There is always something to do in the Mercury Bay area with excellent diving, boating, fishing, snorkeling, white sand beaches and swimming spots, as well as great cafes/bars and restaurants, friendly and interesting community, bush walks, natural hot springs and much more!
To learn more visit us at divezone.co.nz/whitianga
DIPSIsnorkelDay
Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction students enjoying one of their last days out on the water with us as their year comes to an end.
Dive Zone Whitianga at the Poor Knights Islands April 2017
5 Minutes of cool s**t from 7 sweet dives on our trip aboard the awesome Yukon Dive. Get into it!!
RENA 2018
Last week our staff spent the day in Tauranga completing orientation Dives on the RENA. Check out the footage shot by Elise Norman. GET IN TO IT!!!! #divezonewhitianga #mypadi #RENA #scuba