Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Cowichan Valley

The top 5 dive and snorkel sites in Cowichan Valley, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Cowichan Valley guide

dive sites: 5
dive shop: 1
reviews: 3

AreasDuncan1 Ladysmith1

5 sites, ranked by diver reviews

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Elliot's Beach Park

2.3(3 reviews)Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

This dive site is quite nice as far as the entry goes, and there are out-houses here. This is a nice beach with picnic tables as well. Swim along the left side of the beach out to the point, and beyond. This dive site could almost be considered two dive sites. By accessing the water here by Elliot's Beach Park at the end of Elliot Way you can also access the rock structure that is just past the end of the point to the south east of the beach. Use Google Earth to locate this site, which is near Ladysmith in British Columbia. Elliot's Beach Park is also known as Elliot Way Beach.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftShore or Boat entry

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Maple Bay

No reviews yetCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

This is quite an easy dive. It featues rock reefs, docks, a large field of old glass bottles. Sealife consists of giant pacific octopi, ruby octopi, rock cod, rock crab, kelp crab. Visibility can be poor in the summer months, but it also comes with an abundance of bioluminescent plankton, which makes for outstanding night dives. A rope can be used for navigation to the main rock reef, anc can be found by surfac swimming out to the end of the Government Dock, descending to the bottom, make a left and you should find it within 15 ft.

BeginnerMax depth 40 ftShore entry

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Bold Bluff Point

No reviews yetCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

Bold Bluff Point is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 19.7 ftBoat entry

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Burial Islet

No reviews yetCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

Burial Islet is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftShore entry

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Xihwu (Key-Quot)

No reviews yetCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

"By virtue of her being only 37 feet high, the artificial reef will be able to offer divers the opportunity to do penetration dives shallower than 70 feet. This makes for an ideal diving training environment. With the main deck at over 80 feet in most cases and the bulk of the artificial reef below that. Such depths are sometimes intimidating for divers, and shorten the time a diver is able to spend underwater. The 737 airframe, with its wide-open inside space, numerous existing windows, and extra access holes cut for divers, offers a well lit, expansive reef to explore at an advantageous depth. It is an excellent and safe place to learn wreck basic diving skills." Source: pacificwebsites.com Awesome dive! Near Comox, on Vancouver Island. Just north west of Chemainus. Xihwu (Key-Quot) is also known as Chemainus Boeing737 reef.

IntermediateMax depth 75.5 ftBoat entry

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Top dive shops in Cowichan Valley

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Pacific Water Sports

4.9 (11) · Duncan

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Are there dive shops in Cowichan Valley?

Zentacle lists 1 dive shop in Cowichan Valley. The top-rated is Pacific Water Sports (4.9 from 11 reviews).