Conditions referenceSeason, water and visibilityBest Mar–Aug · Mild current · 24–30°C (coldest Jan, warmest May)
- Current
- Mild
- Water temperature
- 24–30°C (coldest Jan, warmest May)
- Visibility
- 5–15m: Typically 10–15m on a good day, and frequently less: 5–8m after rain or wind is ordinary.
- Experience
- This is a beginner's region by design.
01 · Marine life
What you may see
Sightings are never guaranteed. The bars show typical likelihood by month.
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Moray Beach takes its name from them and they are seen on most dives there, tucked into coral heads and rubble.
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Anemones with resident clownfish are scattered across the shallow sites and are one of the few reliably photogenic subjects on a training dive.
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Present on essentially every site in the bay, from the 13m training slopes up to the pinnacles.
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The most consistent thing in the water here.
02 · Dive sites
Dive sites worth knowing
A starting point, not a ranking. Conditions decide what works on the day.
Madonna Rock
The most interesting dive in Nha Trang and the only one with real structure.
5–25m · Mild current
Mama Hanh Beach
The shallowest site in regular use and effectively Nha Trang's classroom.
3–13m · None current
Coral Garden
A shallow coral shelf that still carries some structure, though the name promises more than the current condition delivers.
5–18m · Mild current
See all 8 dive sites
03 · LogisticsGetting there and costsEasy. Fly to CXR. Typical trip $.
Route overview
Easy
Day trips from a coastal base, about 1h from the airport, then a short boat.
Airport options
CXR
Cam Ranh International Airport
International airport with direct regional flights from Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok and elsewhere in Asia, plus frequent domestic links from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; roughly 45 minutes by road to Nha Trang
Typical trip cost
$
under $2,000
Per person, excluding international flights.
- Among the cheapest diving in Asia.
- Two-tank day trips run roughly $70–80 on busy group boats (8–12 divers), $80–100 for smaller groups and better gear, and $125+ for private-boat or technical setups.
- A PADI Open Water course is commonly $330–450 all-in, which is why most people dive here at all.
- Nha Trang Bay entrance fees are trivial: VND 10,000 (about $0.
- 40) per trip on the Hon Mun route, VND 40,000 (about $1.
- 55) for a multi-island trip.
- A week here including accommodation sits comfortably under $2,000 per person excluding flights.