MOANA Diving College ISHIGAKIJIMA - Ishigaki & Yaeyama
The team at MOANA Diving College ISHIGAKIJIMA are all about the PADI life, and if you’re looking to get certified or climb the PADI ladder, this is your spot. They’re a 5-star IDC Resort, which means they can take you all the way from Open Water to Instructor Development. We love how focused they are; it means their instructors live and breathe the PADI system, making for super smooth courses. Ishigaki diving can throw some curveballs, especially with currents, but MOANA’s instructors know these waters intimately. We've always found their briefings thorough and their dive leading careful, especially around the famous Manta Scramble where things can get busy. They really shine when guiding newer divers through sites like Yonehara Wreck or the calmer coral gardens of Kabira Bay. Our favourite tip? Try to get out with them on a weekday if you can; the Manta Scramble is a different experience with fewer boats around.
- Location
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 24.337800, 124.178000
- Phone
- +81 980-87-6212
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://moana-ishigaki.jp
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC Resort [padi:33393]
- Address
- 〒907-0003, Okinawa - 沖縄県, #1-C 12-1 HIRAE, ISHIGAKISHI, Japan
Dive Sites Near MOANA Diving College ISHIGAKIJIMA
MOANA Diving College ISHIGAKIJIMA provides access to 15 dive sites in Ishigaki & Yaeyama.
- Antoniogaudei
- Antonio Gaudi - 26m
- Cross Hole - 24m (wreck)
- Crystal Beach - 17m
- Crystal Park - 11m (reef)
- Emperor’s Chair - 17m
- Hanadainone
- Hanazawa Drop - 16m (wall)
- Hateruma Island - 18m
- IOT - 18m
- Ishigaki double reef (reef)
- Kaiho Sports Club - 2m
- Kanokawa Nakanose - 17m
- Kinmenone - 18m
- Kohamajima Island - 18m
Other Dive Centres in Ishigaki & Yaeyama
Marine Life in Ishigaki & Yaeyama
Home to 442 recorded species including 289 reef fish, 119 hard corals, 8 seagrass & algae, 6 sea cucumbers, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Marine Life
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- Species code: Hp (Halodule pinifolia) - Seagrass & Algae
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals
- halodule (Halodule uninervis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Staghorn coral (Acropora nasuta) - Hard Corals
- Stony coral (Porites cylindrica) - Hard Corals
- Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita) - Hard Corals