Dolpino Divers - East Coast
The team at Dolpino Divers are the real deal, particularly if you're looking to push your diving further. They’re a PADI 5 Star IDC centre, which means they’re serious about instruction, from beginner courses right up to instructor development. We love that dedication to solid training, and it really shows in the calibre of their instructors. If you’re serious about improving your technique or considering a dive career, this is where you want to be on the East Coast. Diving off South Korea’s East Coast offers something truly unique – it's not your typical tropical reef, and that’s precisely why we find it so interesting. You're looking at a cooler water environment, often with kelp forests swaying in the surge, creating these dramatic, shadowy landscapes. We’ve had some fantastic dives here, often spotting various nudibranchs, gobies, and even the occasional small octopus tucked into a crevice. Visibility can vary, but on a good day, you get a beautiful blue, and the light filtering through the kelp is just something else. Our insider tip? Embrace the cooler water; it’s a different kind of beauty, requiring a good wetsuit, but it’s absolutely worth it for the unique experience.
- Location
- East Coast, South Korea, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 37.480370, 126.983730
- Phone
- +82 10-3679-9279
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.dolpino.co.kr/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:21713]
- Address
- No State Seoul, 1F, 20, Bangbaechunro8gil, Seocho-Gu, 06555, South Korea
Dive Sites Near Dolpino Divers
Dolpino Divers provides access to 11 dive sites in East Coast.
- 스텔라 - 25m
- BIANCA VENTURE - 5m (wreck)
- Gable Rocks
- Gangneung Coast
- Monowai Rocks - 10-25m (pinnacle)
- Park Reef - 5-20m (reef)
- PYENG HAE - 60m (wreck)
- The Foul Grounds
- Tuaheni Rocks
- Turihauā Reef (reef)
- Waiotahe Rock
Other Dive Centres in East Coast
- 딥브레스양양
- absdive
- Aquapolis SID IDC DIVE CENTER - ["PADI"]
- Badaro Divers - ["PADI"]
- Bongs dive - SSI
- C.E.O.DIVING
- CHEONAN SCUBA SCHOOL - SSI
- CREATION DIVE
- CS DIVE
- Dive 365 - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in East Coast
Home to 8 recorded species including 4 sharks & rays, 2 reef fish, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs, 1 whales & dolphins.
Notable Marine Life
- Blackbelly Lanternshark (Etmopterus lucifer) - Sharks & Rays
- Owston's Dogfish (Centroscymnus owstonii) - Sharks & Rays
- Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) - Sharks & Rays
- Three-tooth Cavoline (Cavolinia tridentata) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- darkie charlie (Dalatias licha) - Sharks & Rays
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Bluefin Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu) - Reef Fish
- Banded bellowsfish (Centriscops humerosus) - Reef Fish