Dive Byron Bay
Dive Julian Rocks at Byron Bay with PLANULA. PLANULA offers beautiful accommodation just over 3 km from the centre of Byron Bay at the most easterly point of the Australian mainland.
We offer diving & accommodation packages with a difference. Check out our rates for package deals. Planula Divers Retreat is equipped with everything a diver needs and more.
Most diving happens at Julian Rocks Marine Reserve, which is now part of the recently established Cape Byron Marine Park. Dive sites are only a few minutes boat ride from Main Beach, Byron Bay.
Diver’s Facilities at Planula
- Gear washing and drying areas
- Safe equipment storage cage
- Extensive reference library – identification books, literature on marine biology & diving locations – large collection of dive DVDs
- Digital underwater camera hire
- Try out some accessories like macro or wide angle lenses
Learn to Dive
If you are not a certified diver yet, and you would like to do a course or you would like to go for an introductory dive check out our learn-to-dive & accommodation packages.
All dives packages are offered in conjunction with the Byron Bay Dive Centre and Sundive. Both dive shops offer great service and training from Introductory dives over PADI and SSI Open Water Courses to full dive instructor courses.
For more info, or to book your stay at PLANULA, contact us or use our booking and enquiry form
We know about diving Australia and beyond !
If you have been looking for diving information on the internet, you would have stumbled over a website called underwater.com.au – a project we started in 2002 and a website that has become the most visited diving website in Australasia. Have a look at all the articles, photo galleries and massive amounts of information. underwater australasia also runs an annual underwater photo competition with $10,000 worth of prizes.
We are also the creators of the Underwater Festival™ which has been growing steadily in popularity over the 4 years we have held it. The first 3 years it was held in Byron Bay, the 4th year on Christmas Island and form year 5 it will be an Australasia wide event of huge proportions – see below.
The 2011 Underwater Festival™ is coming!
Our 5th annual Underwater Festival™ will be the biggest one yet. With the tagline ‘The Australasia Challenge’ it will incorporate an Australasia-wide simultaneous photo and video shootout competition like no other with over U$100,000 in prizes including $10,000 in cash.
Independent Underwater Festival Fringe Events are planned all over Australasia during the 10-day shootout period from 2nd to 11th September 2011. This includes of course Byron Bay.
A major and exciting part of the Underwater Festival will be ‘Marine Visions V’, a free-medium art competition including marine related sculptures, paintings and photographic works.
Seminars and awards ceremonies as well as display of winning entries and a number of social events will be held at and in conjunction with the new Oceania Dive & Travel Expo (ODEX 2011) at RNA Showgrounds Brisbane from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th October 2011.
