Barren Island

Rising from a depth of about 2300m in the Eastern Andaman Sea, Barren lies on the outskirts of the Asia Pacific Ring of Fire. Merely 3 km across on the surface, the volcano is about 355m high. The black volcanic cone with black mudflows, black beaches, and black basalt rocks looks striking against the green forest

Along with Dixon’s Pinnacles and Johnny’s Gorge, it completes the holy trinity of must-see dive sites around Havelock. A truly spectacular dive! Lots of schooling fish and hunting action.

Broken ledge is a deep-sea dive site with rifts, cracks, gaps, and openings. The fascinating topography of the site holds a landmark ridge with a broken tip, giving it the name Broken Ledge.

Johnny’s Gorge is one of the most spectacular dive sites around Havelock. It is named after an Andaman local, a Karen, who discovered the dive site many years ago. It is a deep dive site well suited for advanced divers.

A visit to Havelock island is not complete without at least one dive at Dixon’s Pinnacle. The pinnacles were discovered years ago by a local Andaman instructor called Dickson and since then the site has been the one of the most popular dive sites around Havelock.

Named because this is the deepest point in the channel between Havelock and John Lawrence Island. Clear water with possible currents through the channel.

A calm dive site that has a variety of coral, good hunting action, and the reef stretches from depths of 3 m to 18 m. Perfect for beginners and Advanced divers alike.

Pilot Reef is a fairly large, shallow reef surrounded by sand. The main attraction of Pilot Reef is a family of resident leopard sharks who can often be found on the sandy patches surrounding the coral.

A flat reef situated at a depth of 22-25 meters. The site runs north to south with a vast sandy expanse to the west. The sites name Romba, is a Tamil word that means ’a lot’. This is because there is a lot that is found here and a lot that is going on here.

Fairy tale lovers, here is a dream-like dive site with a surreal setup beneath the surface. A few meters after descending, you can find an enchanting volcanic rock encompassing a huge area on the sea’s sandy bottom.