Bayplay Dive Resort - Melbourne

Tucked away in Melbourne, Bayplay PADI Dive Resort is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort built around its own on-site facilities, including a theory training room and a heated, three-tiered scuba training pool. Small numbers and professional service are what this team is about, and its high standards have earned accreditation by the Better Business Tourism Accreditation Program along with the Victorian Tourism Awards for Adventure Tourism in 2005 and 2006.

Courses and guided diving

Whether you're stepping underwater for the first time or logging your hundredth dive, Bayplay's PADI-qualified team runs the ladder from the four-hour PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience through to the two-day PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. Guides pride themselves on comprehensive marine education, sharing local knowledge on the substrate and marine life to make the most of your day.

Guided dives lead you to Port Phillip Bay's finest, with highly sought-after Weedy Sea Dragons alongside octopus and sea horse gardens. Dive Portsea Pier or venture further afield on wall dives, drift dives and world-class shipwrecks — with sharks, whales and turtles among the residents. It suits everyone from curious beginners to seasoned veterans.