Port Vila & Efate · Vanuatu · Reef · Night
Twin Bommies
Two coral heads full of grottos, with nautilus seen at night
Twin Bommies is a pair of large coral bommies off Efate, both riddled with small grottos, with a drop-off close by. Divers either spend the whole dive around the two coral heads or head out to the drop-off, where small caves and sea fans begin.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Port Vila & Efate and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The bottom around the two bommies lies at about 13 m, and their ledges and crevices swarm with soldierfish, squirrelfish, cardinalfish and sweepers. The drop-off nearby reaches about 25 m. Nautilus, Spanish dancers and turtles are regular here, most of all on a night dive.
Marine life and season
- Sea turtles
- Nudibranchs
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Port Vila & Efate: Diving runs all year; July to September is the dry peak, and November to April brings cyclones, with some closures from mid-January to mid-March.
Dive videos
Twin Bommies Vanuatu: +678 22398 · Nautilus Watersports: Scuba Diving In Vanuatu on YouTube
Vila Night Dive Twin Bommies 1080p · Ken Lonie on YouTube
Sources
- Dive Sites — Big Blue Scuba Vanuatu
- Diving Port Vila, Vanuatu: Resilience and Reef Recovery Post-2024 Earthquake — Divernet
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