Beautiful Long Dong Bay

In northern Taiwan, Long Dong Bay is a familiar, welcoming place to practice your favorite recreational water activities, scuba diving and snorkeling. It is located along the scenic northeast coast of Taiwan just south of Keelung City and is accessible via the coastal highway number 2. Long Dong means ‘Dragon’s Cave’ in Chinese. The name comes from the underwater rock formation near dive site Number 4, which is said to resemble a dragon squatting down with its spines sticking up from the sea bottom, and the cave being the bay itself. 

Snorkelers can find an abundance of marine life in close proximity to the shore, and the calm waters within the bay provide a comfortable, safe place to swim along the surface.  On shore, while resting, you can take in the beautiful landscape, with stunning mountains and cliffs reaching out towards the sea.

The calm waters of Long Dong Bay make it a great location for beginner and experienced divers taking any of the PADI courses.  Students are able to work on their diving skills while enjoying the various fish around them.  Advanced divers can try to identify those fish, search and lift objects, go as deep as 26m while navigating the underwater terrain and much more. Divers can encounter some unique species such as the flying gurnard or flounders along the sandy bottom or head towards the wall and see the schools of puffer fish or striped yellow snappers. 

Those interested in underwater 

photography can find picturesque moments with the lovable clown anemone fish or spend the dive at the squid nursery seeking out that perfect shot while practicing their buoyancy.

With such an ideal location as Long Dong Bay, its no wonder scuba diving is growing in popularity. Why not give it a try and see this alluring underwater world! Contact us at Fun Divers Dive Center to see how you can become part of this fun, leisurely lifestyle.