Ball's Pyramid dive sites
Dive the world famous Ball's Pyramid with PRO DIVE Lord Howe aboard the MV Explorer IV, the only licensed dive boat able to dive the Pyramid and it's neighboring dive sites.
Lord Howe Islands Premier dive site is Ball's Pyramid. A must for all experienced divers.  of Alex 1(1).jpg)
Ball's Pyramid is located 20km off Lord Howe Island and provides us with world class diving and species endemic to the region. Travel time is approximately 1hour and 15 minutes in the PRO DIVE Boat. For larger groups of divers PRO DIVE charter the Islands luxury boat the MV Carina. The traveling time on the Carina is 1 hour. When diving Ball's pyramid and its neighboring sites you can expect to see massive schools of Violet Sweep, Amberjack, Kingfish, Silver Drummer, Ballina Angelfish, Rainbow Runners, Trevally and occasionally Marlin, Dolphins and Wahoo. The dive sites average 25 meters in depth and range from drift dives, cave dives or simply following a coral wall. surrounded by sanctuary zones which severely restrict fishing of any kind and this has had a massive impact on the fish life. On the right tide you can expect to see walls of fish from the surface down to 25 meters. The Ballina Angelfish is a deep water Angel that is generally only found in water in excess of 100 meters.
Ball's Pyramid is believed to be the only destination where you can see them on recreational scuba in 25 meters. A truly amazing dive.
Ball’s Pyramid trips are not scheduled weekly, once we have divers interested in going down we check the weather forecast and make a decision based on the day with the best conditions.
We are fortunate to have the flexibility to do this as Balls Pyramid is heavily weather dependant and we have the only dive boat surveyed to dive the Pyramid, therefore do not have to rely on chartering fishing boats to go.
PRO DIVE take a maximum of only 4 divers & 2 crew to Balls Pyramid and are able to take up to 12 with the charter of another boat. All divers must show an Advanced Openwater certification to dive Balls Pyramid. The cost is $260 per double dive.
If you book a dive package you are able to upgrade your package once on the Island to include Balls Pyramid should the conditions be possible. Divers with pre booked packages diving with PRO DIVE will always take priority for this trip.