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Diving and snorkelling

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553 diving and snorkelling sites across 117 countries — from coral reefs to wrecks more than 300 metres deep.

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Depth (m)5 m – 130 m
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553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
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UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Pelagic/Reef

Ogasawara Islands

Japan

59 speciesSee dive site
Second World War wreck

Bell Island Wrecks

Canada

45 speciesSee dive site
Lagoon/Pelagic

Aitutaki

Cook Islands

45 speciesSee dive site

About these dive sites

Dive and snorkelling sites with the data you need to choose one — depth range, recommended certification, visibility, water temperature, current, access and best season, wherever they are documented — and the marine species recorded at each site. Where each piece of data comes from is explained in how we build our profiles.

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Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Oceanic pelagic

Solor / Lembata (blue whales)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Pinnacle / Soft coral reef

Misool (Boo Windows and Magic Mountain)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef and oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · wobbegongs

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Muck diving

Puerto Galera

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Wreck/Muck diving

Sabang Bay

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Atoll

Togean Islands

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Bay reef

Padang Bai (Blue Lagoon)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Cleaning station

Ticao Pass (manta rays)

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m27 °C

Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Whale sharks under the fishing platforms · "walking" sharks (Hemiscyllium) on night dives · dolphins

Wreck

USAT Liberty (Tulamben)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Wall

Sipadan

Malaysia

62 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

Chevron barracuda in tornado formation · green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip sharks

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m26 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · grey reef sharks · thresher shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

Between 300 and 500 whale sharks a year; giant manta rays · turtles · whales; more than 300 species of coral

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

Reef and oceanic manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs · endemic walking sharks (Hemiscyllium)

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wall/Current

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Ocean
See dive site
Wall

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Green and hawksbill turtles on almost every dive · eagle rays · reef sharks

Marine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m28 °C

Close to 950 species of fish and some 400 of coral; mobula rays · short-finned pilot whales · six species of dolphin

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Ocean wall

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

More than 350 species of coral and close to 500 of fish; hammerheads · thresher shark · eagle rays

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · green and hawksbill turtle · leopard shark

FreshwaterIslands
See dive site
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Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Ocean
See dive site

Migrating blue whales · sperm whales

See dive site
OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef manta rays all year round at Manta Point; sunfish (Mola alexandrini) in the cold season; turtles · reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Manta rays at the cleaning stations of Koh Bon and Koh Tachai · turtles · leopard sharks

IslandsMarine protected area
See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site

Nudibranchs · seahorses · occasional reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Nudibranchs · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
See dive site

Resident whale shark · more than 35 endemic fish species · hard coral gardens

Marine protected area
See dive site

Stingless jellyfish · reef sharks · hard corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Frogfish · rhinopias · mimic and blue-ringed octopus

Ocean
See dive site

Reef manta ray · whale shark · occasional hammerheads and tiger shark

See dive site
See dive site

More than 400 species of fish; bumphead parrotfish at dawn · trevally · barracuda

Ocean
See dive site