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Diving and snorkelling

Explore the world underwater

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

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Depth (m)15 m – 80 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)5 °C – 23 °C

21 dive sites found

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Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

142 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Berlengas Islands

Portugal

138 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Marine reserve

Sesimbra

Portugal

137 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m18 °C

Atlantic rocky reef

Cliff Coast (Cape St Vincent)

Portugal

137 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m17 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Isles of Scilly

United Kingdom

114 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m14 °C

Rocky reef/Reserve

Lundy Island

United Kingdom

114 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m13 °C

Cold rocky reef

Farne Islands

United Kingdom

112 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m12 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Plymouth Sound (wrecks)

United Kingdom

112 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m13 °C

Cold rocky reef/Wreck

Farne Islands (Longstone)

United Kingdom

112 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m12 °C

Wreck

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom

111 species

Up to 45 m · Advanced / technical

10 m10 °C

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Rocky reef/Cave

Ksamil

Albania

89 speciesSee dive site
Rocky reef/Wreck

Piran

Slovenia

88 speciesSee dive site
Cold-water pelagic

Lofoten (orcas)

Norway

86 speciesSee dive site
Extreme tidal current

Saltstraumen

Norway

84 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Cultural

Pentecost Island

Vanuatu

43 speciesSee dive site
Coral reef

Mystery Island (Vanuatu)

Vanuatu

43 speciesSee dive site

Octopus · conger eels · lobsters

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · octopus · conger eels

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

See dive site

Grey seals · lobsters · numerous historic shipwrecks

OceanIslands
See dive site

Grey seals · lobsters · the first Marine Conservation Zone in the United Kingdom

Ocean
See dive site

Curious grey seals · lobsters

Ocean
See dive site

Lobsters · conger eels · several artificial wrecks

Ocean
See dive site

Grey seals · historic lighthouse wrecks

Islands
See dive site

Plumose anemones · conger eels · scallops; typical cold-water fauna of the North Atlantic

Marine protected area
See dive site
Cold rocky reef

St Abbs

United Kingdom

111 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m10 °C

Lobsters · spider crabs · plumose anemones

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Atlantic rocky reef

Skellig Islands

Ireland

111 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m13 °C

Grey seals · basking sharks on passage · gannets

OceanWorld Heritage
See dive site
Wreck/Rocky reef

Malin Head

Ireland

109 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced

15 m12 °C

Basking sharks on passage · lobsters · First World War wrecks

Ocean
See dive site
Volcanic/Wall

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

102 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

97 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Reef fish colonising the sculptures

Ocean
See dive site
Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Ocean
See dive site
Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Ocean
See dive site
Cold-water pelagic

Lofoten (orcas)

Norway

86 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced / drysuit

15 m6 °C

Orcas · humpback whales · herring

OceanPolar
See dive site
Extreme tidal current

Saltstraumen

Norway

84 species

Up to 30 m · Technical / highly advanced

15 m8 °C

Cod · lobsters · giant anemones

See dive site
Cold-water coral reef

Trondheimsfjord (cold-water corals)

Norway

84 species

Up to 80 m · Technical

15 m7 °C

Cold-water Lophelia corals · lobsters · cod

Ocean
See dive site
Unique geothermal formation

Strýtan (hydrothermal chimney)

Iceland

79 species

Up to 70 m · Advanced Open Water (drysuit)

20 m5 °C

Limited wildlife; a unique mineral tufa chimney

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site