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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 – 45 m
Visibility (m)10 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)2 °C – 28 °C

20 dive sites found

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Volcanic/Reserve

Alboran Island

Spain

130 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

UNESCO
Wall/Reserve

Scandola Reserve (Corsica)

France

121 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Rock wall

Portofino Marine Reserve

Italy

106 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Submerged statue / Rocky wall

Cristo degli Abissi (San Fruttuoso)

Italy

105 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water; also accessible freediving

Grouper · lobster · passing pelagics; walls with coral and deep crevices

Volcanic/Wall

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

102 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Cold-water pelagic

Lofoten (orcas)

Norway

86 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced / drysuit

15 m6 °C

Wall/Current

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Oceanic pelagic

Solor / Lembata (blue whales)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Sea cave

Grotta di Nereo (Nereo Cave)

Italy

102 speciesSee dive site
Rocky reef/Cave

Halkidiki

Greece

102 speciesSee dive site
Cave/Rocky reef

Ponza Island

Italy

102 speciesSee dive site
Actively volcanic/Fumaroles

Aeolian Islands (Vulcano)

Italy

102 speciesSee dive site
Coral lagoon

Cocos Lagoon (Guam)

Guam

41 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Wall

Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon)

Micronesia

41 speciesSee dive site

Groupers · occasional blue sharks · corals

Marine protected area
See dive site
21 °C

Groupers · corals · lobsters

World Heritage
See dive site

Groupers · corals · red gorgonians

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Marine protected area
See dive site

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Orcas · humpback whales · herring

OceanPolar
See dive site

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Ocean
See dive site

Migrating blue whales · sperm whales

See dive site
UNESCO
Pelagic/Reef

Ogasawara Islands

Japan

59 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m24 °C

Sperm whales and humpback whales · dolphins at Futami (Chichijima) · more than 190 threatened bird species across the archipelago as a whole

IslandsWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Coastal pelagic

Kalpitiya

Sri Lanka

57 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Resident dolphins · whales on passage

See dive site
Coastal reef

Pigeon Island

Sri Lanka

55 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · parrotfish

Ocean
See dive site
Lagoon reef

Blue Bay Marine Park

Mauritius

51 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Clownfish · parrotfish · sea cucumbers

See dive site
Kelp forest

Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

United States

48 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m13 °C

Sea otters · sea lions · octopus

Ocean
See dive site
Volcanic/Fumaroles

Champagne Reef

Dominica

32 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Geothermal bubbles · reef fish

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Darwin Island

Ecuador

28 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m24 °C

Enormous shoals of scalloped hammerhead · whale shark (June-November) · Galápagos shark

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Wolf Island

Ecuador

28 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m24 °C

Schooling scalloped hammerheads · whale shark · Galápagos shark

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

28 species

Up to 45 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m27 °C

Shoals of scalloped hammerhead · whitetip reef shark in enormous numbers · whale shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Subantarctic/Kelp

South Georgia

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

19 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced / technical (polar water)

20 m2 °C

Weddell seals · king penguins · giant kelp

Polar
See dive site
Cold-water fjord

Fiordland (Milford Sound)

New Zealand

16 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m12 °C

Shallow-water black coral · seals · dolphins

OceanFreshwater
See dive site