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Map Species Parks Diving

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)20 m – 40 m

Depth (m) — minimum valueDepth (m) — maximum value

Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m

Visibility (m) — minimum valueVisibility (m) — maximum value

Water temperature (°C)13 °C – 26 °C

Water temperature (°C) — minimum valueWater temperature (°C) — maximum value

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Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

United States

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m13 °C

Channel Islands National Park

United States

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

Kelp forest/Canyon

La Jolla Cove

United States

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m16 °C

Loreto Bay National Park

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

Living coral reef

Cabo Pulmo National Park

Mexico

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Machalilla / Isla de la Plata

Ecuador

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m22 °C

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Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Salt lake (snorkelling)

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

42 speciesSee dive site

Glover's Reef

Belize

40 speciesSee dive site

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

39 speciesSee dive site

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Angarosh Reef

Sudan

47 speciesSee dive site

Abu Nuhas (Ghiannis D)

Egypt

47 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.

Sea otters · sea lions · octopus

Ocean

See dive site

Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Marine protected area

See dive site

Sea lions · leopard sharks · rays

Ocean

See dive site

Sea lions · manta rays · dolphins

Ocean

See dive site

Bull sharks · giant groupers · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Humpback whales on passage · manta rays · whitetip reef sharks

Marine protected area

See dive site

Cold-water wreck

Wreck Alley (San Diego)

United States

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m15 °C

California lobsters · rockfish · sea lions

Kelp forest/Wreck

Coronado Islands

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m16 °C

Sea lions · lobsters · rockfish

Rock formation/Cave

Puerto Vallarta (Los Arcos)

Mexico

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Rays · moray eels · tropical Pacific fish

Rock/Sea lion colony

Los Islotes (sea lions)

Mexico

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

California sea lions · pufferfish · manta rays

Cold rocky reef

Punta de Choros

Chile

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m15 °C

Marine otters · dolphins · Humboldt penguins

Cold rocky reef

Ballestas Islands

Peru

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m17 °C

Sea lions · Humboldt penguins

Guadalupe Island (great white shark)

Mexico

Up to 20 m · Advanced (certified cage)

30 m20 °C

Great white shark

Tropical rocky reef

Máncora

Peru

Up to 20 m · Open Water

10 m24 °C

Turtles · rays · tropical fish

Volcanic rock/Wall

Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández)

Chile

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m16 °C

Juan Fernández fur seals · endemic lobsters