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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)15 m – 30 m

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

Water temperature (°C)27 °C – 29 °C

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

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Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Australia

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Vertical oceanic wall / Cave

Christmas Island

Australia

Up to 40 m · Open Water on the shallow reefs; advanced on Perpendicular Wall

Whale sharks · manta rays · spinner dolphins all year round

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Private coral reserve

Chumbe Island

Tanzania

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Kwajalein Atoll

Marshall Islands

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m29 °C

Aitutaki

Cook Islands

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

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Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

Mexico

26 speciesSee dive site

Wall/Cleaning station

Cape Marshall

Ecuador

22 speciesSee dive site

Reef/Sardine Run

Cape Vidal

South Africa

21 speciesSee dive site

Thistlegorm wreck

Egypt

48 speciesSee dive site

Panorama Reef

Egypt

48 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.

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean

See dive site

Reef sharks · manta rays · pristine corals

Ocean

See dive site

Marine protected area

See dive site

27 °C

Mangroves · seagrass meadows · fringing reef; the world's largest population of giant tortoise

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area

See dive site

Napoleon wrasse · green turtles · pristine corals

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Reef fish · Second World War wrecks

Ocean

See dive site

Humpback whales on passage · turtles · lagoon fish

See dive site

Rarotonga

Cook Islands

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Samoa (coral reefs)

Samoa

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · the John Williams wreck

Mystery Island (Vanuatu)

Vanuatu

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

Guam (Blue Hole)

Guam

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef fish · occasional sharks

Pentecost Island

Vanuatu

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef fish · hard corals

Rota Island

Northern Mariana Islands

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Turtles · reef fish · the Betty Bomber aircraft wreck

Cave/Marine cenote

Saipan (Grotto)

Northern Mariana Islands

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · karst formations

Cocos Lagoon (Guam)

Guam

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals