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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)20 m – 45 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 25 m
Water temperature (°C)15 °C – 27 °C

19 dive sites found

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UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Darwin Island

Ecuador

28 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m

UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Wolf Island

Ecuador

28 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m

UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

28 species

Up to 45 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m

UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

Mexico

26 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m

Reef/Pelagic

Loreto Bay National Park

Mexico

24 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

Living coral reef

Cabo Pulmo National Park

Mexico

23 species

Up to 25 m · 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
Cold rocky reef/Wreck

Farne Islands (Longstone)

United Kingdom

112 speciesSee dive site
Wreck/Rocky reef

Plymouth Sound (wrecks)

United Kingdom

112 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom

111 speciesSee dive site
Deep wreck (aircraft carrier)

HMS Hermes wreck

Sri Lanka

50 speciesSee dive site
Fringing reef

Marsa Nakari

Egypt

50 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.

24 °C

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

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
24 °C

Schooling scalloped hammerheads · whale shark · Galápagos shark

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
27 °C

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

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
25 °C

Giant manta ray · bottlenose dolphin · hammerhead shark

IslandsWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Sea lions · manta rays · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site

Bull sharks · giant groupers · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Pelagic

Machalilla / Isla de la Plata

Ecuador

23 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m22 °C

Humpback whales on passage · manta rays · whitetip reef sharks

Marine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Cleaning station

Cape Marshall

Ecuador

22 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m21 °C

Oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations · turtles · reef sharks

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Pelagic/Rocky reef

Coiba National Park

Panama

21 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Whitetip reef shark · whale shark · manta rays

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Pelagic/Rocky reef

Caño Island

Costa Rica

20 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m27 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · manta rays · dolphins

See dive site
Rock formation/Cave

Puerto Vallarta (Los Arcos)

Mexico

20 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Rays · moray eels · tropical Pacific fish

Ocean
See dive site
Rock/Sea lion colony

Los Islotes (sea lions)

Mexico

19 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

California sea lions · pufferfish · manta rays

See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Malpelo Island

Colombia

18 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m26 °C

Shoals of scalloped hammerhead · silky shark · whale shark

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Pinnacle/Pelagic

Kicker Rock (León Dormido)

Ecuador

18 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m23 °C

Galápagos shark · hammerheads · whitetip reef shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Cold rocky reef

Punta de Choros

Chile

16 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m15 °C

Marine otters · dolphins · Humboldt penguins

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Pinnacle/Current

Gordon Rocks

Ecuador

16 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced, drift diving

15 m22 °C

Hammerhead sharks · mobula rays · sea lions

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Pinnacle/Macrofauna

Cousin's Rock

Ecuador

16 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m22 °C

Seahorses · nudibranchs · sea lions

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Cold rocky reef

Ballestas Islands

Peru

14 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m17 °C

Sea lions · Humboldt penguins

Ocean
See dive site
Tropical rocky reef

Máncora

Peru

12 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

10 m24 °C

Turtles · rays · tropical fish

See dive site