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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)8 m – 300 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)20 °C – 28 °C

113 dive sites found

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Sharks
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Manta rays
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Reefs
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Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 speciesSee dive site
Wall/Cave

Lastovo Island

Croatia

93 speciesSee dive site
Salt lake/Reserve

Mljet Island

Croatia

93 speciesSee dive site
Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

93 speciesSee dive site
Wreck (aircraft carrier)

USS Oriskany

United States

43 speciesSee dive site
Surface pelagic

Tonga (swimming with whales)

Tonga

43 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Wall

Moalboal (Sardine Run)

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Malapascua (thresher shark)

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced

20 m27 °C

Coral reef

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Cold rocky reef

Batanes Islands

Philippines

60 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m24 °C

Reef/Reserve

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wall

Siquijor

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Cave/Karst lagoon

Sohoton Cove

Philippines

60 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Reserve

Apo Island

Philippines

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Wreck

Coron Bay (wrecks)

Philippines

59 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Current

Verde Island Passage

Philippines

59 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Remote atoll

Rowley Shoals

Australia

58 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced

30 m28 °C

Volcanic/Reef

Camiguin Island

Philippines

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Cebu (Mactan Island)

Philippines

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

Between 300 and 500 whale sharks a year; giant manta rays · turtles · whales; more than 300 species of coral

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

More than 350 species of coral and close to 500 of fish; hammerheads · thresher shark · eagle rays

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site
Reef/Muck diving

Puerto Galera

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Nudibranchs · seahorses · occasional reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site
Wreck/Muck diving

Sabang Bay

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Nudibranchs · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
See dive site
Cleaning station

Ticao Pass (manta rays)

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m27 °C

Resident oceanic manta rays · whale sharks on passage

See dive site
Reef/Wall

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

61 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Macro photography/Reef

Anilao

Philippines

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Nudibranchs in enormous variety · frogfish · octopus

Ocean
See dive site
Coastal pelagic

Ticao Island (Donsol, whale shark)

Philippines

61 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Whale shark on passage

See dive site
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Millions of sardines in bait balls · turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Marine protected area
See dive site

Pelagic thresher shark · occasional manta and mobula rays · whitetip sharks at Gato Island

See dive site

Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

OceanIslands
See dive site

Subtropical fish · lobsters

Islands
See dive site

Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Islands
See dive site

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean
See dive site

Reef fish · karst formations

Freshwater
See dive site

Green turtles well used to divers · shoals of reef fish · dense hard coral

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Coral and invertebrates over the whole hull · mandarinfish · abundant macro life

Ocean
See dive site

Seahorses · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site

More than 300 species of coral recorded; dense shoals of fish · passing pelagics · pygmy seahorses

Ocean
See dive site

Reef sharks · giant groupers · Napoleon wrasse

Ocean
See dive site

Reef fish · turtles · soft corals

Ocean
See dive site

Reef fish · the Kokusai Maru wreck

Ocean
See dive site