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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)5 m – 40 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 25 m
Water temperature (°C)26 °C – 32 °C

13 dive sites found

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UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m

Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

Pinnacle / Soft coral reef

Misool (Boo Windows and Magic Mountain)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef and oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · wobbegongs

Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Whale sharks under the fishing platforms · 'walking' sharks (Hemiscyllium) on night dives · dolphins

Remote reef

Widi Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Muck diving/Reef

Halmahera (walking sharks)

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

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Manta rays
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Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
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Turtle nesting reef

Sangalaki Islands

Indonesia

60 speciesSee dive site
Hard coral reef

Surin Islands

Thailand

60 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Pinnacle

Koh Tao

Thailand

60 speciesSee dive site
Bommie reef

Kri Island (Raja Ampat)

Indonesia

60 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Cave

Yasawa Islands

Fiji

44 speciesSee dive site
Lagoon reef

San Blas Islands (Guna Yala)

Panama

44 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.

26 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · grey reef sharks · thresher shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef and oceanic manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs · endemic walking sharks (Hemiscyllium)

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

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · pristine corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Walking sharks (Hemiscyllium) · spider crabs

Ocean
See dive site
Muck diving

Milne Bay

Papua New Guinea

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Pygmy seahorses · frogfish · mimic octopus

See dive site
Coral lagoon

Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Pinnacle

Kimbe Bay

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

High coral diversity · reef sharks · manta rays

Ocean
See dive site
Fjord/Reef

Tufi Fjords

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Pygmy seahorses · reef sharks · muck diving

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/War wreck

Madang

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Second World War aircraft and ship wrecks · reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Salt lake (snorkelling)

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

42 species

Up to 5 m · Snorkel (scuba diving prohibited)

5 m32 °C

Golden jellyfish (Mastigias papua) and moon jellyfish · neither with an effective sting

OceanFreshwaterWorld Heritage
See dive site