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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)10 m – 300 m
Visibility (m)15 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)20 °C – 27 °C

14 dive sites found

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Volcanic/Wall

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

102 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

97 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Open sandy bottom

Tiger Beach

Bahamas

49 species

Up to 10 m · Advanced (shark diving)

28 m25 °C

Barrier reef/Blue Hole

Andros Barrier Reef

Bahamas

46 species

Up to 300 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Shark feeding

Nassau (shark diving)

Bahamas

45 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m27 °C

Sinkhole (freediving)

Dean's Blue Hole

Bahamas

44 species

Up to 202 m · Advanced / technical freediving

30 m26 °C

Sandy bottom / Shark encounter

Bimini (great hammerhead)

Bahamas

44 species

Up to 12 m · Advanced (shark diving)

Great hammerhead · bull shark · Caribbean reef shark

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
UNESCO
Salt lake (snorkelling)

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

42 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Atoll

Glover's Reef

Belize

40 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

39 speciesSee dive site
Pinnacle/Pelagic

Angarosh Reef

Sudan

47 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

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.

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef fish colonising the sculptures

Ocean
See dive site

Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Tiger shark · lemon shark · nurse shark

Marine protected area
See dive site

The third largest barrier reef in the world · reef sharks · inland blue holes

OceanFreshwater
See dive site

Caribbean reef sharks · nurse sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Limited wildlife; a world mecca of freediving

Ocean
See dive site
OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wreck/Volcanic reef

Cape Verde (Sal Island)

Cabo Verde

43 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

Bull sharks (rare) · rays · turtles

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

39 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

35 m27 °C

Resident spinner dolphin · turtles · reef and lemon sharks

IslandsWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Volcanic reef/Wreck

Sal Rei (Boa Vista)

Cabo Verde

36 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m24 °C

Bull sharks · fishing boat wrecks · rays

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Volcanic pelagic

Boa Vista

Cabo Verde

35 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m24 °C

Nesting loggerhead turtles · lemon sharks · rays

Ocean
See dive site
Rocky reef/Wreck

Arraial do Cabo

Brazil

34 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m20 °C

Groupers · occasional reef sharks · wrecks

Ocean
See dive site