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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.

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Depth (m)8 m – 300 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)12 °C – 28 °C
553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

81 dive sites found

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Volcanic/Reserve

Alboran Island

Spain

130 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Marine reserve/Wreck

Cabo de Palos

Spain

129 species

Up to 45 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Columbretes Islands

Spain

126 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Reef/Reserve

Chafarinas Islands

Spain

123 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Pinnacle

Medes Islands

Spain

121 species

Up to 45 m · Advanced

20 m19 °C

Rock wall

Cap de Creus

Spain

121 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

L'Escala (Costa Brava)

Spain

121 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Volcanic marine reserve / Posidonia meadow / Wreck

Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Spain

121 species

Up to 42 m · Open Water; the El Arna wreck requires an advanced level

Grouper · sea bream · snapper

UNESCO
Rock wall

Formentera (Es Freus)

Spain

120 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Rocky reef/Cave

Cavalleria (Menorca)

Spain

120 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
UNESCO
Sinkhole

Great Blue Hole

Belize

36 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Wall

Half Moon Caye Wall

Belize

36 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Volcanic slope reef

Anse Chastanet

Saint Lucia

32 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

Wreck of the Louilla

Egypt

48 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Lagoon

Umluj (the Maldives of Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

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.

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Groupers · occasional blue sharks · corals

Marine protected area
See dive site

Large groupers · dentex · barracuda

Marine protected area
See dive site

Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) · groupers · barracudas

OceanIslandsMarine protected area
See dive site

Occasional monk seals · groupers · corals

Marine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · brown meagre · dentex

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Red corals · groupers · conger eels

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · the Reggio Messina wreck

Ocean
See dive site
OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
22 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · barracuda · groupers

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

Marine protected area
See dive site
Marine reserve/Cave

Balearic Islands (Cabrera)

Spain

120 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · eagle rays · corals

See dive site
Blue light cave

Cabrera (Cova Blava)

Spain

119 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m20 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · the blue light effect

Marine protected area
See dive site
Volcanic/Wall

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

102 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

97 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Reef fish colonising the sculptures

Ocean
See dive site
Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Ocean
See dive site
Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Ocean
See dive site
Coastal muck diving

Blue Heron Bridge

United States

53 species

Up to 8 m · Open Water

5 m26 °C

Seahorses · octopus · frogfish

See dive site
Reef/Wall

Xcalak

Mexico

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Groupers · lobsters · nurse sharks

See dive site
Atoll/Wreck

Banco Chinchorro

Mexico

50 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Nurse sharks · American crocodiles · sea turtles

Ocean
See dive site
Drift reef

Jupiter (shark drift diving)

United States

50 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Bull sharks · lemon sharks · goliath groupers

See dive site
Open sandy bottom

Tiger Beach

Bahamas

49 species

Up to 10 m · Advanced (shark diving)

28 m25 °C

Tiger shark · lemon shark · nurse shark

Marine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Pelagic

Contoy Island

Mexico

48 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Whale shark (the Afuera aggregation) · mobula rays

See dive site
Reef/Wreck

Veracruz (Veracruz Reef System)

Mexico

47 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Colonial wrecks · lobsters · reef fish

Ocean
See dive site
Reef

Molasses Reef

United States

46 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Turtles · vase sponges · snappers

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
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