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Map Species Parks Diving

Diving and snorkelling

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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

Depth (m) — minimum valueDepth (m) — maximum value

Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m

Visibility (m) — minimum valueVisibility (m) — maximum value

Water temperature (°C)12 °C – 28 °C

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553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Darwin Island

Ecuador

28 speciesSee dive site

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

28 speciesSee dive site

Wolf Island

Ecuador

28 speciesSee dive site

Sha'ab Rumi (Cousteau)

Sudan

48 speciesSee dive site

Ras Mohammed National Park

Egypt

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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Marine reserve/Cave

Balearic Islands (Cabrera)

Spain

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Blue light cave

Cabrera (Cova Blava)

Spain

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m20 °C

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Coastal muck diving

Blue Heron Bridge

United States

Up to 8 m · Open Water

5 m26 °C

Xcalak

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Banco Chinchorro

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Jupiter (shark drift diving)

United States

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Open sandy bottom

Tiger Beach

Bahamas

Up to 10 m · Advanced (shark diving)

28 m25 °C

Contoy Island

Mexico

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Veracruz (Veracruz Reef System)

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Molasses Reef

United States

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Alboran Island

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · occasional blue sharks · corals

Marine protected area

Marine reserve/Wreck

Cabo de Palos

Spain

Up to 45 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Large groupers · dentex · barracuda

Marine protected area

Volcanic/Reserve

Columbretes Islands

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) · groupers · barracudas

OceanIslandsMarine protected area

Chafarinas Islands

Spain

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Occasional monk seals · groupers · corals

Marine protected area

Medes Islands

Spain

Up to 45 m · Advanced

20 m19 °C

Groupers · brown meagre · dentex

OceanMarine protected area

Cap de Creus

Spain

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Red corals · groupers · conger eels

OceanMarine protected area

Rocky reef/Wreck

L'Escala (Costa Brava)

Spain

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Groupers · conger eels · the Reggio Messina wreck

Volcanic marine reserve / Posidonia meadow / Wreck

Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Spain

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

Grouper · sea bream · snapper

OceanMarine protected area

Formentera (Es Freus)

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m22 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · barracuda · groupers

World HeritageMarine protected area

Rocky reef/Cave

Cavalleria (Menorca)

Spain

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

Marine protected area

Groupers · eagle rays · corals

See dive site

Reef fish · lobsters · the blue light effect

Marine protected area

See dive site

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

Seahorses · octopus · frogfish

See dive site

Groupers · lobsters · nurse sharks

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Nurse sharks · American crocodiles · sea turtles

Ocean

See dive site

Bull sharks · lemon sharks · goliath groupers

See dive site

Tiger shark · lemon shark · nurse shark

Marine protected area

See dive site

Whale shark (the Afuera aggregation) · mobula rays

See dive site

Colonial wrecks · lobsters · reef fish

Ocean

See dive site

Turtles · vase sponges · snappers

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site