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Map Species Parks Diving

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)15 m – 70 m

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

Visibility (m)15 m – 30 m

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

Water temperature (°C)24 °C – 29 °C

Water temperature (°C) — minimum valueWater temperature (°C) — maximum value

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Komodo National Park

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m

Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Salt lake (snorkelling)

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

42 speciesSee dive site

Glover's Reef

Belize

40 speciesSee dive site

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

39 speciesSee dive site

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Angarosh Reef

Sudan

47 speciesSee dive site

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.

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26 °C

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

World HeritageMarine protected area

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25 °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

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

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

OceanMarine protected area

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m28 °C

Close to 950 species of fish and some 400 of coral; mobula rays · short-finned pilot whales · six species of dolphin

OceanMarine protected area

Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · green and hawksbill turtle · leopard shark

FreshwaterIslands

Pinnacle / Soft coral reef

Misool (Boo Windows and Magic Mountain)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef and oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · wobbegongs

OceanMarine protected area

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Resident whale shark · more than 35 endemic fish species · hard coral gardens

Marine protected area

Togean Islands

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Stingless jellyfish · reef sharks · hard corals

Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

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

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Coron Bay (wrecks)

Philippines

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m28 °C

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

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Seahorses · turtles · hard corals

Rowley Shoals

Australia

Up to 40 m · Advanced

30 m28 °C

Reef sharks · giant groupers · Napoleon wrasse

Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Whitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)

Australia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m25 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

OceanIslandsWorld Heritage

Mafia Island (whale shark)

Tanzania

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Military pier/Macro

Navy Pier (Exmouth)

Australia

Up to 15 m · Open Water

Mayotte (lagoon)

Mayotte

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · manta rays

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m27 °C

Mangroves · seagrass meadows · fringing reef; the world's largest population of giant tortoise

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area

Comoros (Mohéli)

Comoros

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Nesting green turtles · dugongs · reef sharks

Reef/Archipelago

Quirimbas Islands

Mozambique

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Dugongs · whale sharks on passage · turtles

Reef/Underwater dune

Bazaruto Archipelago

Mozambique

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Dugongs · manta rays · whale sharks