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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)10 m – 130 m
Visibility (m)15 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)19 °C – 29 °C
553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

141 dive sites found

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Sharks
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Manta rays
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Reefs
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Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
UNESCO
Actively volcanic

Aeolian Islands (Panarea/Stromboli)

Italy

103 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Rocky reef/Wreck

Amalfi Coast

Italy

102 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Wreck/Rocky reef

Dubrovnik

Croatia

93 speciesSee dive site
Surface pelagic

Isla Mujeres (whale shark)

Mexico

45 speciesSee dive site
Coral lagoon

Isle of Pines (New Caledonia)

New Caledonia

45 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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Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Bay reef

Padang Bai (Blue Lagoon)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Cleaning station

Ticao Pass (manta rays)

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wall

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

61 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Wall/Reef

Kalimantan (Maratua)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Nusa Lembongan

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m22 °C

Coastal pelagic

Ticao Island (Donsol, whale shark)

Philippines

61 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Remote reef

Widi Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Malapascua (thresher shark)

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced

20 m27 °C

Bommie reef

Kri Island (Raja Ampat)

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Sloping reef

Cape Kri

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m29 °C

Pinnacle/Cleaning station

Blue Magic (Raja Ampat)

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Wall

Sipadan

Malaysia

62 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

Chevron barracuda in tornado formation · green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip sharks

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m26 °C

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

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m25 °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
Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

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

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wall/Current

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Ocean
See dive site
Ocean wall

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

More than 350 species of coral and close to 500 of fish; hammerheads · thresher shark · eagle rays

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

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

FreshwaterIslands
See dive site
Oceanic pelagic

Solor / Lembata (blue whales)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Migrating blue whales · sperm whales

See dive site
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

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
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Reef manta rays all year round at Manta Point; sunfish (Mola alexandrini) in the cold season; turtles · reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Manta rays at the cleaning stations of Koh Bon and Koh Tachai · turtles · leopard sharks

IslandsMarine protected area
See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site

Clownfish · octopus · occasional reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Resident oceanic manta rays · whale sharks on passage

See dive site

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Occasional hammerhead sharks · manta rays · turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Sunfish (mola mola) · manta rays · turtles

See dive site

Whale shark on passage

See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · pristine corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Pelagic thresher shark · occasional manta and mobula rays · whitetip sharks at Gato Island

See dive site

Giant manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs beneath the table corals · Denise's pygmy seahorse (endemic to Raja Ampat)

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Giant trevally of more than 20 kg · bigeye trevally · barracuda

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · shoals of trevally

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site