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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)15 m – 70 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)10 °C – 24 °C

30 dive sites found

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Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

142 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Berlengas Islands

Portugal

138 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Marine reserve

Sesimbra

Portugal

137 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m18 °C

Atlantic rocky reef

Cliff Coast (Cape St Vincent)

Portugal

137 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m17 °C

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

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

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

Paphos (wrecks)

Cyprus

91 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Fjord/Wreck

Bay of Kotor

Montenegro

88 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 speciesSee dive site
Cold-water wreck

Block Island (Mohawk wreck)

United States

45 speciesSee dive site
Soft coral reef

Bligh Water

Fiji

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.

Octopus · conger eels · lobsters

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · octopus · conger eels

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

See dive site

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

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
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
Cold-water wreck

Block Island (Mohawk wreck)

United States

45 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m14 °C

Lobsters · black sea bass · bottom fish

Ocean
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
Deep wreck

Andrea Doria

United States

42 species

Up to 70 m · Technical (Trimix)

10 m10 °C

Groupers · cold-water lobsters

Ocean
See dive site
Kelp forest

Channel Islands National Park

United States

41 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Marine 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
Kelp forest/Canyon

La Jolla Cove

United States

29 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m16 °C

Sea lions · leopard sharks · rays

Ocean
See dive site
Rock/Sea lion colony

Isla de Lobos

Uruguay

25 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m15 °C

South American sea lions

See dive site
Cold-water wreck

Wreck Alley (San Diego)

United States

23 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m15 °C

California lobsters · rockfish · sea lions

Ocean
See dive site
Rocky reef

Aliwal Shoal

South Africa

22 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m23 °C

Grey nurse shark (raggie) in breeding aggregations · oceanic blacktip shark all year round · tiger shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Deep rocky reef

Protea Banks

South Africa

22 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced

15 m22 °C

Seven species of shark aggregate here · among them hammerheads · grey nurse shark and giant guitarfish; Zambezi (bull) shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Pelagic/Cage

Neptune Islands

Australia

21 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced (certified cage)

15 m17 °C

Great white shark · Australian sea lion

Ocean
See dive site
Pelagic/Cage

False Bay (great white shark)

South Africa

19 species

Up to 15 m · Advanced (certified cage)

8 m16 °C

Great white shark

See dive site
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