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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)25 m – 80 m
Visibility (m)3 m – 15 m
Water temperature (°C)6 °C – 16 °C

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Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

142 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Isles of Scilly

United Kingdom

114 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m14 °C

Rocky reef/Reserve

Lundy Island

United Kingdom

114 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m13 °C

Wreck

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom

111 species

Up to 45 m · Advanced / technical

10 m10 °C

Cold rocky reef

St Abbs

United Kingdom

111 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m10 °C

UNESCO
Atlantic rocky reef

Skellig Islands

Ireland

111 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m

Wreck/Rocky reef

Malin Head

Ireland

109 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced

15 m12 °C

Cold-water pelagic

Lofoten (orcas)

Norway

86 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced / drysuit

15 m6 °C

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Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
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Reefs
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Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Cold rocky reef

St Abbs

United Kingdom

111 speciesSee dive site
Wreck/Rocky reef

Malin Head

Ireland

109 speciesSee dive site
Rock wall

Portofino Marine Reserve

Italy

106 speciesSee dive site
Drift reef

Jupiter (shark drift diving)

United States

50 speciesSee dive site
Coral reef

Bawe Island

Tanzania

50 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

Grey seals · lobsters · numerous historic shipwrecks

OceanIslands
See dive site

Grey seals · lobsters · the first Marine Conservation Zone in the United Kingdom

Ocean
See dive site

Plumose anemones · conger eels · scallops; typical cold-water fauna of the North Atlantic

Marine protected area
See dive site

Lobsters · spider crabs · plumose anemones

Ocean
See dive site
13 °C

Grey seals · basking sharks on passage · gannets

OceanWorld Heritage
See dive site

Basking sharks on passage · lobsters · First World War wrecks

Ocean
See dive site

Orcas · humpback whales · herring

OceanPolar
See dive site
Extreme tidal current

Saltstraumen

Norway

84 species

Up to 30 m · Technical / highly advanced

15 m8 °C

Cod · lobsters · giant anemones

See dive site
Cold-water coral reef

Trondheimsfjord (cold-water corals)

Norway

84 species

Up to 80 m · Technical

15 m7 °C

Cold-water Lophelia corals · lobsters · cod

Ocean
See dive site
Cold freshwater lake

Loch Ness

United Kingdom

8 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water (drysuit)

3 m7 °C

Freshwater fish; visibility very limited by peat

Freshwater
See dive site