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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)8 m – 70 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)20 °C – 27 °C

15 dive sites found

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Drift reef

Jupiter (shark drift diving)

United States

50 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Wreck

Veracruz (Veracruz Reef System)

Mexico

47 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Reef

Molasses Reef

United States

46 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Salt dome/Reef

Flower Garden Banks

United States

46 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m24 °C

Coral reef

Looe Key

United States

46 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Artificial reef/Memorial

Neptune Memorial Reef (Miami)

United States

45 species

Up to 12 m · Open Water

20 m26 °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
Wall/Reserve

Scandola Reserve (Corsica)

France

121 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Rock wall

Formentera (Es Freus)

Spain

120 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Atlantic rocky reef

Skellig Islands

Ireland

111 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Wall

Namena Marine Reserve

Fiji

45 speciesSee dive site
Wreck/Reef

Kwajalein Atoll

Marshall Islands

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.

Bull sharks · lemon sharks · goliath groupers

See dive site

Colonial wrecks · lobsters · reef fish

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · vase sponges · snappers

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Almost 300 species of fish and more than 20 of coral; manta rays · sharks · turtles

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Nurse sharks · lobsters · reef fish

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef fish colonising the underwater memorial

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Submerged statue

Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo)

United States

44 species

Up to 8 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m26 °C

Reef fish · the bronze statue of Christ

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wreck (aircraft carrier)

USS Oriskany

United States

43 species

Up to 65 m · Advanced / technical

25 m25 °C

Barracuda · goliath groupers · occasional sharks

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Shallow cave

French Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Moray eels · large snapper · groupers

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Coral reef

Rainbow Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · soft corals

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wreck

USS Spiegel Grove

United States

42 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

More than 130 species of fish; algae · sponges

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wreck

SS Benwood (Key Largo)

United States

42 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Sharks · turtles · occasional dolphins

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wreck

Duane Wreck (Key Largo)

United States

42 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Barracuda · goliath groupers · occasional bull sharks

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Rocky reef/Reserve

Gray's Reef

United States

12 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m20 °C

Loggerhead turtle and more than 200 species of reef fish

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Historic wreck (Civil War)

USS Monitor (Graveyard of the Atlantic)

United States

10 species

Up to 70 m · Technical (authorised research only)

15 m20 °C

Bottom fish · cold-water lobsters

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site