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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.

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Depth (m)20 m – 80 m

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

Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m

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

Water temperature (°C)-1 °C – 23 °C

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

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Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Berlengas Islands

Portugal

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Sesimbra

Portugal

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m18 °C

Atlantic rocky reef

Cliff Coast (Cape St Vincent)

Portugal

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m17 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Alboran Island

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Marine reserve/Wreck

Cabo de Palos

Spain

Up to 45 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Columbretes Islands

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Scandola Reserve (Corsica)

France

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Rocky cove/Cave

Calanques of Marseille

France

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Marine reserve/Wall

Port-Cros National Park

France

Up to 40 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Sanganeb Atoll

Sudan

47 speciesSee dive site

Blue Corner

Palau

45 speciesSee dive site

Cleaning station

German Channel

Palau

45 speciesSee dive site

Veracruz (Veracruz Reef System)

Mexico

47 speciesSee dive site

Moucha Island

Djibouti

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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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

21 °C

Groupers · corals · lobsters

World Heritage

See dive site

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

See dive site

Groupers · corals · a marked underwater trail

Ocean

See dive site

Marine reserve/Wreck

Côte Bleue

France

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Groupers · corals · archaeological remains

Portofino Marine Reserve

Italy

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Groupers · corals · red gorgonians

OceanMarine protected area

Submerged statue / Rocky wall

Cristo degli Abissi (San Fruttuoso)

Italy

Up to 30 m · Open Water; also accessible by freediving

Grouper · lobster · passing pelagics; walls with coral and deep crevices

Marine protected area

Wreck/Rocky reef

Elba Island

Italy

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m21 °C

Groupers · moray eels · the remains of historic wrecks

Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Cold-water pelagic

Lofoten (orcas)

Norway

Up to 25 m · Advanced / drysuit

15 m6 °C

Orcas · humpback whales · herring

Extreme tidal current

Saltstraumen

Norway

Up to 30 m · Technical / highly advanced

15 m8 °C

Cod · lobsters · giant anemones

Cold-water coral reef

Trondheimsfjord (cold-water corals)

Norway

Up to 80 m · Technical

15 m7 °C

Cold-water Lophelia corals · lobsters · cod

Unique geothermal formation

Strýtan (hydrothermal chimney)

Iceland

Up to 70 m · Advanced Open Water (drysuit)

20 m5 °C

Limited wildlife; a unique mineral tufa chimney

OceanMarine protected area

Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

United States

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m13 °C

Sea otters · sea lions · octopus

Second World War wreck

Bell Island Wrecks

Canada

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m8 °C

Cold-water fish · lobsters

Extreme tidal current

Bay of Fundy

Canada

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m12 °C

Grey seals · lobsters · the highest tide in the world

Channel Islands National Park

United States

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Marine protected area

Cold-water fjord

Saguenay Fjord (belugas)

Canada

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m4 °C

Belugas · seals · cold-water anemones

OceanFreshwater