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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)10 m – 130 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)24 °C – 29 °C

109 dive sites found

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Ocean wall

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °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

Reef/Wreck

Tioman Island

Malaysia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Anambas Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Riau Islands (Bintan)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Batam Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Urban reef

Kepulauan Seribu

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

8 m29 °C

Shallow reef

Perhentian Islands

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

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

Kalimantan (Maratua)

Indonesia

61 speciesSee dive site
Coral reef

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

61 speciesSee dive site
Urban reef

Kepulauan Seribu

Indonesia

61 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Pelagic

Nusa Lembongan

Indonesia

61 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

Umbria wreck (Wingate Reef)

Sudan

44 speciesSee dive site
Soft coral pinnacle

Nusa Lava (Fiji)

Fiji

44 speciesSee dive site

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

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

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · nudibranchs

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · soft corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Reef fish · Second World War wrecks

OceanIslands
See dive site

Reef fish · sunken commercial wrecks

Ocean
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Reef fish · recovering corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

Islands
See dive site
Reef/Pinnacle

Koh Tao

Thailand

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Occasional whale sharks · turtles · groupers

Ocean
See dive site
Coral reef

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

OceanIslands
See dive site
Coral reef

Redang Island

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Green turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Islands
See dive site
Reef/Reserve

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Islands
See dive site
Granite rocky reef

Bangka Belitung

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef fish · octopus · granite formations

See dive site
Hard coral reef

Surin Islands

Thailand

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

More than 260 species of reef fish · 68 of coral · 48 of nudibranch and 31 of shrimp recorded in the park

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Pinnacle

Richelieu Rock

Thailand

59 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m28 °C

Occasional whale shark and manta ray · schooling mackerel and barracuda · frogfish

Marine protected area
See dive site
Volcanic reef

Pulau Weh

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef sharks · manta rays · occasional hammerhead shark

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Pelagic

Ponta do Ouro

Mozambique

59 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m24 °C

Bull sharks · resident dolphins · manta rays

See dive site
Coral reef

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Seahorses · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site
Pinnacle

Chumphon Pinnacle

Thailand

59 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m28 °C

Leopard sharks · barracuda · giant groupers

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Wreck

Tenggol Island

Malaysia

59 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · the nearby HMS Prince of Wales wreck

See dive site
Granite pinnacle

Perhentian Islands (Tokong Laut)

Malaysia

59 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · barracuda · turtles

Ocean
See dive site
Deep pinnacle

Hin Daeng / Hin Muang

Thailand

58 species

Up to 60 m · Advanced

25 m28 °C

Manta ray · occasional whale shark · grey reef shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
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