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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 – 40 m
Visibility (m)10 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)25 °C – 29 °C

19 dive sites found

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UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m

UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m

Wall/Current

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Wall

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Muck diving

Puerto Galera

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Wreck/Muck diving

Sabang Bay

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Atoll

Togean Islands

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Bay reef

Padang Bai (Blue Lagoon)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

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Snorkelling-friendly
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UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

Mexico

26 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Cleaning station

Cape Marshall

Ecuador

22 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Sardine Run

Cape Vidal

South Africa

21 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

Thistlegorm wreck

Egypt

48 speciesSee dive site
Pinnacle/Wall

Panorama Reef

Egypt

48 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.

26 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · grey reef sharks · thresher shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
25 °C

Between 300 and 500 whale sharks a year; giant manta rays · turtles · whales; more than 300 species of coral

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Ocean
See dive site

Green and hawksbill turtles on almost every dive · eagle rays · reef sharks

Marine protected area
See dive site

Close to 950 species of fish and some 400 of coral; mobula rays · short-finned pilot whales · six species of dolphin

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Ocean
See dive site

Nudibranchs · seahorses · occasional reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Nudibranchs · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
See dive site

Stingless jellyfish · reef sharks · hard corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Frogfish · rhinopias · mimic and blue-ringed octopus

Ocean
See dive site
Wreck

USAT Liberty (Tulamben)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

More than 400 species of fish; bumphead parrotfish at dawn · trevally · barracuda

Ocean
See dive site
Macro photography/Reef

Anilao

Philippines

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Nudibranchs in enormous variety · frogfish · octopus

Ocean
See dive site
Sloping reef

Amed and Jemeluk Bay

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Clownfish · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
See dive site
Muck diving/Reef

Mabul Island

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Pygmy seahorses · frogfish · mimic octopus

See dive site
Muck diving

Ambon (Twilight Zone)

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m28 °C

Psychedelic frogfish (endemic to Ambon) · Ambon scorpionfish · rhinopias

See dive site
Sloping reef

Bunutan

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Clownfish · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
See dive site
Sandy bottom (muck diving)

Lembeh Strait

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m28 °C

Mimic octopus · blue-ringed octopus · hairy frogfish

See dive site
Muck diving

Milne Bay

Papua New Guinea

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Pygmy seahorses · frogfish · mimic octopus

See dive site
Military pier/Macro

Navy Pier (Exmouth)

Australia

56 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

See dive site