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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.

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Depth (m)15 m – 60 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)21 °C – 29 °C
553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

105 dive sites found

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Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Sloping reef

Cape Kri

Indonesia

60 speciesSee dive site
Coral reef

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

60 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Reserve

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

60 speciesSee dive site
Cold rocky reef

Batanes Islands

Philippines

60 speciesSee dive site
Barrier reef

Kadavu

Fiji

44 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Wall

Jardines de la Reina

Cuba

44 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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Oceanic pelagic

Solor / Lembata (blue whales)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Pinnacle / Soft coral reef

Misool (Boo Windows and Magic Mountain)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef and oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · wobbegongs

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 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

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 20 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

Cleaning station

Ticao Pass (manta rays)

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m27 °C

Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Whale sharks under the fishing platforms · 'walking' sharks (Hemiscyllium) on night dives · dolphins

Wreck

USAT Liberty (Tulamben)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

61 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Macro photography/Reef

Anilao

Philippines

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Wall

Sipadan

Malaysia

62 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

Chevron barracuda in tornado formation · green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip sharks

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m26 °C

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

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

Reef and oceanic manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs · endemic walking sharks (Hemiscyllium)

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wall/Current

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Ocean
See dive site
Wall

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

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

Marine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m28 °C

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
Ocean wall

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

More than 350 species of coral and close to 500 of fish; hammerheads · thresher shark · eagle rays

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · green and hawksbill turtle · leopard shark

FreshwaterIslands
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Ocean
See dive site
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Migrating blue whales · sperm whales

See dive site
OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef manta rays all year round at Manta Point; sunfish (Mola alexandrini) in the cold season; turtles · reef sharks

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

Nudibranchs · seahorses · occasional reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Nudibranchs · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
See dive site

Resident whale shark · more than 35 endemic fish species · hard coral gardens

Marine protected area
See dive site

Stingless jellyfish · reef sharks · hard corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Clownfish · octopus · occasional reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Resident oceanic manta rays · whale sharks on passage

See dive site
See dive site

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

Ocean
See dive site

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Nudibranchs in enormous variety · frogfish · octopus

Ocean
See dive site