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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 – 35 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)25 °C – 28 °C

24 dive sites found

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Coastal muck diving

Blue Heron Bridge

United States

53 species

Up to 8 m · Open Water

5 m26 °C

Reef/Wall

Xcalak

Mexico

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Atoll/Wreck

Banco Chinchorro

Mexico

50 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Drift reef

Jupiter (shark drift diving)

United States

50 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Contoy Island

Mexico

48 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef

Molasses Reef

United States

46 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Coral reef

Looe Key

United States

46 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Surface pelagic

Isla Mujeres (whale shark)

Mexico

45 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Artificial reef/Memorial

Neptune Memorial Reef (Miami)

United States

45 species

Up to 12 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Wall

Turneffe Atoll

Belize

44 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Cold rocky reef/Wreck

Farne Islands (Longstone)

United Kingdom

112 speciesSee dive site
Wreck/Rocky reef

Plymouth Sound (wrecks)

United Kingdom

112 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom

111 speciesSee dive site
Cold rocky reef

St Abbs

United Kingdom

111 speciesSee dive site
Coral reef

Barú Island (Rosario Islands)

Colombia

40 speciesSee dive site
Cold-water fjord

Saguenay Fjord (belugas)

Canada

40 speciesSee dive site

Seahorses · octopus · frogfish

See dive site

Groupers · lobsters · nurse sharks

See dive site

Nurse sharks · American crocodiles · sea turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Bull sharks · lemon sharks · goliath groupers

See dive site

Whale shark (the Afuera aggregation) · mobula rays

See dive site

Turtles · vase sponges · snappers

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Nurse sharks · lobsters · reef fish

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Whale shark · manta rays

Ocean
See dive site

Reef fish colonising the underwater memorial

Ocean
See dive site

Bull sharks · groupers · turtles

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Jardines de la Reina

Cuba

44 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

35 m27 °C

Grey reef · silky · nurse

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Tunnel

Ambergris Caye

Belize

44 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

30 m27 °C

Nurse sharks · eagle rays · groupers

Ocean
See dive site
Lagoon reef

San Blas Islands (Guna Yala)

Panama

44 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Lobsters · rays · reef fish

OceanIslands
See dive site
Lagoon reef

Morrocoy National Park

Venezuela

44 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · corals

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
Reef/Mangrove

Bocas del Toro

Panama

43 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Sloths in the nearby mangroves · rays · octopus

OceanIslands
See dive site
Lagoon reef

Los Roques

Venezuela

43 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Lobsters · turtles · parrotfish

OceanIslands
See dive site
Reef cut/Reserve

Hol Chan Marine Reserve

Belize

43 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Nurse sharks · eagle rays · groupers

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Shallow reef

Saona Island

Dominican Republic

39 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Starfish · occasional turtles

Ocean
See dive site
Wall/Cave

Sosúa

Dominican Republic

37 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Moray eels · lobsters · reef fish

Ocean
See dive site
Wall

Barracuda Point (Grand Cayman)

Cayman Islands

37 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Large shoals of barracuda · reef sharks

See dive site
Cave/Wall

Trinity Caves (Grand Cayman)

Cayman Islands

35 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Giant barrel sponges · groupers · lobsters

See dive site
Shallow cave

Devil's Grotto (Grand Cayman)

Cayman Islands

35 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Silversides · groupers · moray eels

Marine protected area
See dive site
Cave/Coastal cenote

Cenote Casa Cenote

Mexico

4 species

Up to 10 m · Open Water

25 m25 °C

Occasional crocodiles · freshwater fish

Ocean
See dive site