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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 – 60 m
Visibility (m)10 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)21 °C – 29 °C

75 dive sites found

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UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m

UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °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

Reef/Wall

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

61 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef/Wreck

Tioman Island

Malaysia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coastal pelagic

Ticao Island (Donsol, whale shark)

Philippines

61 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

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Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
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UNESCO
Salt lake (snorkelling)

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

42 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Atoll

Glover's Reef

Belize

40 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

39 speciesSee dive site
Pinnacle/Pelagic

Angarosh Reef

Sudan

47 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

Abu Nuhas (Ghiannis D)

Egypt

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.

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
27 °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

Manta rays at the cleaning stations of Koh Bon and Koh Tachai · turtles · leopard sharks

IslandsMarine protected area
See dive site

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

Marine protected area
See dive site

Reef manta ray · whale shark · occasional hammerheads and tiger shark

See dive site
See dive site

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · nudibranchs

Ocean
See dive site

Whale shark on passage

See dive site
Reef/Wall

Moalboal (Sardine Run)

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Millions of sardines in bait balls · turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Marine protected area
See dive site
Pinnacle/Pelagic

Malapascua (thresher shark)

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced

20 m27 °C

Pelagic thresher shark · occasional manta and mobula rays · whitetip sharks at Gato Island

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
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
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
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
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
Reef/Pelagic

Tofo Beach

Mozambique

57 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m26 °C

Whale shark · reef and oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations · seasonal humpback whale

See dive site
Coral atoll

Lakshadweep (Bangaram)

India

57 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef sharks · dolphins · turtles

OceanIslands
See dive site
Coastal pelagic

Kalpitiya

Sri Lanka

57 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Resident dolphins · whales on passage

See dive site
Rocky islet

Netrani Island

India

56 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

12 m27 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · barracuda

See dive site
Pelagic/Reef

Mafia Island (whale shark)

Tanzania

56 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Pinnacle

Koh Phi Phi

Thailand

56 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Leopard sharks · blacktip reef sharks · barracuda

OceanIslands
See dive site
Military pier/Macro

Navy Pier (Exmouth)

Australia

56 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

See dive site
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