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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 – 50 m
Visibility (m)20 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)24 °C – 28 °C

14 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

Wall/Pelagic

Osprey Reef (Coral Sea)

Australia

56 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced

30 m27 °C

Drift reef

Jupiter (shark drift diving)

United States

50 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Wall

Sha'ab Rumi (Cousteau)

Sudan

48 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced

30 m27 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Contoy Island

Mexico

48 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Angarosh Reef

Sudan

47 species

Up to 50 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m27 °C

Surface pelagic

Isla Mujeres (whale shark)

Mexico

45 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Jardines de la Reina

Cuba

44 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

35 m27 °C

UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Darwin Island

Ecuador

28 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m

UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Wolf Island

Ecuador

28 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m

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

Mabul Island

Malaysia

60 speciesSee dive site
Pinnacle/Pelagic

Malapascua (thresher shark)

Philippines

60 speciesSee dive site
Cleaning station

Manta Ridge (Arborek)

Indonesia

60 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Wall

Moalboal (Sardine Run)

Philippines

60 speciesSee dive site
Sinkhole (freediving)

Dean's Blue Hole

Bahamas

44 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Submerged statue

Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo)

United States

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.

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site

Grey reef sharks · silky sharks · giant corals

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Bull sharks · lemon sharks · goliath groupers

See dive site

Hammerhead sharks (best in spring) · grey reef sharks · barracuda

Ocean
See dive site

Whale shark (the Afuera aggregation) · mobula rays

See dive site

Hammerhead sharks · tiger shark · silvertip shark

Ocean
See dive site

Whale shark · manta rays

Ocean
See dive site

Grey reef · silky · nurse

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
24 °C

Enormous shoals of scalloped hammerhead · whale shark (June-November) · Galápagos shark

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
24 °C

Schooling scalloped hammerheads · whale shark · Galápagos shark

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

28 species

Up to 45 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m27 °C

Shoals of scalloped hammerhead · whitetip reef shark in enormous numbers · whale shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

Mexico

26 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m25 °C

Giant manta ray · bottlenose dolphin · hammerhead shark

IslandsWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Pelagic/Rocky reef

Coiba National Park

Panama

21 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Bull sharks · hammerhead sharks · humpback whales

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Malpelo Island

Colombia

18 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m26 °C

Shoals of scalloped hammerhead · silky shark · whale shark

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site