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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 – 45 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)13 °C – 28 °C

18 dive sites found

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Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Ponta do Ouro

Mozambique

59 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m24 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Tofo Beach

Mozambique

57 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m26 °C

Vertical oceanic wall / Cave

Christmas Island

Australia

56 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water on the shallow reefs; advanced on Perpendicular Wall

Whale sharks · manta rays · spinner dolphins all year round

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Turtle Watch

Kenya

53 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Kelp forest

Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

United States

48 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m13 °C

Lagoon reef

San Blas Islands (Guna Yala)

Panama

44 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Kelp forest

Channel Islands National Park

United States

41 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

39 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

35 m

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

Paphos (wrecks)

Cyprus

91 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Fjord/Wreck

Bay of Kotor

Montenegro

88 speciesSee dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 speciesSee dive site
Cold-water wreck

Block Island (Mohawk wreck)

United States

45 speciesSee dive site
Soft coral reef

Bligh Water

Fiji

45 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.

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site

Bull sharks · resident dolphins · manta rays

See dive site

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

See dive site
Marine protected area
See dive site

Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

See dive site

Sea otters · sea lions · octopus

Ocean
See dive site

Lobsters · rays · reef fish

OceanIslands
See dive site

Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Marine protected area
See dive site
27 °C

Resident spinner dolphin · turtles · reef and lemon sharks

IslandsWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Wreck

Bequia (Grenadines)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

34 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Hawksbill turtles · seahorses · the Wallblake wreck

Ocean
See dive site
Barrier reef

Buck Island Reef National Monument

U.S. Virgin Islands

32 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Hawksbill turtles · blacktip reef sharks · eagle rays

OceanMarine 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
Mangrove reef/Estuary

Bijagós Islands

Guinea-Bissau

22 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

5 m26 °C

Marine hippopotamuses · green turtles · dolphins

OceanIslands
See dive site
UNESCO
Tropical reef

Sodwana Bay

South Africa

21 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m24 °C

A tropical reef with a great diversity of fish; turtles · manta rays · seasonal whale shark

OceanWorld 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

Whitetip reef shark · whale shark · manta rays

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Sardine Run

Cape Vidal

South Africa

21 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m22 °C

Dolphins · sharks and seabirds during the Sardine Run

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
Pelagic/Rocky reef

Caño Island

Costa Rica

20 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m27 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · manta rays · dolphins

See dive site
Coral reef

St Martin's Island

Bangladesh

20 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

10 m27 °C

Reef fish · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site