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Map Species Parks Diving

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)4 m – 300 m

Depth (m) — minimum valueDepth (m) — maximum value

Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m

Visibility (m) — minimum valueVisibility (m) — maximum value

Water temperature (°C)15 °C – 32 °C

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Sipadan

Malaysia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

Zakynthos (loggerhead turtle)

Greece

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Rocky reef/Pink beach

Elafonisi (Crete)

Greece

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Kastellorizo (Blue Cave)

Greece

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m24 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

Rhodes

Greece

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Symi

Greece

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Kas

Türkiye

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m22 °C

Fethiye

Türkiye

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

Marmaris

Türkiye

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

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Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Pelagic/Rocky reef

Coiba National Park

Panama

21 speciesSee dive site

Rocky reef/Wreck

Nessebar (Black Sea)

Bulgaria

21 speciesSee dive site

Sodwana Bay

South Africa

21 speciesSee dive site

Volcanic reef/Pelagic

Orchid Island (Lanyu)

Taiwan

48 speciesSee dive site

Nosy Be

Madagascar

48 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.

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

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) · Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)

Marine protected area

See dive site

Reef fish · corals · lobsters

See dive site

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Reef fish · lobsters

See dive site

Groupers · octopus · the Italian Freighter wreck

Ocean

See dive site

Groupers · lobsters · sponges (a historic sponge-diving tradition)

Ocean

See dive site

Groupers · turtles · a submerged aircraft wreck

Ocean

See dive site

Groupers · octopus · the Fethiye aircraft wreck

Ocean

See dive site

Groupers · moray eels · merchant ship wrecks

Ocean

See dive site

Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Reef fish colonising the sculptures

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Wreck (deep hold section)

Zenobia Wreck

Cyprus

Up to 42 m · Technical

25 m20 °C

Large groupers · barracuda · moray eels

OceanPolarMarine protected area

Cape Greco

Cyprus

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Reef fish · moray eels · the nearby Zenobia wreck

Paphos (wrecks)

Cyprus

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Reef fish · moray eels · the Achilleas tug wreck

OceanWorld Heritage

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

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

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

Between 300 and 500 whale sharks a year; giant manta rays · turtles · whales; more than 300 species of coral

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

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

OceanMarine protected area

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

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

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

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

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

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

Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

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

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