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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)4 m – 300 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)15 °C – 32 °C

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Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Submerged statue / Rocky wall

Cristo degli Abissi (San Fruttuoso)

Italy

105 speciesSee dive site
Rocky reef/Pink beach

Elafonisi (Crete)

Greece

104 speciesSee dive site
Cave/Wall

Aegadian Islands (Favignana)

Italy

104 speciesSee dive site
Atoll/Wreck

Banco Chinchorro

Mexico

50 speciesSee dive site
Reef/Wall

Xcalak

Mexico

51 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.

Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

97 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Wreck (deep hold section)

Zenobia Wreck

Cyprus

91 species

Up to 42 m · Technical

25 m20 °C

Cave/Wreck

Cape Greco

Cyprus

91 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

UNESCO
Wreck/Cave

Paphos (wrecks)

Cyprus

91 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m

UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m

Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

Wall/Current

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Wall

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m28 °C

Ocean wall

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m

Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Wall

Sipadan

Malaysia

62 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

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

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Reserve

Zakynthos (loggerhead turtle)

Greece

104 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

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

Marine protected area
See dive site
Rocky reef/Pink beach

Elafonisi (Crete)

Greece

104 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Reef fish · corals · lobsters

See dive site
Volcanic/Wall

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

102 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Sea cave

Kastellorizo (Blue Cave)

Greece

102 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m24 °C

Reef fish · lobsters

See dive site
Rocky reef/Wreck

Rhodes

Greece

102 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Groupers · octopus · the Italian Freighter wreck

Ocean
See dive site
Cave/Rocky reef

Symi

Greece

102 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

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

Ocean
See dive site
Wall/Cave

Kas

Türkiye

101 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m22 °C

Groupers · turtles · a submerged aircraft wreck

Ocean
See dive site
Cave/Wreck

Fethiye

Türkiye

101 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Groupers · octopus · the Fethiye aircraft wreck

Ocean
See dive site
Rocky reef/Wreck

Marmaris

Türkiye

101 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Groupers · moray eels · merchant ship wrecks

Ocean
See dive site
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Reef fish colonising the sculptures

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Large groupers · barracuda · moray eels

OceanPolarMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef fish · moray eels · the nearby Zenobia wreck

Ocean
See dive site
21 °C

Reef fish · moray eels · the Achilleas tug wreck

OceanWorld Heritage
See dive site
26 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · grey reef sharks · thresher shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
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

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

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Ocean
See dive site

Green and hawksbill turtles on almost every dive · eagle rays · reef sharks

Marine protected area
See dive site

Close to 950 species of fish and some 400 of coral; mobula rays · short-finned pilot whales · six species of dolphin

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Ocean
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

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

FreshwaterIslands
See dive site