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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)20 m – 40 m

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

Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m

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

Water temperature (°C)26 °C – 29 °C

Water temperature (°C) — minimum valueWater temperature (°C) — maximum value

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Sipadan

Malaysia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m

Dive in and explore

Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 speciesSee dive site

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

62 speciesSee dive site

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 speciesSee dive site

Baa Atoll (Hanifaru Bay)

Maldives

54 speciesSee dive site

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Marine Park

Kenya

55 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

26 °C

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

World HeritageMarine protected area

See dive site

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

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

FreshwaterIslands

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Pinnacle / Soft coral reef

Misool (Boo Windows and Magic Mountain)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef and oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · wobbegongs

OceanMarine protected area

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

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

IslandsMarine protected area

Reef/Muck diving

Puerto Galera

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Nudibranchs · seahorses · occasional reef sharks

Wreck/Muck diving

Sabang Bay

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Nudibranchs · seahorses · mimic octopus

Togean Islands

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Stingless jellyfish · reef sharks · hard corals

Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Whale sharks under the fishing platforms · "walking" sharks (Hemiscyllium) on night dives · dolphins

Macro photography/Reef

Anilao

Philippines

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Nudibranchs in enormous variety · frogfish · octopus

Tioman Island

Malaysia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · nudibranchs

Anambas Islands

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · soft corals

Riau Islands (Bintan)

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef fish · Second World War wrecks

Batam Islands

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef fish · sunken commercial wrecks

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

Kepulauan Seribu

Indonesia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

8 m29 °C

Reef fish · recovering corals

Muck diving/Reef

Mabul Island

Malaysia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Pygmy seahorses · frogfish · mimic octopus

Perhentian Islands

Malaysia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

Koh Tao

Thailand

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Occasional whale sharks · turtles · groupers