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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)5 m – 15 m
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Water temperature (°C)20 °C – 32 °C

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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 .

Sea cave

Isle of Capri (Blue Grotto)

Italy

103 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m20 °C

Reef fish · bioluminescent encrusting corals

See dive site
Sea cave

Blue Cave of Biševo

Croatia

94 species

Up to 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m22 °C

Reef fish

Ocean
See dive site
Bioluminescence phenomenon

Vaadhoo (bioluminescent tides)

Maldives

52 species

Up to 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

15 m28 °C

Bioluminescent plankton (dinoflagellate phytoplankton)

See dive site
Reef/Submerged statue

Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo)

United States

44 species

Up to 8 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m26 °C

Brain coral formations · grunts · snapper

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Salt lake (snorkelling)

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

42 species

Up to 5 m · Snorkel (scuba diving prohibited)

5 m32 °C

Golden jellyfish (Mastigias papua) and moon jellyfish · neither with an effective sting

OceanFreshwaterWorld Heritage
See dive site
Freshwater spring

Crystal River (manatees)

United States

22 species

Up to 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m22 °C

Florida manatees

See dive site
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