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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.

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Depth (m)4 m – 300 m

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Water temperature (°C)-1 °C – 32 °C

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553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

165 dive sites match “tortuga”

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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

Volcanic/Reserve

Ustica Island

Italy

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Kas

Türkiye

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m22 °C

Kornati Islands

Croatia

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Wreck (deep hold section)

Zenobia Wreck

Cyprus

Up to 42 m · Technical

25 m20 °C

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m

Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

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.

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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

Dusky groupers · tuna · amberjack

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Groupers · turtles · a submerged aircraft wreck

Ocean

See dive site

Posidonia oceanica meadows · bottlenose dolphin · loggerhead turtle

OceanIslandsMarine protected area

See dive site

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Ocean

See dive site

Large groupers · barracuda · moray eels

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

FreshwaterIslands

See dive site

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Ocean

See dive site

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

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

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

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Reef manta rays all year round at Manta Point; sunfish (Mola alexandrini) in the cold season; turtles · reef sharks

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

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

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area

USAT Liberty (Tulamben)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

More than 400 species of fish; bumphead parrotfish at dawn · trevally · barracuda

Tioman Island

Malaysia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · nudibranchs

Kalimantan (Maratua)

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Occasional hammerhead sharks · manta rays · turtles

Anambas Islands

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · soft corals

Nusa Lembongan

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m22 °C

Sunfish (mola mola) · manta rays · turtles

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

Widi Islands

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · pristine corals

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

Moalboal (Sardine Run)

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Millions of sardines in bait balls · turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Marine protected area

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

Redang Island

Malaysia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Green turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Siquijor

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Turtle nesting reef

Sangalaki Islands

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Green turtles nesting en masse · manta rays

Apo Island

Philippines

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Green turtles well used to divers · shoals of reef fish · dense hard coral

OceanMarine protected area

Menjangan Island (Bali Barat)

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m27 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

OceanMarine protected area

Banda Islands

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Schooling scalloped hammerhead sharks · sea snakes · mobula rays

Tenggol Island

Malaysia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · the nearby HMS Prince of Wales wreck

Granite pinnacle

Perhentian Islands (Tokong Laut)

Malaysia

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · barracuda · turtles

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Seahorses · turtles · hard corals

Gili Trawangan

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Camiguin Island

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef fish · turtles · soft corals

Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Camotes Islands

Philippines

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef fish · freshwater caves nearby

OceanFreshwaterIslands

Bali (Nusa Dua)

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Reef of the 17 islands

Riung Islands (Flores)

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Turtles · reef fish · fruit bats on a nearby island

SS Yongala

Australia

Up to 28 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m26 °C

Olive sea snakes · very large turtles · groupers

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area

Whitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)

Australia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m25 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

OceanIslandsWorld Heritage

Lakshadweep (Bangaram)

India

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef sharks · dolphins · turtles

Vertical oceanic wall / Cave

Christmas Island

Australia

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

Whale sharks · manta rays · spinner dolphins all year round

Marine protected area

Cleaning station

Ishigaki (Manta Scramble)

Japan

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Resident manta rays · turtles

Mafia Island (whale shark)

Tanzania

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Netrani Island

India

Up to 25 m · Open Water

12 m27 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · barracuda

Pigeon Island

Sri Lanka

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · parrotfish

Koh Lipe

Thailand

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Leopard sharks · turtles · seahorses

Racha Yai

Thailand

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Clownfish · turtles · octopus

Kerama Islands

Japan

Up to 30 m · Open Water

30 m24 °C

Green turtles · hard corals of great diversity

Mayotte (lagoon)

Mayotte

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · manta rays

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Marine Park

Kenya

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

Lady Elliot Island

Australia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

Reef manta rays for much of the year · turtles · leopard sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m27 °C

Mangroves · seagrass meadows · fringing reef; the world's largest population of giant tortoise

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area

Reef/Archipelago

Quirimbas Islands

Mozambique

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Dugongs · whale sharks on passage · turtles

Daymaniyat Islands

Oman

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

Comoros (Mohéli)

Comoros

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Nesting green turtles · dugongs · reef sharks

Bandar Khayran

Oman

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Turtles · whitetip reef sharks · dolphins

Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Green turtles · clownfish · hard corals

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Turtle Watch

Kenya

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

Mnemba Atoll (Zanzibar)

Tanzania

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Dolphins · green turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Malindi Marine Park

Kenya

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Vamizi Island

Mozambique

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m27 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · high coral biodiversity

Heron Island

Australia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

Nesting green and hawksbill turtles · manta rays · reef sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area

Dibba Rock

United Arab Emirates

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Leopard sharks · turtles · occasional manta rays

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park

Kenya

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Resident dolphins · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Norman Reef

Australia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · clownfish

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area