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Diving and snorkelling

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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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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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Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Wall

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

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

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

61 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Wreck

USAT Liberty (Tulamben)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Tioman Island

Malaysia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Wall/Reef

Kalimantan (Maratua)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Anambas Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Nusa Lembongan

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m22 °C

Coral reef

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Remote reef

Widi Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Shallow reef

Perhentian Islands

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Pinnacle

Koh Tao

Thailand

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Reef/Wall

Moalboal (Sardine Run)

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral reef

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Redang Island

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Reserve

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wall

Siquijor

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtle nesting reef

Sangalaki Islands

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Reserve

Apo Island

Philippines

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Wall

Menjangan Island (Bali Barat)

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m27 °C

Volcanic wall

Banda Islands

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Tenggol Island

Malaysia

59 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Granite pinnacle

Perhentian Islands (Tokong Laut)

Malaysia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Gili Trawangan

Indonesia

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Volcanic/Reef

Camiguin Island

Philippines

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Cave

Camotes Islands

Philippines

58 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral reef

Bali (Nusa Dua)

Indonesia

58 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef of the 17 islands

Riung Islands (Flores)

Indonesia

58 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

UNESCO
Wreck

SS Yongala

Australia

57 species

Up to 28 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m

UNESCO
Coral reef

Whitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)

Australia

57 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m

Coral atoll

Lakshadweep (Bangaram)

India

57 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Vertical oceanic wall / Cave

Christmas Island

Australia

56 species

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

Whale sharks · manta rays · spinner dolphins all year round

Cleaning station

Ishigaki (Manta Scramble)

Japan

56 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Pelagic/Reef

Mafia Island (whale shark)

Tanzania

56 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Rocky islet

Netrani Island

India

56 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

12 m27 °C

Coastal reef

Pigeon Island

Sri Lanka

55 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Koh Lipe

Thailand

55 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Racha Yai

Thailand

55 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Coral reef

Kerama Islands

Japan

55 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

30 m24 °C

Coral lagoon

Mayotte (lagoon)

Mayotte

55 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Marine Park

Kenya

55 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

UNESCO
Coral reef

Lady Elliot Island

Australia

54 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m

UNESCO
Remote atoll

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

54 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Reef/Archipelago

Quirimbas Islands

Mozambique

54 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Reserve

Daymaniyat Islands

Oman

54 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Volcanic reef

Comoros (Mohéli)

Comoros

54 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Fjord

Bandar Khayran

Oman

54 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Coral reef

Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka

54 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Turtle Watch

Kenya

53 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Atoll reef

Mnemba Atoll (Zanzibar)

Tanzania

53 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral reef

Malindi Marine Park

Kenya

53 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Pristine reef

Vamizi Island

Mozambique

53 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m27 °C

UNESCO
Coral reef

Heron Island

Australia

52 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Rocky reef

Dibba Rock

United Arab Emirates

52 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Coral reef

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park

Kenya

52 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

UNESCO
Platform reef

Norman Reef

Australia

51 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m

Granite reef

La Digue

Seychelles

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Fringing reef

Marsa Shagra

Egypt

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Lagoon

Fury Shoal

Egypt

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Private coral reserve

Chumbe Island

Tanzania

51 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Volcanic lagoon reef

Saint-Gilles (Réunion)

Réunion

51 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m25 °C

UNESCO
Outer reef

Agincourt Reefs

Australia

51 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m

UNESCO
Platform reef

Flynn Reef

Australia

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m

Reef/Cave

St John's Reef

Egypt

50 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Coral reef

Bawe Island

Tanzania

50 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Atoll/Wreck

Banco Chinchorro

Mexico

50 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef/Protected island

Wadi Gimal

Egypt

50 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Fringing reef

Marsa Nakari

Egypt

50 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Isolated oceanic reef / Wall

Daedalus Reef (Abu el Kizan)

Egypt

49 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

Hammerhead sharks · oceanic whitetip · thresher shark

Fringing reef

Giftun Islands

Egypt

48 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Wall

Ras Mohammed National Park

Egypt

48 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m26 °C

Coral reef

Green Island (Lyudao)

Taiwan

48 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Volcanic

Nosy Be

Madagascar

48 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Lagoon reef

Marsa Egla

Egypt

48 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Lagoon

Umluj (the Maldives of Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

48 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Seagrass meadow

Abu Dabab (dugongs)

Egypt

48 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

UNESCO
Atoll/Wall

Sanganeb Atoll

Sudan

47 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m

Sinkhole/Wall

Blue Hole Dahab

Egypt

47 species

Up to 130 m · Advanced / highly experienced

25 m26 °C

Reef/Cave

Moucha Island

Djibouti

47 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Salt dome/Reef

Flower Garden Banks

United States

46 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m24 °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
Volcanic/Reserve

Ustica Island

Italy

103 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Dusky groupers · tuna · amberjack

OceanMarine protected area
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
Wall/Cave

Kornati Islands

Croatia

93 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · bottlenose dolphin · loggerhead turtle

OceanIslandsMarine protected area
See dive site
Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Ocean
See dive site
Wreck (deep hold section)

Zenobia Wreck

Cyprus

91 species

Up to 42 m · Technical

25 m20 °C

Large groupers · barracuda · moray eels

OceanPolarMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

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
See dive site
Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

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

FreshwaterIslands
See dive site
Ocean wall

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site
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Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Ocean
See dive site

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

Marine protected area
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 at Manta Point; sunfish (Mola alexandrini) in the cold season; turtles · reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site

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

IslandsMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

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

Ocean
See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · nudibranchs

Ocean
See dive site

Occasional hammerhead sharks · manta rays · turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · soft corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Sunfish (mola mola) · manta rays · turtles

See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · pristine corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

Islands
See dive site

Occasional whale sharks · turtles · groupers

Ocean
See dive site

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

Marine protected area
See dive site

Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

OceanIslands
See dive site

Green turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Islands
See dive site

Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Islands
See dive site

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean
See dive site

Green turtles nesting en masse · manta rays

Islands
See dive site

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

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Whitetip reef sharks · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Schooling scalloped hammerhead sharks · sea snakes · mobula rays

OceanIslands
See dive site

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

See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · barracuda · turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Seahorses · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site

Green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site

Reef fish · turtles · soft corals

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · reef fish · freshwater caves nearby

OceanFreshwaterIslands
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Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · reef fish · fruit bats on a nearby island

Ocean
See dive site
26 °C

Olive sea snakes · very large turtles · groupers

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
25 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

OceanIslandsWorld Heritage
See dive site

Reef sharks · dolphins · turtles

OceanIslands
See dive site
Marine protected area
See dive site

Resident manta rays · turtles

Islands
See dive site

Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · barracuda

See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · parrotfish

Ocean
See dive site

Leopard sharks · turtles · seahorses

See dive site

Clownfish · turtles · octopus

Ocean
See dive site

Green turtles · hard corals of great diversity

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · reef sharks · manta rays

Ocean
See dive site

Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

Ocean
See dive site
24 °C

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

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
27 °C

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

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Dugongs · whale sharks on passage · turtles

OceanIslands
See dive site

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

See dive site

Nesting green turtles · dugongs · reef sharks

Islands
See dive site

Turtles · whitetip reef sharks · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site

Green turtles · clownfish · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site

Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

See dive site

Dolphins · green turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Ocean
See dive site

Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · high coral biodiversity

Ocean
See dive site
25 °C

Nesting green and hawksbill turtles · manta rays · reef sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Leopard sharks · turtles · occasional manta rays

See dive site

Resident dolphins · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Ocean
See dive site
26 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · clownfish

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Nurse sharks · hawksbill turtles · manta rays

Islands
See dive site

Turtles · clownfish · moray eels

Ocean
See dive site

Turtles · occasional dugongs · dolphins

Ocean
See dive site

Napoleon wrasse · green turtles · pristine corals

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Turtles · reef fish

Ocean
See dive site
26 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · groupers · more than 16 distinct dive sites

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
26 °C

Reef sharks · giant groupers · turtles

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Hammerheads · grey reef shark · oceanic whitetip

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Dolphins · turtles · clownfish

Ocean
See dive site

Nurse sharks · American crocodiles · sea turtles

Ocean
See dive site

Dugongs · turtles · whitetip reef sharks

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Turtles · dolphins · clownfish

Ocean
See dive site
OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Forests of sea fans · moray eels · groupers

Ocean
See dive site

Barracuda · trevally · batfish

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Green turtles · thermal warm-water corals

Ocean
See dive site

Whale sharks on passage · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site

Occasional dugongs · turtles · reef fish

See dive site

Turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Islands
See dive site

Resident dugongs · green turtles

See dive site
27 °C

Hammerhead sharks · grey reef sharks · barracuda

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Clownfish · Napoleon wrasse · turtles

See dive site

Turtles · reef sharks · hard corals

Ocean
See dive site

Almost 300 species of fish and more than 20 of coral; manta rays · sharks · turtles

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site