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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.

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Depth (m)4 m – 300 m
Visibility (m)3 m – 100 m
Water temperature (°C)-1 °C – 32 °C
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165 dive sites match “tortuga”

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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

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