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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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Type of dive

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Depth (m)4 m – 300 m

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

Visibility (m)5 m – 100 m

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

Water temperature (°C)3 °C – 32 °C

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Sipadan

Malaysia

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Alboran Island

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Marine reserve/Wreck

Cabo de Palos

Spain

Up to 45 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Columbretes Islands

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Chafarinas Islands

Spain

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Cap de Creus

Spain

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Medes Islands

Spain

Up to 45 m · Advanced

20 m19 °C

Volcanic marine reserve / Posidonia meadow / Wreck

Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Spain

Up to 42 m · Open Water; the El Arna wreck requires an advanced level

Grouper · sea bream · snapper

Rocky reef/Cave

Cavalleria (Menorca)

Spain

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Dive in and explore

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.

Chevron barracuda in tornado formation · green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip sharks

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Octopus · conger eels · lobsters

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Groupers · occasional blue sharks · corals

Marine protected area

See dive site

Large groupers · dentex · barracuda

Marine protected area

See dive site

Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) · groupers · barracudas

OceanIslandsMarine protected area

See dive site

Occasional monk seals · groupers · corals

Marine protected area

See dive site

Red corals · groupers · conger eels

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Groupers · brown meagre · dentex

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

OceanMarine protected area

See dive site

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

Marine protected area

See dive site

Formentera (Es Freus)

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m22 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · barracuda · groupers

World HeritageMarine protected area

Blue light cave

Cabrera (Cova Blava)

Spain

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m20 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · the blue light effect

Marine protected area

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom

Up to 45 m · Advanced / technical

10 m10 °C

Plumose anemones · conger eels · scallops; typical cold-water fauna of the North Atlantic

Marine protected area

Portofino Marine Reserve

Italy

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Groupers · corals · red gorgonians

OceanMarine protected area

Submerged statue / Rocky wall

Cristo degli Abissi (San Fruttuoso)

Italy

Up to 30 m · Open Water; also accessible by freediving

Grouper · lobster · passing pelagics; walls with coral and deep crevices

Marine protected area

Zakynthos (loggerhead turtle)

Greece

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) · Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)

Marine protected area

Plemmirio Marine Reserve (Sicily)

Italy

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Corals · moray eels · lobsters

OceanMarine protected area

Tavolara (Sardinia)

Italy

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m20 °C

Groupers · lobsters · red corals

OceanMarine protected area

Aegadian Islands (Favignana)

Italy

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · corals · Punic archaeological remains

OceanMarine protected area

Volcanic/Reserve

Ustica Island

Italy

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Dusky groupers · tuna · amberjack

OceanMarine protected area

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area

Grotta di Nereo (Nereo Cave)

Italy

Up to 33 m · Advanced Open Water; the narrow tunnels require a cave qualification

Red coral (Corallium rubrum) · spiny lobsters · European lobsters

Marine protected area

Tremiti Islands

Italy

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · red corals · lobsters

OceanIslandsMarine protected area

Classical-period archaeological wreck

Peristera wreck (Alonnisos Underwater Museum)

Greece

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water; only with an authorised guide

Mediterranean reef life; the park protects the Mediterranean monk seal

Marine protected area

Lastovo Island

Croatia

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Spiny lobsters · European lobsters · octopus

Marine protected area

Salt lake/Reserve

Mljet Island

Croatia

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · corals · two inland salt lakes

OceanMarine protected area

Kornati Islands

Croatia

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · bottlenose dolphin · loggerhead turtle

OceanIslandsMarine protected area

Cirkewwa (Malta)

Malta

Up to 35 m · Open Water

30 m20 °C

Reef fish · two patrol boat wrecks

OceanMarine protected area

Malta (Blue Hole Gozo / Um El Faroud)

Malta

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

35 m20 °C

Groupers · moray eels · octopus

OceanMarine protected area

Wreck (deep hold section)

Zenobia Wreck

Cyprus

Up to 42 m · Technical

25 m20 °C

Large groupers · barracuda · moray eels

OceanPolarMarine protected area

Unique geothermal formation

Strýtan (hydrothermal chimney)

Iceland

Up to 70 m · Advanced Open Water (drysuit)

20 m5 °C

Limited wildlife; a unique mineral tufa chimney

OceanMarine protected area

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m26 °C

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

World HeritageMarine protected area

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

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

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

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

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

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

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Resident whale shark · more than 35 endemic fish species · hard coral gardens

Marine 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

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area

Kri Island (Raja Ampat)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Giant manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs beneath the table corals · Denise's pygmy seahorse (endemic to Raja Ampat)

OceanMarine protected area

Pinnacle/Cleaning station

Blue Magic (Raja Ampat)

Indonesia

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · shoals of trevally

OceanMarine protected area

Cleaning station

Manta Ridge (Arborek)

Indonesia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Resident reef manta rays · cleaner wrasse

Marine protected area

Hard coral reef

Surin Islands

Thailand

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

More than 260 species of reef fish · 68 of coral · 48 of nudibranch and 31 of shrimp recorded in the park

OceanMarine protected area

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

Cape Kri

Indonesia

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m29 °C

Giant trevally of more than 20 kg · bigeye trevally · barracuda

OceanMarine protected area

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