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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.

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Depth (m)15 m – 40 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)12 °C – 29 °C

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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.

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Riau Islands (Bintan)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Anambas Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Coral reef

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Urban reef

Kepulauan Seribu

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

8 m29 °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

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

Cold rocky reef

Batanes Islands

Philippines

60 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m24 °C

Reef/Reserve

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Turtle nesting reef

Sangalaki Islands

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

UNESCO
Pelagic/Reef

Ogasawara Islands

Japan

59 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Volcanic wall

Banda Islands

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Columbretes Islands

Spain

126 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) · groupers · barracudas

OceanIslandsMarine protected area
See dive site
Wreck/Rocky reef

Isles of Scilly

United Kingdom

114 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m14 °C

Grey seals · lobsters · numerous historic shipwrecks

OceanIslands
See dive site
Cold rocky reef/Wreck

Farne Islands (Longstone)

United Kingdom

112 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m12 °C

Grey seals · historic lighthouse wrecks

Islands
See dive site
Wreck/Rocky reef

Elba Island

Italy

103 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m21 °C

Groupers · moray eels · the remains of historic wrecks

OceanIslands
See dive site
UNESCO
Actively volcanic

Aeolian Islands (Panarea/Stromboli)

Italy

103 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Underwater fumaroles · groupers · thermal-water corals

IslandsWorld Heritage
See dive site
Wall/Cave

Tremiti Islands

Italy

102 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · red corals · lobsters

OceanIslandsMarine protected area
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
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
Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site
Reef/Atoll

Togean Islands

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Stingless jellyfish · reef sharks · hard corals

OceanIslands
See dive site
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Manta rays at the cleaning stations of Koh Bon and Koh Tachai · turtles · leopard sharks

IslandsMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef fish · Second World War wrecks

OceanIslands
See dive site

Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · soft corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Reef fish · recovering corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · pristine corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

Islands
See dive site

Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

OceanIslands
See dive site

Green turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Islands
See dive site

Subtropical fish · lobsters

Islands
See dive site

Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Islands
See dive site

Green turtles nesting en masse · manta rays

Islands
See dive site
24 °C

Sperm whales and humpback whales · dolphins at Futami (Chichijima) · more than 190 threatened bird species across the archipelago as a whole

IslandsWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Schooling scalloped hammerhead sharks · sea snakes · mobula rays

OceanIslands
See dive site