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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.

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Depth (m)5 m – 124 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 100 m
Water temperature (°C)3 °C – 32 °C

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UNESCO
Wall/Reserve

Scandola Reserve (Corsica)

France

121 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
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.

21 °C

Groupers · corals · lobsters

World Heritage
See dive site
UNESCO
Rock wall

Formentera (Es Freus)

Spain

120 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m22 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · barracuda · groupers

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Atlantic rocky reef

Skellig Islands

Ireland

111 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m13 °C

Grey seals · basking sharks on passage · gannets

OceanWorld Heritage
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
UNESCO
Rocky reef/Wreck

Amalfi Coast

Italy

102 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m20 °C

Groupers · octopus · submerged Roman remains

World Heritage
See dive site
UNESCO
Wreck/Rocky reef

Dubrovnik

Croatia

93 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · lobsters · minor wrecks

OceanWorld Heritage
See dive site
UNESCO
Wreck/Cave

Paphos (wrecks)

Cyprus

91 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Reef fish · moray eels · the Achilleas tug wreck

OceanWorld Heritage
See dive site
UNESCO
Fjord/Wreck

Bay of Kotor

Montenegro

88 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m20 °C

Groupers · moray eels · Second World War wrecks

OceanWorld Heritage
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

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
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
UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

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
See dive site
UNESCO
Pelagic/Reef

Ogasawara Islands

Japan

59 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m24 °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
UNESCO
Wreck

SS Yongala

Australia

57 species

Up to 28 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m26 °C

Olive sea snakes · very large turtles · groupers

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Coral reef

Whitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)

Australia

57 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m25 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

OceanIslandsWorld Heritage
See dive site
UNESCO
Coral reef

Lady Elliot Island

Australia

54 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

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

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Remote atoll

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

54 species

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
See dive site
UNESCO
Coral reef

Heron Island

Australia

52 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

Nesting green and hawksbill turtles · manta rays · reef sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Platform reef

Norman Reef

Australia

51 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · clownfish

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Reef

Cod Hole

Australia

51 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Large potato cod · thoroughly used to divers · Napoleon wrasse

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Outer reef

Agincourt Reefs

Australia

51 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m26 °C

Hard and soft corals · turtles · reef sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Platform reef

Flynn Reef

Australia

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef sharks · giant groupers · turtles

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Atoll/Wall

Sanganeb Atoll

Sudan

47 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Hammerhead sharks · grey reef sharks · barracuda

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Wall/Current

Peleliu Wall

Palau

45 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m28 °C

Grey reef sharks · hammerhead sharks · barracuda tornadoes

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
UNESCO
Coral channel

Ulong Channel

Palau

45 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site
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