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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)8 m – 300 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)7 °C – 29 °C

273 dive sites found

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Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

142 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Berlengas Islands

Portugal

138 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Atlantic rocky reef

Cliff Coast (Cape St Vincent)

Portugal

137 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m17 °C

Reef/Reserve

Chafarinas Islands

Spain

123 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

L'Escala (Costa Brava)

Spain

121 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Cavalleria (Menorca)

Spain

120 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Isles of Scilly

United Kingdom

114 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m14 °C

Rocky reef/Reserve

Lundy Island

United Kingdom

114 species

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m13 °C

Cold rocky reef

Farne Islands

United Kingdom

112 species

Up to 20 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m12 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Plymouth Sound (wrecks)

United Kingdom

112 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m13 °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.

Octopus · conger eels · lobsters

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

See dive site

Occasional monk seals · groupers · corals

Marine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · conger eels · the Reggio Messina wreck

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

Marine protected area
See dive site

Grey seals · lobsters · numerous historic shipwrecks

OceanIslands
See dive site

Grey seals · lobsters · the first Marine Conservation Zone in the United Kingdom

Ocean
See dive site

Curious grey seals · lobsters

Ocean
See dive site

Lobsters · conger eels · several artificial wrecks

Ocean
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
Cold rocky reef

St Abbs

United Kingdom

111 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m10 °C

Lobsters · spider crabs · plumose anemones

Ocean
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
Wreck/Rocky reef

Malin Head

Ireland

109 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced

15 m12 °C

Basking sharks on passage · lobsters · First World War wrecks

Ocean
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
Cave/Reef

Plemmirio Marine Reserve (Sicily)

Italy

104 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Corals · moray eels · lobsters

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Rocky reef/Pink beach

Elafonisi (Crete)

Greece

104 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Reef fish · corals · lobsters

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
Rocky reef/Cave

Halkidiki

Greece

102 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m22 °C

Groupers · moray eels · seahorses

Ocean
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
Cave/Rocky reef

Ponza Island

Italy

102 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · lobsters · volcanic formations

See dive site
Rocky reef/Wreck

Rhodes

Greece

102 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Groupers · octopus · the Italian Freighter wreck

Ocean
See dive site
Cave/Rocky reef

Symi

Greece

102 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Groupers · lobsters · sponges (a historic sponge-diving tradition)

Ocean
See dive site
Cave/Rocky reef

Corfu (Paleokastritsa)

Greece

101 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Groupers · octopus · lobsters

See dive site
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