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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)30 m – 300 m
Visibility (m)15 m – 35 m
Water temperature (°C)10 °C – 29 °C

88 dive sites found

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Wall

Sipadan

Malaysia

62 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m28 °C

Rock wall

Cap de Creus

Spain

121 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

UNESCO
Wall/Reserve

Scandola Reserve (Corsica)

France

121 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

UNESCO
Rock wall

Formentera (Es Freus)

Spain

120 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Marine reserve/Wall

Port-Cros National Park

France

115 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Rock wall

Portofino Marine Reserve

Italy

106 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Submerged statue / Rocky wall

Cristo degli Abissi (San Fruttuoso)

Italy

105 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water; also accessible freediving

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

Wall/Cave

Tavolara (Sardinia)

Italy

104 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m20 °C

Cave/Wall

Aegadian Islands (Favignana)

Italy

104 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Volcanic/Wall

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

102 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °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.

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

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Red corals · groupers · conger eels

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
21 °C

Groupers · corals · lobsters

World Heritage
See dive site
22 °C

Groupers · moray eels · Posidonia meadows

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · corals · a marked underwater trail

Ocean
See dive site

Groupers · corals · red gorgonians

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Marine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · lobsters · red corals

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Groupers · corals · Punic archaeological remains

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OceanMarine protected area
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

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

Lastovo Island

Croatia

93 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · lobsters · corals

Marine 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
Remote rock wall

Croatia (Sušac Island)

Croatia

93 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · lobsters · corals

See dive site
Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

Reef and oceanic manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs · endemic walking sharks (Hemiscyllium)

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Wall/Current

Alor Archipelago

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Soft corals · occasional hammerhead sharks · macro life

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/Wall

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

63 species

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
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
Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Ocean
See dive site
Wall

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

63 species

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
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
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/Wall

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

61 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
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