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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 404 metres deep.

553documented spots117countries404 mmetres of maximum depth

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Depth (m)10 m – 60 m

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

Visibility (m)12 m – 90 m

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

Water temperature (°C)16 °C – 28 °C

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Xcalak

Mexico

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

25 m

Banco Chinchorro

Mexico

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m

Contoy Island

Mexico

Hasta 25 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Veracruz (Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano)

Mexico

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m

Surface pelagic

Isla Mujeres (whale shark)

Mexico

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

20 m

Reef/Underwater sculpture

Manchones Reef (Cancún)

Mexico

Hasta 10 m · Open Water

15 m

Cozumel (Santa Rosa Wall)

Mexico

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

35 m

Molasses Reef (Isla Mujeres)

Mexico

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

15 m

Marine park reef

Chankanaab Reef (Cozumel)

Mexico

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

25 m

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Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

27 °C

Groupers · lobsters · nurse sharks

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27 °C

Nurse sharks · American crocodiles · sea turtles

Océano

View dive site

28 °C

Whale shark (the Afuera aggregation) · mobula rays

View dive site

26 °C

Colonial wrecks · lobsters · reef fish

Océano

View dive site

28 °C

Whale shark · manta rays

Océano

View dive site

27 °C

Reef fish · sculptures of the Underwater Museum of Art

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27 °C

Groupers · nurse sharks · giant lobsters

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida

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27 °C

Rays · lobsters · reef fish

Océano

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27 °C

Reef fish · turtles · submerged statues

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida

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Palancar Reef

Mexico

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

35 m27 °C

Nurse sharks · turtles · groupers

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida

Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

Mexico

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m25 °C

Giant manta ray · bottlenose dolphin · hammerhead shark

IslasPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

Loreto Bay National Park

Mexico

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

Sea lions · manta rays · dolphins

Living coral reef

Cabo Pulmo National Park

Mexico

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Bull sharks · giant groupers · manta rays

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida

Kelp forest/Wreck

Coronado Islands

Mexico

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m16 °C

Sea lions · lobsters · rockfish

Rock formation/Cave

Puerto Vallarta (Los Arcos)

Mexico

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Rays · moray eels · tropical Pacific fish

Rock/Sea lion colony

Los Islotes (lobos marinos)

Mexico

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

California sea lions · pufferfish · manta rays

Guadalupe Island (great white shark)

Mexico

Hasta 20 m · Advanced (certified cage)

30 m20 °C

Great white shark

Cave/Coastal cenote

Cenote Casa Cenote

Mexico

Hasta 10 m · Open Water

25 m25 °C

Occasional crocodiles · freshwater fish

Cave (one of the longest in the world)

Sistema Ox Bel Ha

Mexico

Hasta 25 m · Technical (Cave Diver)

30 m25 °C

Stygobitic fauna adapted to caves; pumas · jaguars and deer have been recorded at the surface cenotes

Cave (the longest system in the world)

Sistema Sac Actun

Mexico

Hasta 20 m · Technical (Cave Diver)

30 m25 °C

Blind cave fish · bats · troglobitic fauna

Cenote Calavera

Mexico

Hasta 15 m · Open Water (with a guide)

30 m25 °C

Freshwater fish · bats

Cenote Chac Mool

Mexico

Hasta 15 m · Open Water (with a guide)

30 m25 °C

Freshwater fish

Cenote Dos Ojos

Mexico

Hasta 10 m · Open Water (with a guide)

90 m24 °C

Freshwater fish · bats

Cenote/Halocline

Cenote Angelita

Mexico

Hasta 60 m · Advanced / technical

40 m24 °C

Limited wildlife