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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 404 metres deep.

553documented spots117countries404 mmetres of maximum depth

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Depth (m)4 m – 404 m
Visibility (m)3 m – 100 m
Water temperature (°C)-1 °C – 32 °C

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Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species
Wall

Bunaken Marine Park

Indonesia

63 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Wall

Sipadan

Malaysia

62 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

28 m

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

62 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines

61 species
Wreck

USAT Liberty (Tulamben)

Indonesia

61 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Tioman Island

Malaysia

61 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m

Wall/Reef

Kalimantan (Maratua)

Indonesia

61 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Anambas Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Nusa Lembongan

Indonesia

61 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m22 °C

Coral reef

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

61 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Remote reef

Widi Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Shallow reef

Perhentian Islands

Malaysia

60 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m

Reef/Pinnacle

Koh Tao

Thailand

60 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Reef/Wall

Moalboal (Sardine Run)

Philippines

60 species
Coral reef

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

60 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Redang Island

Malaysia

60 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m

Reef/Reserve

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

60 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wall

Siquijor

Philippines

60 species
Turtle nesting reef

Sangalaki Islands

Indonesia

60 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Reserve

Apo Island

Philippines

59 species
Wall

Menjangan Island (Bali Barat)

Indonesia

59 species

Hasta 40 m · Open Water

30 m27 °C

Volcanic wall

Banda Islands

Indonesia

59 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Tenggol Island

Malaysia

59 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Granite pinnacle

Perhentian Islands (Tokong Laut)

Malaysia

59 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m

Coral reef

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

59 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Gili Trawangan

Indonesia

58 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Volcanic/Reef

Camiguin Island

Philippines

58 species
Coral lagoon

Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

58 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Reef/Cave

Camotes Islands

Philippines

58 species
Coral reef

Bali (Nusa Dua)

Indonesia

58 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef of the 17 islands

Riung Islands (Flores)

Indonesia

58 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

UNESCO
Wreck

SS Yongala

Australia

57 species
UNESCO
Coral reef

Whitsunday Islands (Bahía Chalkies)

Australia

57 species
Coral atoll

Lakshadweep (Bangaram)

India

57 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

Vertical oceanic wall / Cave

Isla de Navidad (Christmas Island)

Australia

56 species
Cleaning station

Ishigaki (Manta Scramble)

Japan

56 species

Hasta 20 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Pelagic/Reef

Mafia Island (tiburón ballena)

Tanzania

56 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Rocky islet

Netrani Island

India

56 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

Coastal reef

Pigeon Island

Sri Lanka

Coral reef

Koh Lipe

Thailand

55 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Racha Yai

Thailand

55 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Coral reef

Kerama Islands

Japan

55 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

30 m24 °C

Coral lagoon

Mayotte (laguna)

Mayotte

55 species
Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Marine Park

Kenya

55 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

UNESCO
Coral reef

Lady Elliot Island

Australia

54 species
UNESCO
Remote atoll

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

54 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Reef/Archipelago

Quirimbas Islands

Mozambique

54 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Reserve

Daymaniyat Islands

Oman

54 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m

Volcanic reef

Comoras (Mohéli)

Comoros

54 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m

Reef/Fjord

Bandar Khayran

Oman

54 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Coral reef

Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Turtle Watch

Kenya

53 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

Atoll reef

Mnemba Atoll (Zanzíbar)

Tanzania

53 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral reef

Malindi Marine Park

Kenya

53 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

Pristine reef

Vamizi Island

Mozambique

53 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m27 °C

UNESCO
Coral reef

Heron Island

Australia

52 species
Rocky reef

Dibba Rock

United Arab Emirates

52 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Coral reef

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park

Kenya

52 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

UNESCO
Platform reef

Norman Reef

Australia

51 species
Reef/Reserve

Zakynthos (tortuga boba)

Greece

105 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) · groupers

Área marina protegida
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Volcanic/Reserve

Ustica Island

Italy

104 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Dusky groupers · tuna · amberjack

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Wall/Cave

Kas

Türkiye

101 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m22 °C

Groupers · turtles · a submerged aircraft wreck

Océano
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Wall/Cave

Kornati Islands

Croatia

94 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · bottlenose dolphin · loggerhead turtle

OcéanoIslasÁrea marina protegida
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Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

94 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Océano
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Wreck (deep hold section)

Zenobia Wreck

Cyprus

91 species

Hasta 42 m · Technical

25 m20 °C

Large groupers · barracuda · moray eels

OcéanoPolarÁrea marina protegida
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UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Hasta 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

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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UNESCO
Reef/Wall

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines

63 species

Hasta 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

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

63 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · green and hawksbill turtle · leopard shark

Agua dulceIslas
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Ocean wall

Layang Layang Atoll

Malaysia

63 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m28 °C

Schooling hammerhead sharks · turtles · dolphins

Océano
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Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Océano
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Green and hawksbill turtles on almost every dive · eagle rays · reef sharks

Área marina protegida
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28 °C

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

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Reef manta rays all year round at Manta Point; sunfish (Mola alexandrini) in the cold season; turtles · reef sharks

Océano
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20 m
28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OcéanoIslas
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Manta rays at the cleaning stations of Koh Bon and Koh Tachai · turtles · leopard sharks

IslasÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef sharks · hammerheads · thresher shark

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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More than 400 species of fish; bumphead parrotfish at dawn · trevally · barracuda

Océano
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28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · nudibranchs

Océano
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Occasional hammerhead sharks · manta rays · turtles

Océano
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Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · soft corals

OcéanoIslas
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Sunfish (mola mola) · manta rays · turtles

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Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

OcéanoIslas
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Reef sharks · turtles · pristine corals

OcéanoIslas
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28 °C

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

Islas
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Occasional whale sharks · turtles · groupers

Océano
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Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Millions of sardines in bait balls · turtles · whitetip sharks

Área marina protegida
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Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

OcéanoIslas
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28 °C

Green turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Islas
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Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Islas
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Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Océano
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Green turtles nesting en masse · manta rays

Islas
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Hasta 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Green turtles well used to divers · shoals of reef fish · dense hard coral

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Whitetip reef sharks · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Schooling scalloped hammerhead sharks · sea snakes · mobula rays

OcéanoIslas
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28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · the nearby HMS Prince of Wales wreck

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28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · barracuda · turtles

Océano
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Seahorses · turtles · hard corals

Océano
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Green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Océano
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Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef fish · turtles · soft corals

Océano
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28 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Océano
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Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef fish · freshwater caves nearby

OcéanoAgua dulceIslas
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Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Océano
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Turtles · reef fish · fruit bats on a nearby island

Océano
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Hasta 28 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m26 °C

Olive sea snakes · very large turtles · groupers

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m25 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

OcéanoIslasPatrimonio Mundial
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25 m
28 °C

Reef sharks · dolphins · turtles

OcéanoIslas
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Hasta 40 m · Open Water on the shallow reefs; advanced on Perpendicular Wall

Whale sharks · manta rays · spinner dolphins all year round

Área marina protegida
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Resident manta rays · turtles

Islas
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Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Océano
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12 m
27 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · barracuda

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55 species

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · parrotfish

Océano
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Leopard sharks · turtles · seahorses

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Clownfish · turtles · octopus

Océano
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Green turtles · hard corals of great diversity

Océano
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Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Turtles · reef sharks · manta rays

Océano
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15 m
27 °C

Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

Océano
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Hasta 20 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

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

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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27 °C

Mangroves · seagrass meadows · fringing reef; the world's largest population of giant tortoise

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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Dugongs · whale sharks on passage · turtles

OcéanoIslas
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27 °C

Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

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27 °C

Nesting green turtles · dugongs · reef sharks

Islas
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26 °C

Turtles · whitetip reef sharks · dolphins

Océano
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54 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Green turtles · clownfish · hard corals

Océano
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15 m
27 °C

Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

View dive site

Dolphins · green turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Océano
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15 m
27 °C

Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Océano
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Reef sharks · turtles · high coral biodiversity

Océano
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Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

Nesting green and hawksbill turtles · manta rays · reef sharks

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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Leopard sharks · turtles · occasional manta rays

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15 m
27 °C

Resident dolphins · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Océano
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Hasta 25 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · clownfish

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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