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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)10 m – 404 m
Visibility (m)10 m – 90 m
Water temperature (°C)9 °C – 28 °C

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
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Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Wall/Cave

Tremiti Islands

Italy

103 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Sea cave

Kastellorizo (Cueva Azul)

Greece

103 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

25 m24 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Halkidiki

Greece

103 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m22 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Ponza Island

Italy

103 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Symi

Greece

103 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Volcanic/Cave

Milos

Greece

102 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Corfú (Paleokastritsa)

Greece

102 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Wall/Cave

Kas

Türkiye

101 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Cave/Wreck

Fethiye

Türkiye

101 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

20 m

Sea cave

Blue Cave of Biševo

Croatia

95 species
Wall/Cave

Lastovo Island

Croatia

94 species
Wall/Cave

Kornati Islands

Croatia

94 species
Wreck/Cave

Malta (Blue Hole Gozo / Um El Faroud)

Malta

92 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

35 m

Light cave

Comino (Laguna Azul y Cuevas)

Malta

92 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

30 m

Cave/Rocky reef

Gozo (Cathedral Cave/Reqqa Point)

Malta

92 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m

Cave/Wreck

Cape Greco

Cyprus

UNESCO
Wreck/Cave

Paphos (pecios)

Cyprus

Rocky reef/Cave

Ksamil

Albania

90 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Pinnacle/Granite cave

Similan Islands

Thailand

62 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Cave/Karst lagoon

Sohoton Cove

Philippines

60 species
Reef/Cave

Camotes Islands

Philippines

58 species
Vertical oceanic wall / Cave

Isla de Navidad (Christmas Island)

Australia

56 species
Cave/Reef

Miyako Island

Japan

55 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m25 °C

Cave/Wall

Koh Ha (Krabi)

Thailand

54 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Pinnacle/Cave

Mergui Archipelago (Black Rock)

Myanmar

54 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Cave

St John's Reef

Egypt

50 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m

Sinkhole/Wall

Blue Hole Dahab

Egypt

47 species

Hasta 130 m · Advanced / highly experienced

25 m

Reef/Cave

Moucha Island

Djibouti

47 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Barrier reef/Blue Hole

Andros Barrier Reef

Bahamas

46 species

Hasta 300 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Sinkhole (freediving)

Dean's Blue Hole

Bahamas

44 species

Hasta 202 m · Advanced / technical freediving

30 m26 °C

Reef/Cave

Yasawa Islands

Fiji

44 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

Reef/Shallow cave

French Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species
Sinkhole/Cave

Guam (Blue Hole)

Guam

43 species
Cave/Marine cenote

Saipan (Grotto)

Northern Mariana Islands

43 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m

Wall/Cave

Punta Francés

Cuba

40 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

Wall/Cave

Sosúa

Dominican Republic

37 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m

Secondary sinkhole

Blue Hole (Turneffe)

Belize

37 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced

30 m

UNESCO
Sinkhole

Great Blue Hole

Belize

36 species

Hasta 124 m · Advanced

Rocky reef/Cave

Berlengas Islands

Portugal

138 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

Océano
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Rocky reef/Cave

Cavalleria (Menorca)

Spain

121 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

Área marina protegida
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Marine reserve/Cave

Balearic Islands (Cabrera)

Spain

121 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · ospreys · corals

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Blue light cave

Cabrera (Cova Blava)

Spain

120 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

25 m20 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · the blue light effect

Área marina protegida
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Rocky cove/Cave

Calanques de Marsella

France

116 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

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Cave/Reef

Plemmirio Marine Reserve (Sicilia)

Italy

105 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Corals · moray eels · lobsters

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Wall/Cave

Tavolara (Cerdeña)

Italy

105 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m20 °C

Groupers · lobsters · red corals

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Cave/Wall

Aegadian Islands (Favignana)

Italy

105 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · corals · Punic archaeological remains

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Sea cave

Isle of Capri (Blue Grotto)

Italy

104 species

Hasta 15 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m20 °C

Reef fish · bioluminescent encrusting corals

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Sea cave

Grotta di Nereo (Cueva de Nereo)

Italy

103 species

Hasta 33 m · Advanced Open Water; the narrow tunnels require a cave qualification

Red coral (Corallium rubrum) · spiny lobsters · European lobsters
Área marina protegida
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Groupers · red corals · lobsters

OcéanoIslasÁrea marina protegida
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Reef fish · lobsters

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Groupers · moray eels · seahorses

Océano
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Groupers · lobsters · volcanic formations

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

Océano
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Seahorses · lobsters · volcanic formations

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Groupers · octopus · lobsters

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22 °C

Groupers · turtles · a submerged aircraft wreck

Océano
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23 °C

Groupers · octopus · the Fethiye aircraft wreck

Océano
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Hasta 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m22 °C

Reef fish

Océano
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Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · lobsters · corals

Área marina protegida
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Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Posidonia oceanica meadows · bottlenose dolphin · loggerhead turtle

OcéanoIslasÁrea marina protegida
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20 °C

Groupers · moray eels · octopus

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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20 °C

Reef fish · the turquoise light effect

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20 °C

Groupers · moray eels · encrusting corals

Océano
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91 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Reef fish · moray eels · the nearby Zenobia wreck

Océano
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91 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Reef fish · moray eels · the Achilleas tug wreck

OcéanoPatrimonio Mundial
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23 °C

Groupers · octopus · corals

Océano
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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 15 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef fish · karst formations

Agua dulce
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Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Turtles · reef fish · freshwater caves nearby

OcéanoAgua dulceIslas
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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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Reef fish · underwater karst formations

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Leopard sharks · barracuda · light caves

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Nurse sharks · giant lobsters · underwater caves

OcéanoIslas
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27 °C

Hammerheads · grey reef shark · oceanic whitetip

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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26 °C

Clownfish · Napoleon wrasse · turtles

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Turtles · reef sharks · hard corals

Océano
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The third largest barrier reef in the world · reef sharks · inland blue holes

OcéanoAgua dulce
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Limited wildlife; a world mecca of freediving

Océano
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20 m26 °C

Reef sharks · seasonal manta rays · soft corals

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Hasta 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Moray eels · large snapper · groupers

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef fish · occasional sharks

Océano
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28 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · karst formations

Océano
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Reef sharks · groupers · giant sponges

Océano
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27 °C

Moray eels · lobsters · reef fish

Océano
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27 °C

Reef sharks · groupers

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30 m
27 °C

the appeal is geological. Reef and nurse sharks at the entrance

Patrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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