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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.

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Depth (m)15 m – 60 m

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Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m

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Water temperature (°C)6 °C – 28 °C

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553documented spots117countries404 mmetres of maximum depth

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Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Cold-water pelagic

Lofoten (orcas)

Norway

Hasta 25 m · Advanced / drysuit

15 m6 °C

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m

Oceanic pelagic

Solor / Lembata (ballenas azules)

Indonesia

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Whale sharks under the fishing platforms · 'walking' sharks (Hemiscyllium) on night dives · dolphins

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Nusa Lembongan

Indonesia

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m22 °C

Coastal pelagic

Ticao Island (Donsol, whale shark)

Philippines

Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

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Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Océano

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Orcas · humpback whales · herring

OcéanoPolar

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26 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · grey reef sharks · thresher shark

Patrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

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Migrating blue whales · sperm whales

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Resident whale shark · more than 35 endemic fish species · hard coral gardens

Área 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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Sunfish (mola mola) · manta rays · turtles

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Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Whale shark on passage

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Pinnacle/Pelagic

Malapascua (tiburón zorro)

Philippines

Hasta 30 m · Advanced

20 m27 °C

Pelagic thresher shark · occasional manta and mobula rays · whitetip sharks at Gato Island

Ogasawara Islands

Japan

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m24 °C

Sperm whales and humpback whales · dolphins at Futami (Chichijima) · more than 190 threatened bird species across the archipelago as a whole

IslasPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

Morotai (buceo con tiburones)

Indonesia

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Blacktip reef sharks · eagle rays

Ponta do Ouro

Mozambique

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m24 °C

Bull sharks · resident dolphins · manta rays

Tofo Beach

Mozambique

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m26 °C

Whale shark · reef and oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations · seasonal humpback whale

Coastal pelagic

Kalpitiya

Sri Lanka

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Resident dolphins · whales on passage

Osprey Reef (Coral Sea)

Australia

Hasta 40 m · Advanced

30 m27 °C

Grey reef sharks · silky sharks · giant corals

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida

Mafia Island (tiburón ballena)

Tanzania

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Rasdhoo Atoll (Madivaru)

Maldives

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Hammerhead sharks at dawn · grey reef sharks

Atolón de Ari

Maldives

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Whale shark · manta rays · grey reef sharks

Rock formation/Pelagic

Yonaguni Monument

Japan

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m24 °C

Migrating hammerhead sharks · enigmatic rock formations

Rocky Island

Egypt

Hasta 60 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m27 °C

Oceanic · hammerhead and pelagic thresher sharks

Área marina protegida

Volcanic reef/Pelagic

Orchid Island (Lanyu)

Taiwan

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m25 °C

Flying fish · occasional sharks · hard corals

Contoy Island

Mexico

Hasta 25 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Whale shark (the Afuera aggregation) · mobula rays

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Angarosh Reef

Sudan

Hasta 50 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m27 °C

Hammerhead sharks · tiger shark · silvertip shark

Coastal pelagic

Arta Beach (tiburón ballena)

Djibouti

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Juvenile whale shark · dolphins

Surface pelagic

Isla Mujeres (whale shark)

Mexico

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Whale shark · manta rays

Aitutaki

Cook Islands

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Humpback whales on passage · turtles · lagoon fish

Prony Bay

New Caledonia

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m24 °C

Humpback whales · reef sharks · nudibranchs

Surface pelagic

Tonga (nado con ballenas)

Tonga

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Humpback whale mothers and calves

Utila (tiburón ballena)

Honduras

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Whale shark · spinner dolphins

Surface pelagic

Silver Bank (ballenas jorobadas)

Dominican Republic

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Humpback whale mothers and calves

Área marina protegida

Reef/Volcanic pelagic

Boa Vista

Cabo Verde

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m24 °C

Nesting loggerhead turtles · lemon sharks · rays

Atoll pass/Pelagic

Fakarava (Muro de Tiburones)

French Polynesia

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m27 °C

More than three hundred grey reef sharks forming the 'wall'; lemon · blacktip · whitetip

Área marina protegida

Remote atoll/Pelagic

Kiritimati (Isla Christmas)

Kiribati

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef sharks · giant trevally · manta rays

Reef/Coastal pelagic

Baía dos Golfinhos

Brazil

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Resident spinner dolphins

Darwin Island

Ecuador

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m24 °C

Enormous shoals of scalloped hammerhead · whale shark (June-November) · Galápagos shark

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

Wolf Island

Ecuador

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

20 m24 °C

Schooling scalloped hammerheads · whale shark · Galápagos shark

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

Hasta 45 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m27 °C

Shoals of scalloped hammerhead · whitetip reef shark in enormous numbers · whale shark

Patrimonio MundialÁrea 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

Machalilla / Isla de la Plata

Ecuador

Hasta 25 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m22 °C

Humpback whales on passage · manta rays · whitetip reef sharks

Área marina protegida

Pelagic/Rocky reef

Coiba National Park

Panama

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

Bull sharks · hammerhead sharks · humpback whales

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

Neptune Islands

Australia

Hasta 20 m · Advanced (certified cage)

15 m17 °C

Great white shark · Australian sea lion

Pelagic/Rocky reef

Caño Island

Costa Rica

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m27 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · manta rays · dolphins

False Bay (tiburón blanco)

South Africa

Hasta 15 m · Advanced (certified cage)

8 m16 °C

Great white shark

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Kicker Rock (León Dormido)

Ecuador

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m23 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · sea lions · eagle rays

Patrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

Malpelo Island

Colombia

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

25 m26 °C

Shoals of scalloped hammerhead · silky shark · whale shark

OcéanoPatrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida

Puerto Madryn (Península Valdés)

Argentina

Hasta 20 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m14 °C

Southern right whales · sea lions · orcas

Cold pelagic/Seabird colony

Puerto Deseado (pingüinos)

Argentina

Hasta 20 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m12 °C

Magellanic penguins · sea lions · dolphins

Guadalupe Island (great white shark)

Mexico

Hasta 20 m · Advanced (certified cage)

30 m20 °C

Great white shark