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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 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

553 dive sites found

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
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Reefs
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Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
UNESCO
Wall/Reserve

Scandola Reserve (Corsica)

France

122 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Rocky reef/Wreck

L'Escala (Costa Brava)

Spain

122 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

20 m

Pinnacle

Medes Islands

Spain

122 species

Hasta 45 m · Advanced

20 m

Rocky reef/Cave

Cavalleria (Menorca)

Spain

121 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Marine reserve/Cave

Balearic Islands (Cabrera)

Spain

121 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

UNESCO
Rock wall

Formentera (Es Freus)

Spain

121 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

Blue light cave

Cabrera (Cova Blava)

Spain

120 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

25 m

Rocky cove/Cave

Calanques de Marsella

France

116 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m18 °C

Marine reserve/Wall

Port-Cros National Park

France

116 species

Hasta 40 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Marine reserve/Wreck

Côte Bleue

France

116 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Isles of Scilly

United Kingdom

114 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

Rocky reef/Reserve

Lundy Island

United Kingdom

114 species

Hasta 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Cold rocky reef

Farne Islands

United Kingdom

112 species

Hasta 20 m · Advanced Open Water

Wreck/Rocky reef

Plymouth Sound (pecios)

United Kingdom

112 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Cold rocky reef/Wreck

Farne Islands (Longstone)

United Kingdom

112 species

Hasta 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Wreck

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom

111 species

Hasta 45 m · Advanced / technical

Cold rocky reef

St Abbs

United Kingdom

111 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

UNESCO
Atlantic rocky reef

Skellig Islands

Ireland

111 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m

Wreck/Rocky reef

Malin Head

Ireland

109 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced

15 m12 °C

Rock wall

Portofino Marine Reserve

Italy

107 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Submerged statue / Rocky wall

Cristo degli Abissi (San Fruttuoso)

Italy

106 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water; also accessible freediving

Reef/Reserve

Zakynthos (tortuga boba)

Greece

105 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Cave/Reef

Plemmirio Marine Reserve (Sicilia)

Italy

105 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Wall/Cave

Tavolara (Cerdeña)

Italy

105 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m20 °C

Cave/Wall

Aegadian Islands (Favignana)

Italy

105 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Rocky reef/Pink beach

Elafonisi (Creta)

Greece

105 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Volcanic/Reserve

Ustica Island

Italy

104 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Elba Island

Italy

104 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m21 °C

Sea cave

Isle of Capri (Blue Grotto)

Italy

104 species

Hasta 15 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m20 °C

UNESCO
Actively volcanic

Aeolian Islands (Panarea/Stromboli)

Italy

104 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Volcanic/Wall

El Hierro / La Restinga

Spain

103 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Sea cave

Grotta di Nereo (Cueva de Nereo)

Italy

103 species

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

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

UNESCO
Rocky reef/Wreck

Costa Amalfitana

Italy

103 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m

Cave/Rocky reef

Ponza Island

Italy

103 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

Rodas

Greece

103 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Symi

Greece

103 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Actively volcanic/Fumaroles

Aeolian Islands (Vulcano)

Italy

103 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

Volcanic/Cave

Milos

Greece

102 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Classical-period archaeological wreck

Pecio de Peristera (Museo Subacuático de Alonnisos)

Greece

102 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water; only with an authorised guide

Wreck

Amorgos (pecio Le Grand Bleu)

Greece

102 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m23 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Corfú (Paleokastritsa)

Greece

102 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Volcanic/Wreck

Santorini (Caldera volcánica)

Greece

101 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °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

Rocky reef/Wreck

Marmaris

Türkiye

101 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Wreck/Rocky reef

Bodrum (aircraft wreck)

Türkiye

99 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

98 species

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

15 m

Sea cave

Blue Cave of Biševo

Croatia

95 species
Wall/Cave

Lastovo Island

Croatia

94 species
Salt lake/Reserve

Mljet Island

Croatia

94 species
Wall/Cave

Kornati Islands

Croatia

94 species
Wreck

Vis Island (pecios)

Croatia

94 species
Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

94 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

94 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

UNESCO
Wreck/Rocky reef

Dubrovnik

Croatia

94 species
Remote rock wall

Croacia (Isla de Susac)

Croatia

94 species
Wreck/Reef

Cirkewwa (Malta)

Malta

92 species

Hasta 35 m · Open Water

30 m

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

Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

142 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Octopus · conger eels · lobsters

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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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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Atlantic rocky reef

Cliff Coast (Cape St Vincent)

Portugal

137 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m17 °C

Groupers · conger eels · lobsters

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Marine reserve

Sesimbra

Portugal

137 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m18 °C

Groupers · octopus · conger eels

Océano
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Volcanic/Reserve

Alboran Island

Spain

131 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · occasional blue sharks · corals

Área marina protegida
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Marine reserve/Wreck

Cabo de Palos

Spain

130 species

Hasta 45 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Large groupers · dentex · barracuda

Área marina protegida
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Volcanic/Reserve

Columbretes Islands

Spain

127 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m20 °C

Groupers · red corals · occasional blue sharks

OcéanoIslasÁrea marina protegida
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Reef/Reserve

Chafarinas Islands

Spain

124 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Occasional monk seals · groupers · corals

Área marina protegida
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Rock wall

Cap de Creus

Spain

122 species

Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m19 °C

Red corals · groupers · conger eels

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Volcanic marine reserve / Posidonia meadow / Wreck

Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Spain

122 species

Hasta 42 m · Open Water; the El Arna wreck requires an advanced level

Grouper · sea bream · snapper

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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21 °C

Groupers · corals · lobsters

Patrimonio Mundial
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19 °C

Groupers · conger eels · the Reggio Messina wreck

Océano
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19 °C

Large groupers · conger eels · deep-water corals

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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20 °C

Groupers · red corals · moray eels

Área marina protegida
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20 °C

Groupers · ospreys · corals

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25 m22 °C

Groupers · moray eels · Posidonia meadows

Patrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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20 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · the blue light effect

Área marina protegida
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Groupers · red corals · moray eels

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Groupers · corals · a marked underwater trail

Océano
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Groupers · corals · archaeological remains

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15 m
14 °C

Grey seals · lobsters · numerous historic shipwrecks

OcéanoIslas
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10 m
13 °C

Grey seals · lobsters · the first Marine Conservation Zone in the United Kingdom

Océano
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8 m
12 °C

Curious grey seals · lobsters

Océano
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10 m
13 °C

Lobsters · conger eels · several artificial wrecks

Océano
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8 m
12 °C

Grey seals · historic lighthouse wrecks

Islas
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10 m
10 °C

Plumose anemones · conger eels · scallops; typical cold-water fauna of the North Atlantic

Área marina protegida
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8 m
10 °C

Lobsters · spider crabs · plumose anemones

Océano
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13 °C

Grey seals · basking sharks on passage · gannets

OcéanoPatrimonio Mundial
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Basking sharks on passage · lobsters · First World War wrecks

Océano
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Groupers · corals · red gorgonians

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Grouper · lobster · passing pelagics; walls with coral and deep crevices
Área marina protegida
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Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) · groupers

Área marina protegida
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Corals · moray eels · lobsters

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Groupers · lobsters · red corals

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Groupers · corals · Punic archaeological remains

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Reef fish · corals · lobsters

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Dusky groupers · tuna · amberjack

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Groupers · moray eels · the remains of historic wrecks

OcéanoIslas
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Reef fish · bioluminescent encrusting corals

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21 °C

Underwater fumaroles · groupers · thermal-water corals

IslasPatrimonio Mundial
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21 °C

Angelsharks · occasional basking sharks · manta rays

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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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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20 °C

Groupers · octopus · submerged Roman remains

Patrimonio Mundial
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Groupers · lobsters · volcanic formations

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Groupers · octopus · the Italian Freighter wreck

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

Océano
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Underwater sulphur fumaroles · reef fish

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Seahorses · lobsters · volcanic formations

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Mediterranean reef life; the park protects the Mediterranean monk seal
Área marina protegida
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Reef fish · moray eels

Océano
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Groupers · octopus · lobsters

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Reef fish · lava formations · an aircraft wreck

Océano
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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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23 °C

Groupers · moray eels · merchant ship wrecks

Océano
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23 °C

Reef fish · octopus · ancient amphora remains

Océano
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20 °C

Reef fish colonising the sculptures

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

Groupers · corals · two inland salt lakes

OcéanoÁrea 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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Hasta 50 m · Advanced

30 m22 °C

Reef fish · encrusting corals

Océano
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Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Océano
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Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Océano
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Hasta 35 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · lobsters · minor wrecks

OcéanoPatrimonio Mundial
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Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m21 °C

Groupers · lobsters · corals

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20 °C

Reef fish · two patrol boat wrecks

OcéanoÁrea 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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