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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.

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Depth (m)15 m – 60 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)6 °C – 28 °C
553documented spots117countries404 mmetres of maximum depth

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Pinnacle/Pelagic

Malapascua (tiburón zorro)

Philippines

60 species
UNESCO
Pelagic/Reef

Ogasawara Islands

Japan

59 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Reef/Pelagic

Morotai (buceo con tiburones)

Indonesia

59 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Ponta do Ouro

Mozambique

59 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m24 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Tofo Beach

Mozambique

57 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m26 °C

Coastal pelagic

Kalpitiya

Sri Lanka

Wall/Pelagic

Osprey Reef (Coral Sea)

Australia

56 species
Pelagic/Reef

Mafia Island (tiburón ballena)

Tanzania

56 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Wall/Pelagic

Rasdhoo Atoll (Madivaru)

Maldives

55 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Atolón de Ari

Maldives

53 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m28 °C

Rock formation/Pelagic

Yonaguni Monument

Japan

52 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m24 °C

Wall/Pelagic

Rocky Island

Egypt

51 species

Hasta 60 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m

Volcanic reef/Pelagic

Orchid Island (Lanyu)

Taiwan

48 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m

Reef/Pelagic

Contoy Island

Mexico

48 species

Hasta 25 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m

Pinnacle/Pelagic

Angarosh Reef

Sudan

47 species

Hasta 50 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m27 °C

Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

94 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, drift diving

30 m23 °C

Manta rays · hammerhead sharks · blue sharks

Océano
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Cold-water pelagic

Lofoten (orcas)

Norway

86 species

Hasta 25 m · Advanced / drysuit

15 m6 °C

Orcas · humpback whales · herring

OcéanoPolar
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UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m26 °C

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

Patrimonio MundialÁrea marina protegida
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Oceanic pelagic

Solor / Lembata (ballenas azules)

Indonesia

63 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m26 °C

Migrating blue whales · sperm whales

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Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

62 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

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

Área marina protegida
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Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

62 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

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

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Pinnacle/Pelagic

Nusa Penida (Manta Point / Crystal Bay)

Indonesia

62 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m22 °C

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

Océano
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Reef/Pelagic

Nusa Lembongan

Indonesia

61 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m22 °C

Sunfish (mola mola) · manta rays · turtles

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Coastal pelagic

Ticao Island (Donsol, whale shark)

Philippines

61 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Whale shark on passage

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Hasta 30 m · Advanced

20 m27 °C

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

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24 °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
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Blacktip reef sharks · eagle rays

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Bull sharks · resident dolphins · manta rays

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

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57 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Resident dolphins · whales on passage

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Hasta 40 m · Advanced

30 m27 °C

Grey reef sharks · silky sharks · giant corals

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Océano
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Hammerhead sharks at dawn · grey reef sharks

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Whale shark · manta rays · grey reef sharks

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Migrating hammerhead sharks · enigmatic rock formations

Océano
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27 °C

Oceanic · hammerhead and pelagic thresher sharks

Área marina protegida
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25 °C

Flying fish · occasional sharks · hard corals

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28 °C

Whale shark (the Afuera aggregation) · mobula rays

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Hammerhead sharks · tiger shark · silvertip shark

Océano
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