🇮🇩Indonesia
Mimpang is a series of three large rock pinnacles just off the coast of Candidasa. The currents here can be strong, but they attract a lot of life, making it one of the best places in Bali for reliable shark sightings and a good spot to look for Mola mola in season.
🇮🇩Indonesia
Mioskon Island is a beautiful dive site with a gently sloping reef that is perfect for a relaxed dive. The reef is covered in beautiful coral bommies, and the site is famous for its large schools of yellowtail snappers and as a great place to find wobbegong sharks.
🇵🇫French Polynesia
Miri Miri ('Kiss Kiss' in Tahitian) is a beautiful outer reef dive in Bora Bora. It's known for its stunning rose coral formations and is a great spot to see eagle rays and turtles cruising past.
🇲🇾Malaysia
The Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park in Sarawak is a hidden gem. It boasts some of Malaysia's healthiest and most vibrant coral reefs, with large anemone gardens and a huge diversity of nudibranchs, making it a paradise for underwater photographers.
🇸🇧Solomon Islands
Mirror Pond is another unique site in the Russell Islands. The dive involves swimming through a short tunnel that leads to a small, enclosed pond in the jungle where the water is often mirror-calm. A resident (but shy) saltwater crocodile sometimes makes an appearance.
🇹🇿Tanzania
Misali Island is a protected marine reserve near Pemba, known for its exceptionally pristine coral reefs. The diving here features spectacular wall dives with incredible hard coral coverage and a very high density of fish life.
🇮🇩Indonesia
Misty Passage is a channel dive in Misool that can be exhilarating when the current is running. The sides of the channel are lined with stunning soft corals, and the current brings in large schools of fish, including fusiliers and sweetlips.
🇲🇬Madagascar
The Mitsio Archipelago is a remote group of islands north of Nosy Be, offering pristine and uncrowded diving. The area is known for its dramatic underwater pinnacles, which are covered in sea fans and are a great place to see manta rays.
🇰🇾Cayman Islands
Mixing Bowl is where the Bloody Bay Wall and Jackson's Wall meet. This corner is one of the most biodiverse and fish-rich sites in the Cayman Islands, with a stunning wall, beautiful coral gardens, and a huge number of turtles and groupers.
🇭🇷Croatia
Mljet is a beautiful, green island and a national park. The diving here is on pristine, protected reefs and walls. The area is also known for several sites where ancient Roman amphorae can be seen.
🇹🇿Tanzania
Mnemba Atoll is a private island surrounded by a protected marine conservation area. The reefs are incredibly healthy and teeming with fish, and it's a fantastic place for dolphin encounters, both from the boat and in the water.
🇵🇭Philippines
The Moalboal Sardine Run is a breathtaking natural phenomenon where a massive school of millions of sardines resides just off the shoreline. Divers and snorkelers can swim right into the gigantic, swirling bait ball just a few meters from the beach.
🇮🇩Indonesia
The Molas Wreck is a Dutch cargo ship from WWII that lies on a sandy slope near Manado. It's a great combination of a wreck and muck dive, with the structure attracting schools of fish while the surrounding sand is home to many interesting critters.
🇺🇸USA
Molasses Reef is one of the most popular and fish-rich reefs in the Florida Keys. This classic spur-and-groove reef system has a huge diversity of marine life, including turtles, eels, sharks, and massive schools of snappers.
🇺🇸USA
Molasses Reef is one of the most popular and fish-rich reefs in the Florida Keys. This classic spur-and-groove reef system has a huge diversity of marine life, including turtles, eels, sharks, and massive schools of snappers.
🇺🇸USA
Molasses Reef is one of the most popular and fish-rich reefs in the Florida Keys. This classic spur-and-groove reef system has a huge diversity of marine life, including turtles, eels, sharks, and massive schools of snappers.
🇬🇩Grenada
Molinere Bay is home to the world's first underwater sculpture park, created by artist Jason deCaires Taylor. It features a collection of concrete sculptures, including the famous 'Vicissitudes' circle of children. The sculptures have become a thriving artificial reef.
🇵🇭Philippines
Momo Beach on Panglao Island is a fantastic muck diving site accessible from the shore. The sandy slope is home to a wide variety of critters, including frogfish, seahorses, and many different species of nudibranchs, making it a favorite for macro photographers.
🇵🇷Puerto Rico
Mona Island is a remote, uninhabited island known as the 'Galapagos of the Caribbean' for its unique ecosystem and pristine condition. The diving is on untouched reefs with incredible visibility, a huge amount of fish, and a very healthy shark population.
🇵🇭Philippines
Monad Shoal is a submerged seamount and the only place in the world where the elusive pelagic thresher shark can be seen almost every single day. Divers descend before dawn to witness these unique sharks rising from the deep to visit cleaning stations.
🇦🇺Australia
Montague Island is a nature reserve famous for its large colony of fur seals. Diving and snorkeling with these playful 'puppies of the sea' is the main attraction. The island also has a resident population of grey nurse sharks and interesting underwater tunnels.
🇺🇸USA
Monterey Bay is the heart of a massive marine sanctuary and offers world-class cold-water diving. Divers can explore dense kelp forests, see playful sea otters, and discover a huge variety of colorful macro life on the rocky reefs.
🇵🇫French Polynesia
Moorea offers fantastic and easy diving in its beautiful lagoons and outer reefs. It's particularly famous for its large population of lemon sharks, which can be seen at several sites, as well as an abundance of sea turtles.
🇻🇨St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Mopion is a tiny sandbar with a single thatch umbrella, the epitome of a deserted island. The surrounding reef is a beautiful and easy dive, perfect for beginners and snorkelers, with healthy corals and a lot of small reef fish.
🇪🇨Ecuador
Mosquera is a small, sandy islet that is home to a large sea lion colony. The dive is on a sandy slope and is one of the easiest places in the central islands to see schooling hammerhead sharks, as well as garden eels and eagle rays.