🇨🇱Chile
Motu Nui is the largest of the islets off the southern tip of Easter Island, famous for the historic 'birdman' cult. The diving here is a spectacular deep wall dive in some of the clearest water imaginable. A true blue-water experience.
🇫🇯Fiji
Mount Mutiny is another spectacular pinnacle in the Bligh Water, named after the 'mutiny' of the Bounty. The pinnacle is completely covered in a rainbow of colorful soft corals and is considered one of the most beautiful soft coral sites in Fiji.
🇮🇩Indonesia
Moyo Island, north of Sumbawa, offers excellent diving on pristine coral walls. The walls are covered in sea fans and sponges, and the reefs are very healthy. It's a great all-around destination, with good chances to see reef sharks, turtles, and also good macro life.
🇭🇷Croatia
The MS Bisevo was a former passenger ferry that was sunk as an artificial reef. The large wreck sits upright and is fully intact, providing a fantastic and exciting dive for advanced wreck divers.
🇫🇷France
The Donator is a large cargo ship and one of the most famous deep wrecks in France. It sits upright and is completely covered in a dense forest of red and yellow gorgonian sea fans, attracting a huge amount of fish life. A legendary technical dive.
🇮🇩Indonesia
Muka Kampung ('Front of the Village') is a dive site in front of the main village on Bunaken Island. It's an easy, sloping reef that's fantastic for macro life, with many critters hiding in the sand and among the coral heads.
🇦🇸American Samoa
Muli Tui is a site within the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, known for its incredible hard coral coverage. The reef here has some of the highest coral density in the world, with massive, ancient Porites coral heads.
🇸🇧Solomon Islands
Munda was a major WWII base, and the surrounding waters are littered with wrecks, including numerous American and Japanese aircraft. The area also boasts pristine coral reefs and spectacular wall dives.
🇲🇽Underwater Museum
MUSA is a massive underwater contemporary museum of art with over 500 life-sized sculptures. It was created to draw divers away from the natural reefs, and the sculptures have now become a beautiful and thriving artificial reef.
🇴🇲Oman
The Musandam Peninsula is known for its dramatic 'fjord-like' inlets. The diving here is spectacular, with nutrient-rich waters attracting a huge amount of life, including whale sharks. The currents in the channels make for exciting drift dives.
🇪🇸Spain
The Museo Atlantico is Europe's first underwater museum, created by artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Divers can explore several installations of lifelike concrete sculptures that have become a thriving artificial reef.
🇪🇸Spain
The Museo Atlantico is Europe's first underwater museum, created by artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Divers can explore several installations of lifelike concrete sculptures that have become a thriving artificial reef.
🇨🇼Curaçao
Mushroom Forest is named for its unique coral formations. Over decades, hard corals have grown into large, mushroom-shaped structures. It's a beautiful and easy dive, and a great place to see turtles and moray eels.
🇰🇾Cayman Islands
This 330-foot long Russian-built frigate was intentionally sunk off Cayman Brac. It's the only Soviet warship diveable in the Western Hemisphere. The wreck is broken into two sections and offers excellent penetration for certified divers.
🇲🇹Malta
The MV Cominoland was a former tourist ferry sunk alongside the Karwela. It's another fantastic, upright wreck with easy swim-throughs on its two decks. Divers can often visit both the Cominoland and Karwela on the same dive.
🇲🇹Malta
The MV Cominoland was a former tourist ferry sunk alongside the Karwela. It's another fantastic, upright wreck with easy swim-throughs on its two decks. Divers can often visit both the Cominoland and Karwela on the same dive.
🇦🇮Anguilla
The MV Commerce is a commercial freighter that was intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. It sits upright and is a fun and easy wreck to explore, with large open holds that are safe for penetration.
🇲🇹Malta
The MV Karwela was a passenger ferry scuttled as an artificial reef. It sits perfectly upright and is famous for its photogenic grand staircase. The large open decks make for very easy and safe penetration.
🇲🇹Malta
The MV Karwela was a passenger ferry scuttled as an artificial reef. It sits perfectly upright and is famous for its photogenic grand staircase. The large open decks make for very easy and safe penetration.
🇦🇮Anguilla
The MV Meppel is an inter-island trader that was sunk by a hurricane. The wreck is now a thriving artificial reef, known for its healthy coral growth and as a great place to spot hawksbill turtles.
🇿🇦South Africa
The MV Produce was a Norwegian bulk carrier that sank in 1974. It's a massive and impressive wreck, now home to giant brindle bass (groupers) that can weigh hundreds of kilograms. A fantastic deep wreck for advanced divers.
🇰🇳St. Kitts & Nevis
The River Taw was a large freighter that was broken in half by a hurricane. The two sections now lie in shallow water and form a fantastic artificial reef, teeming with fish life. It's a very easy and enjoyable wreck dive.
🇬🇩Grenada
The Shakem is a large cement freighter that sank during a storm. It sits upright and is a fantastic deep wreck for advanced divers, with its large cargo holds and superstructure open for exploration.
🇬🇷Greece
Mykonos offers surprisingly rich diving. The main attractions are the 'Anna II' shipwreck, a large and intact cargo ship, and several sites with ancient amphorae fields, providing a dive into history.
🇦🇸American Samoa
The Nafanua is a former US Navy vessel that was sunk as an artificial reef in Pago Pago Harbor. It's a very easy and accessible wreck dive, now home to a good variety of fish and coral life.