Dive Sites

Punta Maria, in the Canarreos Archipelago, is a spectacular wall dive. The deep, current-swept point is a great place to see large pelagic life, including silky sharks, reef sharks, and large schools of tarpon.

Punta Sur is Cozumel's most thrilling and challenging dive. The highlight is the 'Devil's Throat', a long, dark, and deep swim-through that starts inside a coral head at 25 meters and exits on the deep wall at 40 meters. For very experienced divers only.

Punta Sur is Cozumel's most thrilling and challenging dive. The highlight is the 'Devil's Throat', a long, dark, and deep swim-through that starts inside a coral head at 25 meters and exits on the deep wall at 40 meters. For very experienced divers only.

Punta Sur is Cozumel's most thrilling and challenging dive. The highlight is the 'Devil's Throat', a long, dark, and deep swim-through that starts inside a coral head at 25 meters and exits on the deep wall at 40 meters. For very experienced divers only.

Punta Vicente Roca on Isabela Island is a cold-water dive site where deep ocean upwellings bring incredible nutrients to the surface. This attracts a huge amount of life, including mola mola, penguins feeding underwater, and vast schools of fish.

The strait around Pura Island in Alor is known for its muck diving. The dark sand slopes are home to a wide variety of critters, including the rare and beautiful Rhinopias. The local fishermen often watch the divers from their boats, adding a unique cultural element.

Pura Mas ('Golden Temple') is a unique dive site that features a collection of intentionally submerged Balinese temple statues, including large Buddha statues. These have become a beautiful artificial reef on a healthy sloping coral garden.

Puri Jati is a world-class muck diving site on the north coast of Bali (often dived from Dauin). The black sand slope is a treasure trove for rare critters, and it's one of the best places in the world to find the incredible mimic octopus.

Purple Rain is a beautiful drift dive named for the thousands of purple creole wrasse that often school here. The reef is also covered in a stunning array of colorful soft corals and sponges.

Pygmy Point is a dive site at Tioman specifically known as a reliable spot to find the tiny and elusive pygmy seahorse. It requires a keen eye and a slow pace, but the reward is a fantastic macro encounter on a beautiful, healthy reef.

Qita' al Banna is another spectacular deep pinnacle in northern Sudan. The strong currents that sweep the pinnacle attract a huge amount of life, making it a fantastic spot for seeing sharks, large schools of barracuda, and jacks.

Quarter Mile Reef is a very shallow reef close to shore, making it a perfect spot for an easy second dive or for training. It's a nursery for juvenile fish and a fantastic place to find a huge variety of macro life, including many species of nudibranchs.

The Quirimbas Archipelago is a chain of 32 remote and beautiful islands. The diving here is pristine and uncrowded, featuring spectacular wall dives, healthy coral gardens, and a huge amount of fish life.

Rabaul has a massive natural harbor that was a major Japanese naval base in WWII, and it is now filled with wrecks. The volcanic landscape creates excellent muck diving, and the outer reefs are pristine and healthy.

Race Rocks is an ecological reserve known for its incredibly strong tidal currents. This creates a thrilling, high-speed drift dive for advanced divers. The nutrient-rich water supports a staggering amount of life, including a large sea lion colony.

Racha Noi is the more adventurous sister island to Racha Yai. The dive sites here are deeper, with granite boulder formations and stronger currents. The southern tip is a cleaning station that attracts manta rays in season.

Racha Yai is an island south of Phuket that is extremely popular for beginner divers and training courses due to its calm, clear water and easy conditions. It features several bays with sloping reefs and a number of small, intentionally sunk wrecks.

Raggie Cave is the premier site on Aliwal Shoal for seeing ragged-tooth sharks during their winter aggregation. It's a large, open cavern where dozens of these impressive (but docile) sharks can be seen resting, offering incredible photo opportunities.

Similar to the site at Aliwal Shoal, the deep reef of Protea Banks also features caves that serve as a resting and gestation area for hundreds of ragged-tooth sharks during the winter months.

Rainbow Reef is the most famous reef in the Somosomo Strait. The currents that flow through the strait fuel an incredible explosion of colorful soft corals, making this one of the most vibrant and visually stunning drift dives in the world.

The Rainbow Warrior, the famous Greenpeace flagship, was sunk by French secret service agents in 1985. It was later moved and re-sunk as an artificial reef. It is now a beautiful and poignant dive, covered in colorful jewel anemones.

Randy's Gazebo is a beautiful dive on the Bloody Bay Wall, famous for a large, chimney-like swim-through that starts on the reef top and exits on the deep wall. The wall itself is covered in spectacular and colorful sponges.

Rantau Abang is historically famous as a major nesting ground for giant leatherback turtles. While sightings are now very rare, the offshore reefs still offer pleasant diving with healthy corals and a good chance to see green and hawksbill turtles.