🇦🇺Australia
Rapid Bay Jetty in South Australia is world-famous as one of the most reliable places to see the unique and beautiful leafy sea dragon. The old pier structure is covered in sponges and provides the perfect habitat for these amazing creatures.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Abu Galum is a remote protected area north of Dahab, accessible by camel or boat. The reefs here are exceptionally pristine, with stunning hard coral gardens and a high chance of seeing turtles and eagle rays.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Abu Soma is a beautiful wall dive on the peninsula north of Safaga. The wall is covered in healthy corals and large gorgonian sea fans, and the site is generally protected, offering a calm and scenic drift dive.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Abu Soma is a beautiful wall dive on the peninsula north of Safaga. The wall is covered in healthy corals and large gorgonian sea fans, and the site is generally protected, offering a calm and scenic drift dive.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Abu Soma is a beautiful wall dive on the peninsula north of Safaga. The wall is covered in healthy corals and large gorgonian sea fans, and the site is generally protected, offering a calm and scenic drift dive.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Atantur, on the Sinai coast, is a beautiful wall dive known for its pristine condition. The wall is covered in healthy corals and large bushes of black coral, and it's a great spot to see a huge variety of reef fish.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Ghozlani is a beautiful and often-overlooked dive site in Ras Mohammed. It features some of the most pristine and diverse hard coral gardens in the entire park, with very calm conditions and a huge variety of reef fish.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Mohammed is a stunning national park at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. It offers some of the best diving in the world, with spectacular vertical walls, incredibly rich biodiversity, and massive schools of fish during the summer months.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Shona is a beautiful and easy dive site, with a large, sandy bay that slopes gently outwards. The fringing reefs on both sides are very healthy, and the central sandy area is a fantastic place to see green turtles and feathertail stingrays.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Shona is a beautiful and easy dive site, with a large, sandy bay that slopes gently outwards. The fringing reefs on both sides are very healthy, and the central sandy area is a fantastic place to see green turtles and feathertail stingrays.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Shona is a beautiful and easy dive site, with a large, sandy bay that slopes gently outwards. The fringing reefs on both sides are very healthy, and the central sandy area is a fantastic place to see green turtles and feathertail stingrays.
🇪🇬Egypt
Ras Um Sid is a beautiful wall dive near Sharm El Sheikh, famous for its incredible 'gorgonian forest'. A large section of the wall is covered in a dense forest of massive, healthy gorgonian sea fans, creating a spectacular sight.
🇧🇶Bonaire
Located near the historic slave huts, Red Slave is a beautiful shore dive with a steeply sloping reef. Its location on the southern tip of the island gives it a better chance of pelagic encounters like eagle rays and turtles.
🇲🇾Malaysia
Redang Island is the heart of a protected marine park, resulting in exceptionally healthy and vibrant coral reefs. The visibility is often excellent, and the calm conditions make it a perfect destination for both new and experienced divers.
🇲🇾Malaysia
Renggis Island is a small island just off the coast of Tioman that is perfect for beginner divers and snorkelers. The shallow, healthy reef is teeming with life, and it's an excellent and reliable spot for seeing turtles and blacktip reef sharks.
🇲🇹Malta
Reqqa Point is a spectacular deep wall dive on Gozo's north coast. The dive features a vertical 'chimney' that divers can ascend, and the deep wall is a great place to see large dusky groupers and schools of barracuda.
🇮🇩Indonesia
Retak Larry offers a different visual experience in Lembeh with its white sandy bottom. This 'light' muck dive is home to a large colony of garden eels and is a great place to find different critters that prefer the bright sand, such as flounder and stargazers.
🇦🇺Australia
Ribbon Reef #10 is the most famous of the Ribbon Reefs, primarily because it's home to the Cod Hole. Besides the giant potato cod, the reef itself is spectacular, with beautiful coral gardens and several fun swim-throughs.
🇦🇺Australia
Ribbon Reef #3 is known for its beautiful underwater pinnacles, such as 'The Clam Garden' and 'Steve's Bommie'. It's a fantastic area for both wide-angle and macro photography, and a hotspot for minke whale encounters in winter.
🇦🇺Australia
The Ribbon Reefs are a long chain of individual reefs on the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef. They are known for their pristine condition, excellent visibility, and famous sites like the Cod Hole. They are also a hotspot for seasonal encounters with dwarf minke whales.
🇹🇭Khao Lak, Thailand
Often cited as Thailand's best dive site, Richelieu Rock is a submerged pinnacle in the Andaman Sea. It's famous for its vibrant purple soft corals and as a feeding ground for whale sharks during the season.
🇳🇿New Zealand
Rikoriko Cave is one of the largest sea caves in the world by volume. Diving here is a unique experience, exploring the vast, cathedral-like space. The entrance is huge, allowing plenty of light to filter into the cavern.
🇮🇩Indonesia
While famous for the Komodo dragons on land, the coast of Rinca Island also offers excellent muck diving. Sites like Wainilu are hotspots for rare critters, offering a fantastic macro counterpoint to the big fish action in the north.
🇫🇲Micronesia
The Rio de Janeiro Maru was a large passenger liner converted to a submarine tender. The wreck lies on its side and offers fantastic penetration, particularly into the huge and impressive engine room, where you can also find hundreds of sake and beer bottles.
🇲🇽Mexico
Roca Partida is the smallest and most remote of the Socorro Islands, a solitary pinnacle rising from the deep ocean. It's a magnet for pelagic life, with schools of sharks, massive tunas, and jacks constantly circling the rock. A true blue-water adventure.