Dive Sites

Sardine Reef is a large, submerged pinnacle that is buzzing with an incredible amount of fish life. Despite the name, you won't find sardines here; it was named for how tightly packed the schooling fish are. It's an action-packed dive with sharks, wrasse, and huge schools of fusiliers.

The Sardine Run is an epic natural phenomenon where billions of sardines migrate up the coast of South Africa. This creates a feeding frenzy, attracting thousands of dolphins, sharks, whales, seals, and birds in a breathtaking display of nature's power.

Satonda is a small volcanic island with a saltwater lake in its crater. The diving on the outer reefs is excellent, especially at night. The black sand slopes come alive after dark with a huge variety of crustaceans, cephalopods, and other nocturnal hunters.

Scapa Flow is a large body of water in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, and it's the final resting place of the German High Seas Fleet, scuttled here in 1919. It is arguably the best wreck diving destination in the world, with massive battleships and cruisers to explore.

Schinaria, on the south coast of Crete, is known for its incredible biodiversity. The rocky reef and small caves are a hotspot for marine life, particularly a huge population of octopus and moray eels.

Scoglio del Medico at Ustica is a large rock with a spectacular dive through a series of canyons and a long, beautiful swim-through tunnel. The site is known for its huge schools of barracuda and amberjacks.

Scotts Head Pinnacle is located at the southern tip of Dominica, where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic. The dive features a spectacular wall and pinnacle, with a huge diversity of fish life and beautiful sponge and coral growth.

SD Point, named for the elementary school (Sekolah Dasar) on shore, is a classic Nusa Penida drift dive. The current carries divers along a beautiful, seemingly endless sloping reef covered in healthy hard and soft corals, with frequent turtle sightings.

Seaventures is a dive resort built on a converted oil rig, and the structure beneath the rig itself is a fantastic artificial reef. The pillars are covered in coral and home to a huge amount of life, offering easy, rewarding dives day and night right under your hotel.

Secca del Papa is a series of massive granite pinnacles that rise from the deep. It's one of the most spectacular dives in the Mediterranean, famous for its huge resident dusky groupers and massive schools of barracuda.

Secret Bay, near the ferry port of Gilimanuk in northwest Bali, is a premier muck diving site. This shallow, silty bay is a macro photographer's paradise, hiding a huge variety of rare and unusual critters that are hard to find elsewhere.

Secret Bay in Anilao is a classic, world-class muck diving site. The dark, sandy slope may look barren, but it's a treasure chest of rare and bizarre critters, making it a must-do for macro photographers and anyone who loves the weird and wonderful.

Secret Garden is another top-tier muck diving site along the Dauin coast. The sandy slope with patches of seagrass is a fantastic place to find a variety of frogfish, seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.

Secret Garden, in a sheltered bay of Padar Island, is a fantastic macro site. The mix of coral bommies and sandy patches provides a habitat for a huge variety of critters, from frogfish and ghost pipefish to a wide range of nudibranchs.

The Selayar Islands, south of Sulawesi, are part of the Taka Bonerate National Park, the third-largest atoll in the world. This remote destination offers pristine, untouched wall diving with fantastic visibility and a huge amount of marine life.

Located near Tulamben, Seraya Secrets is another world-class muck diving site in Bali. This black sand slope is a paradise for macro lovers, and it's particularly famous for being one of the most reliable places to find the stunningly beautiful harlequin shrimp.

Seven Mile Reef is one of the most pristine and beautiful reefs in Sodwana Bay. It's known for its incredible hard coral formations, a resident population of honeycombed moray eels, and for being a cleaning station for manta rays.

The Seven Sisters is a series of beautiful coral pinnacles in very shallow water. The dive often includes a visit to the nearby M42 Duster 'Tank' wreck, making for a fun and varied dive that's perfect for beginners.

Sha'ab Ambar is a massive reef system in southern Sudan with a large, sheltered lagoon. The outer walls offer exciting shark encounters, while the lagoon is a nursery for juvenile fish and a resting place for turtles.

Sha'ab Claudia is one of the most famous and beautiful sites in the Fury Shoals. It's a shallow reef with a magnificent system of interconnected caverns and swim-throughs. On sunny days, the light filtering through the cracks in the reef is spectacular.

Sha'ab Claudia is one of the most famous and beautiful sites in the Fury Shoals. It's a shallow reef with a magnificent system of interconnected caverns and swim-throughs. On sunny days, the light filtering through the cracks in the reef is spectacular.

Sha'ab Maksur is a large reef in the Fury Shoals that offers diving similar to Elphinstone. It features steep walls and plateaus at the north and south ends, which are great spots to look for sharks and other large pelagics.

Sha'ab Maksur is a large reef in the Fury Shoals that offers diving similar to Elphinstone. It features steep walls and plateaus at the north and south ends, which are great spots to look for sharks and other large pelagics.