Dive Sites

Shambaia is a large reef that is one of the best places in Sudan to see manta rays. A cleaning station on the reef's plateau offers reliable encounters with these graceful giants, and the deep walls attract other pelagic species.

Located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Ras Mohammed National Park, this is one of the most famous dives in the world. It features two stunning reefs and the scattered cargo of the sunken vessel 'Yolanda', including toilets and bathtubs.

Shark Alley at Cat Island is a shallow reef system that is a known cleaning station and resting area for a large number of Caribbean reef sharks. It's an easy and exciting dive, offering very close encounters with these beautiful animals.

Shark Arena is a shallow, sandy dive site that is a reliable spot for seeing blacktip reef sharks. The sharks are accustomed to divers, offering a great and safe opportunity for up-close encounters and photography.

Shark Bank is an offshore pinnacle near the main island of Mahé. Its exposed location attracts large schools of fish and a variety of sharks, including whitetip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, and sometimes nurse sharks.

Shark Cave in Puerto Galera is a site where a small cave at 27 meters often serves as a resting place for whitetip reef sharks. The dive also features a beautiful wall and is a good spot for seeing other large marine life.

Shark Island, named for its fin-like shape, is one of the most biodiverse sites around Koh Tao. The currents that sweep past the island support a huge variety of marine life, from tiny nudibranchs to large groupers and passing pelagics.

Shark Observatory is a sheer vertical wall in Ras Mohammed National Park. While sharks are not as common here as the name suggests, it's a breathtaking drift dive along a deep wall, with a good chance of seeing tuna, jacks, and other large fish.

Shark Point near Munda is a classic point dive where strong currents attract a healthy population of sharks. Divers can hook in and watch grey reef, whitetip, and blacktip reef sharks cruise by in the current along a beautiful deep wall.

Shark Point near Phuket is a series of three pinnacles famous for its resident leopard sharks, which are often found resting on the sandy bottom. The pinnacles are covered in a stunning carpet of colorful soft corals and are teeming with marine life.

Shark Point, off the coast of Gili Trawangan, is a popular site for seeing reef sharks. A series of sloping reefs and canyons provide a habitat for whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, as well as the abundant turtles the Gili Islands are famous for.

Shaw's Cove is a beautiful and protected cove in Laguna Beach, perfect for beginner divers. The rocky reef is full of life, including bright orange Garibaldi, and it's a great spot to find lobsters hiding in the crevices.

The Shinkoku Maru is one of the most beautiful wrecks in Truk Lagoon. This large oil tanker is completely covered in a stunning carpet of soft corals and anemones. It's an easy wreck to dive and is particularly spectacular as a night dive.

Short Drop-Off is a very easy and pretty wall dive, perfect for a relaxed afternoon. The wall is covered in healthy hard and soft corals, and it's a great place to see turtles, anemonefish, and a wide variety of colorful reef fish.

Siaba Besar is a calm, protected bay often called 'Turtle Town' for its large population of resident green sea turtles. The easy conditions and sandy bottom also make it an excellent macro site, with frogfish, ghost pipefish, and other critters hiding in the seagrass.

Siaes Tunnel is a massive underwater cavern that offers a unique deep diving experience in Palau. Divers descend to 30 meters to enter the tunnel, which is decorated with sea fans, and can see sharks and rays silhouetted against the bright blue exit.

The small island of Siladen, next to Bunaken, is fringed with some of the most beautiful and pristine hard coral reefs in the marine park. The shallow, sunlit reefs and calm conditions make it a paradise for snorkelers and beginner divers.

Silfra offers a diving experience you can't get anywhere else on Earth: swimming between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. The water is glacial melt filtered through volcanic rock for decades, resulting in over 100 meters of visibility.

The Silver Bank is a submerged coral bank north of the Dominican Republic that is a crucial breeding and calving ground for North Atlantic humpback whales. For a few months each year, liveaboards take snorkelers here for incredible, respectful, in-water encounters.

The Silver Bank is a submerged coral bank north of the Dominican Republic that is a crucial breeding and calving ground for North Atlantic humpback whales. For a few months each year, liveaboards take snorkelers here for incredible, respectful, in-water encounters.

Silver Banks is a large, pristine coral reef at Cocos Island. It's a fantastic spot to see the incredible biodiversity of the island, with a huge variety of fish, eels, and a large population of whitetip reef sharks.

Silver Banks is a large, pristine coral reef at Cocos Island. It's a fantastic spot to see the incredible biodiversity of the island, with a huge variety of fish, eels, and a large population of whitetip reef sharks.

Silver Banks is a large, pristine coral reef at Cocos Island. It's a fantastic spot to see the incredible biodiversity of the island, with a huge variety of fish, eels, and a large population of whitetip reef sharks.