🇮🇩Indonesia
Starship is an exciting drift dive at Wakatobi that takes divers along a beautiful, healthy reef. The gentle current allows divers to 'fly' over the reef, which is home to large schools of fish, turtles, and passing eagle rays.
🇲🇺Mauritius
The Stella Maru is a former Japanese fishing trawler that was scuttled in 1987. It sits upright in relatively shallow water, making it a very accessible and popular wreck dive. It's now a well-established artificial reef.
🇧🇶St. Eustatius
Stenapa Reef is a combination of a natural volcanic reef and an artificial reef created from sunken structures. It's a great spot to see turtles, stingrays, and a high diversity of fish life.
🇧🇶St. Eustatius
Stenapa Reef is a combination of a natural volcanic reef and an artificial reef created from sunken structures. It's a great spot to see turtles, stingrays, and a high diversity of fish life.
🇰🇾Cayman Islands
Stingray City is a world-famous shallow dive and snorkel site where dozens of large, friendly southern stingrays congregate. The animals are accustomed to humans and will gracefully swim around and interact with visitors.
🇵🇫French Polynesia
Stingray World is a very shallow sandbar inside Moorea's lagoon where dozens of friendly pink whiprays and blacktip reef sharks congregate. It's a famous spot for snorkelers and divers to interact with these animals up close.
🇮🇸Iceland
Stóra Gjá is a unique geothermal hot spring in a small cave. The water is a constant, bath-like temperature, offering a surreal experience of diving in warm, crystal-clear water in the middle of Iceland.
🇪🇬Egypt
The Strait of Tiran is a narrow channel at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, famous for four pristine coral reefs: Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas, and Gordon. These reefs offer spectacular drift dives with a high chance of seeing sharks and other pelagics.
🇮🇸Iceland
Strytan is a massive hydrothermal chimney that rises from the seafloor to within 15 meters of the surface. It is a unique geological wonder, actively venting superheated freshwater. It's a challenging cold-water dive on a one-of-a-kind natural structure.
🇧🇸Bahamas
Stuart Cove's Shark Arena is a world-famous baited shark dive near Nassau. Divers kneel on the sandy bottom in a circle as a professional feeder brings in dozens of large Caribbean reef sharks for an exhilarating, up-close spectacle.
🇭🇷Croatia
This German Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' dive bomber from WWII is a fantastic and very accessible aircraft wreck. The plane is upside down but is remarkably intact, making for a very fun and historic dive.
🇵🇭Philippines
Subic Bay was a major US naval base, and its deep, sheltered waters are now home to a large number of historic shipwrecks, including several from the Spanish-American War and WWII. It is the premier historical wreck diving destination in the Philippines.
🇲🇾Malaysia
The Sugar Wreck is a large cargo ship that sank near the Perhentian Islands. It lies on its side in shallow, calm water, making it a very accessible and popular wreck dive. The wreck is now a thriving artificial reef, home to a huge amount of fish.
🇮🇩Indonesia
The large island of Sumbawa offers a huge range of diving. The north coast features volcanic muck diving around Sangeang Api, while the southern coast is more exposed, with offshore pinnacles. Saleh Bay is a seasonal hotspot for whale sharks.
🇵🇭Philippines
Sumilon Island was one of the first marine protected areas in the Philippines. The diving here features beautiful, healthy walls and coral gardens with a very high density of fish life, serving as a model for marine conservation.
🇵🇭Philippines
Sunken Island is a submerged pinnacle for experienced divers only. The top of the pinnacle is at 25 meters, and it drops off into the abyss. The strong currents attract large schools of pelagic fish, including barracuda, tuna, and sometimes sharks.
🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda
Sunken Rock is a deep pinnacle that offers a more advanced and exciting dive. The pinnacle is split by a deep canyon, and the currents here attract barracuda, sharks, and other large pelagic fish.
🇮🇩Indonesia
Sunset Reef is a popular afternoon and night dive site on Gili Trawangan. The upper reef is great for an easy dive, while the lower sandy slope is a good muck diving area, perfect for finding critters as the sun goes down.
🇮🇩Indonesia
Sunset Reef is a popular afternoon and night dive site on Gili Trawangan. The upper reef is great for an easy dive, while the lower sandy slope is a good muck diving area, perfect for finding critters as the sun goes down.
🇨🇼Curaçao
The Superior Producer is a large cargo ship that sank just outside Willemstad harbor. It sits upright and is completely covered in a stunning array of corals and sponges. It's an advanced shore dive due to depth and potential boat traffic.
🇱🇨St. Lucia
Named after a scene from the 'Superman II' movie, this is a fantastic drift dive along the wall at the base of the Pitons. The current carries you along a beautiful, pristine wall with the iconic mountains towering above the surface.
🇹🇭Thailand
The Surin Islands are a remote archipelago and national park known for having some of Thailand's most pristine and healthy hard coral reefs. The shallow, extensive coral gardens are a paradise for snorkelers and are a major nesting site for sea turtles.
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea
Susan's Reef is a stunning pinnacle in Kimbe Bay, known for its incredible density of life. The pinnacle is covered in a forest of massive red gorgonian sea fans and is swarmed by a huge variety of schooling fish, creating a spectacular sight.
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea
The Susana is a small Japanese vessel in Kimbe Bay that is now a fantastic macro dive. The small wreck is easy to explore and is covered in critters, making it a favorite for photographers looking for a relaxed dive.
🇨🇦Canada
The Sweepstakes is a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century schooner that lies in very shallow, clear water. It's one of the most popular sites in Fathom Five, and its shallow depth makes it perfect for snorkelers and glass-bottom boats to view.