Beginner
Mexico
Columbia Shallows is a beautiful and very shallow reef system, perfect for snorkelers and beginner divers. The reef is a vast garden of pristine hard and soft corals and is teeming with an incredible amount of colorful reef fish.
MAX DEPTH
12m
AVG DEPTH
8m
Visibility
3-12m / 10-40ft
Water Temp
26-28°C / 79-82°F
Shallow reef · Snorkeling · Rich fish life
Intermediate
Spain
The Columbretes are a remote and protected volcanic archipelago. The diving here is some of the best in Spain, with pristine reefs, dramatic volcanic topography, and a very high density of fish life, including large groupers and barracuda.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
16-24°C / 61-75°F
Marine reserve · Volcanic islands · High biodiversity
Intermediate
Australia
Comet's Hole is a massive volcanic crater, or caldera, in the Lord Howe Island lagoon. It's a unique dive, famous for being a cleaning station for the rare Galapagos whaler shark, and for its dramatic, crater-like topography.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
22-26°C / 72-79°F
Volcanic crater · Galapagos whaler sharks · Unique topography
Beginner
Malta
The sea caves around the island of Comino, near the famous Blue Lagoon, offer fantastic and very shallow diving and snorkeling. The network of caves and swim-throughs is beautifully lit by the sun, creating stunning light effects.
MAX DEPTH
12m
AVG DEPTH
8m
Visibility
2-12m / 6-40ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Caves · Snorkeling · Blue Lagoon
Beginner
General
The Cook Islands, particularly Rarotonga, offer fantastic diving in exceptionally clear water. The fringing reef features numerous caves, canyons, and swim-throughs to explore, and humpback whales can often be heard (and sometimes seen) during their migration season.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
23-26°C / 73-79°F
Clear visibility · Caves · Healthy reefs
Beginner
Indonesia
Coral Garden is a shallow, sunlit reef site at Wakatobi that is a paradise for hard corals. The entire area is covered in a dense, pristine garden of table, staghorn, and brain corals, making it a perfect spot for snorkelers and beginner divers.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-20m / 10-65ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Pristine hard corals · Snorkeling · Easy dive
Beginner
Indonesia
Just along the coast from the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben is the Coral Garden, a shallow and easy reef dive perfect for all levels. It features a healthy natural reef alongside a variety of artificial reef structures that attract a huge amount of macro life.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
3-20m / 10-65ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Easy reef diving · Artificial reef · Macro
Beginner
Indonesia
Cornucopia is a classic Wakatobi wall dive, representing a 'horn of plenty' in terms of marine life. The wall is covered in a dense layer of hard and soft corals, enormous barrel sponges, and huge, intricate gorgonian sea fans.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-35m / 33-115ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Wall dive · Sea fans · Rich coral life
Intermediate
Coron, Philippines
The waters around Coron Bay are home to a fleet of Japanese supply ships that were sunk in 1944. These historic wrecks are now incredible artificial reefs, offering some of the best wreck diving in the world, with options for all skill levels.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
WWII Japanese shipwrecks · Wreck penetration · Macro life
Intermediate
Ecuador
Cousins Rock is a beautiful and varied dive site, known for its terraced landscape covered in black coral. It's a fantastic spot for interacting with playful sea lions, seeing schools of eagle rays, and finding macro life like frogfish and seahorses.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Sea lions · Eagle rays · Macro
Beginner
US Virgin Islands
Cow and Calf Rock is a fun and easy dive site featuring a series of large boulders that create numerous swim-throughs, ledges, and small caves. It's a great spot to explore and find lobsters and nurse sharks hiding in the crevices.
MAX DEPTH
14m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-14m / 16-46ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Swim-throughs · Ledges · Easy dive
Intermediate
Ecuador
Cowley Islet, off the coast of Isabela, is a fantastic spot for seeing a huge number of Pacific green sea turtles. The cold, nutrient-rich waters also attract manta rays during certain times of the year.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
16-24°C / 61-75°F
Sea turtles · Manta rays (seasonal) · Sea lions
Intermediate
Ecuador
Cowley Islet, off the coast of Isabela, is a fantastic spot for seeing a huge number of Pacific green sea turtles. The cold, nutrient-rich waters also attract manta rays during certain times of the year.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
16-24°C / 61-75°F
Sea turtles · Manta rays (seasonal) · Sea lions
Intermediate
Ecuador
Cowley Islet, off the coast of Isabela, is a fantastic spot for seeing a huge number of Pacific green sea turtles. The cold, nutrient-rich waters also attract manta rays during certain times of the year.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
16-24°C / 61-75°F
Sea turtles · Manta rays (seasonal) · Sea lions
Intermediate
Greece
Crete is Greece's largest island and offers a huge variety of diving. From the famous Elephant's Cave to numerous other sea caves, historic airplane wrecks, and reefs with a high biodiversity, there is something for every diver.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
5-40m / 16-130ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Caves · Wrecks · High biodiversity
Beginner
Indonesia
The Cross Wreck is a Japanese patrol boat that lies in the harbor of Manokwari, West Papua. It's a very easy and accessible wreck and muck dive, covered in corals and sponges and home to a good variety of macro life.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
14m
Visibility
10-18m / 33-60ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
WWII wreck · Muck diving · Easy dive
Advanced
Indonesia
Crystal Bay is renowned for its excellent visibility and the chance to spot the rare and bizarre Mola mola (oceanic sunfish) during its cleaning season. The bay itself has a beautiful reef, but the main action is in the deeper, colder channel.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
20-27°C / 68-81°F
Mola mola (oceanic sunfish) · Crystal clear visibility · Healthy coral
Advanced
Indonesia
Crystal Rock is another top-tier pinnacle dive in North Komodo, located near Castle Rock. It breaks the surface at low tide and is known for its excellent visibility ('crystal clear') and beautiful soft coral coverage, attracting a huge variety of schooling fish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pinnacle · Schooling fish · Soft corals
Advanced
Bahamas
Current Cut is one of the fastest and most famous drift dives in the world. The tidal current is funneled through a narrow channel, creating an 'underwater roller coaster' that carries divers at high speed. A thrilling ride for experienced divers.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-18m / 16-60ft
Water Temp
24-28°C / 75-82°F
High-speed drift · 'Underwater roller coaster'
Beginner
Papua New Guinea
The Cyclone is a small fishing vessel that was sunk during a cyclone, hence the name. It now lies in a sheltered fjord at Tufi and has become a great little artificial reef, easy to dive and with a good amount of fish and macro life.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-25m / 50-82ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-84°F
Wreck dive · Artificial reef · Easy dive
Advanced
Malaysia
D'Wall is a classic Layang-Layang dive, a sheer vertical wall that plummets from the reef flat into the deep abyss. Divers drift along the wall, keeping an eye out into the blue for passing hammerheads, grey reef sharks, and dogtooth tuna.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
20-40m+ / 65-130ft+
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Sheer vertical wall · Pelagic sightings
Advanced
Marsa Alam, Egypt
Daedalus is a remote offshore reef in the Egyptian Red Sea, known for its pristine condition and thrilling encounters with pelagic species. Divers come here for the chance to see large schools of scalloped hammerheads and oceanic whitetip sharks.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
20-40m / 65-130ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Schooling hammerheads · Oceanic whitetip sharks · Steep walls
Intermediate
Sudan
Dahrat Abid is a remote reef in the far north of Sudan, offering truly pristine and uncrowded diving. The walls are covered in spectacular hard and soft coral growth, and the fish life is incredibly abundant due to the lack of diving pressure.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
26-30°C / 79-86°F
Pristine reefs · Wall dive · Uncrowded
Beginner
Philippines
Dakit Dakit is a very easy and shallow dive site near Malapascua, consisting of several small rock islands. It's a perfect spot for training dives, check-out dives, and for macro photographers looking for nudibranchs and other small critters.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Easy reef diving · Macro · Training site
Advanced
South Africa
Danger Point, near Gansbaai, is another hotspot for great white shark activity. The area is home to a large seal colony and features beautiful kelp forests, offering a more natural diving experience alongside the cage diving boats.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
14-18°C / 57-64°F
Great white sharks · Seals · Kelp
