Advanced
Egypt
Dangerous Reef in St. Johns is named for the navigational hazard it poses, but it's a fantastic dive site. The steep walls and strong currents make it an excellent place to see grey reef sharks, whitetips, and other large pelagic fish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
24-29°C / 75-84°F
Sharks · Pelagics · Wall dive
Advanced
Egypt
Dangerous Reef in St. Johns is named for the navigational hazard it poses, but it's a fantastic dive site. The steep walls and strong currents make it an excellent place to see grey reef sharks, whitetips, and other large pelagic fish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
24-29°C / 75-84°F
Sharks · Pelagics · Wall dive
Intermediate
Ecuador
Also known as Daphne Minor, this volcanic tuff cone offers a beautiful wall dive. The ledges of the wall are a great place to see resting whitetip reef sharks, and the site is known for its playful sea lions and schools of eagle rays.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Wall dive · Sea lions · Eagle rays
Intermediate
Ecuador
Daphne Minor is a volcanic tuff cone that offers a beautiful wall dive. The ledges of the wall are a great place to see resting whitetip reef sharks, and the site is known for its playful sea lions and schools of eagle rays.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Wall dive · Sea lions · Eagle rays
Intermediate
Ecuador
Daphne Minor is a volcanic tuff cone that offers a beautiful wall dive. The ledges of the wall are a great place to see resting whitetip reef sharks, and the site is known for its playful sea lions and schools of eagle rays.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Wall dive · Sea lions · Eagle rays
Intermediate
Ecuador
Daphne Minor is a volcanic tuff cone that offers a beautiful wall dive. The ledges of the wall are a great place to see resting whitetip reef sharks, and the site is known for its playful sea lions and schools of eagle rays.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Wall dive · Sea lions · Eagle rays
Intermediate
Indonesia
The Daram Islands are a remote group of islands in the far southeast of Misool. The diving here is on pristine, untouched reefs with incredible coral coverage and a very high density of fish life. It's a true underwater wilderness.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Pristine reefs · Schooling fish · Remote
Intermediate
Indonesia
The Daram Islands are a remote group of islands in the far southeast of Misool. The diving here is on pristine, untouched reefs with incredible coral coverage and a very high density of fish life. It's a true underwater wilderness.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Pristine reefs · Schooling fish · Remote
Advanced
Darwin's Pillars
(Note: The arch collapsed in 2021, but the site, now called Darwin's Pillars, remains a premier dive spot). This remote site is arguably the best place in the world for encounters with giant, pregnant whale sharks and massive schools of hammerheads.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Whale sharks (seasonal) · Schooling hammerheads · Galapagos sharks
Advanced
Philippines
The Daryl Laut is a large cargo vessel that was intentionally sunk in Anilao's Batangas Bay. It sits upright and has become a fantastic artificial reef, colonized by corals and home to a huge variety of macro life and schooling fish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
18-30m / 60-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wreck dive · Artificial reef · Macro
Beginner
Philippines
The coastline of Dauin, near Dumaguete, is one of the premier muck diving destinations in the Philippines. The volcanic sand slopes are a haven for macro photographers, hiding a huge variety of rare critters like frogfish, ghost pipefish, and countless nudibranchs.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-25m / 10-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Muck diving · Rare critters · Macro photography
Intermediate
Malaysia
Dayang Island, near Aur Island, is another offshore destination in the Johor Marine Park. It's known for its excellent visibility and is one of the best places in Peninsular Malaysia for seasonal whale shark encounters. Several wrecks add to the attraction.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Whale sharks (seasonal) · Wrecks · Clear water
Beginner
Oman
The Daymaniyat Islands are a protected nature reserve and offer the best diving in Oman. The reefs are pristine and incredibly rich, with a huge variety of fish life, numerous turtles, and seasonal whale shark and leopard shark sightings.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
23-28°C / 73-82°F
Pristine reefs · Whale sharks (seasonal) · Turtles
Beginner
Turkey
This Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft was intentionally sunk as an artificial reef near Kas. It's a fun and very photogenic dive, with the large, intact plane sitting on a sandy bottom, now home to a variety of fish.
MAX DEPTH
24m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-24m / 50-79ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Airplane wreck · Artificial reef · Easy dive
Intermediate
Aruba
De Palm Slope is a beautiful sloping reef that is very healthy and full of life. It's a great place to see large formations of brain and star coral, and is a hotspot for hawksbill turtle sightings.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-35m / 33-115ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Sloping reef · Healthy corals · Turtles
Beginner
Papua New Guinea
Deacon's Reef is a stunningly beautiful and healthy reef in Milne Bay. It's a sloping wall covered in pristine hard and soft corals and massive sponges. It's also a fantastic macro site, famous for its population of ornate ghost pipefish.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pristine corals · Ghost pipefish · Macro
Advanced
Bahamas
Dean's Blue Hole is the second deepest known saltwater blue hole in the world. While scuba divers can explore the shallow rim, it is world-famous as a mecca for freediving, hosting international competitions in its deep, calm waters.
MAX DEPTH
202m
AVG DEPTH
30m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft (recreational)
Water Temp
24-28°C / 75-82°F
World's deepest blue hole · Freediving mecca
Beginner
Philippines
The Delsan is the only wreck in Tubbataha, a small freighter that ran aground on the South Atoll. It's now a fantastic artificial reef, broken up on the reef flat and teeming with an incredible amount of fish life.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-18m / 16-60ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
Wreck dive · Artificial reef · Rich fish life
Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Desecheo is a remote, uninhabited island and wildlife refuge that offers the clearest water and most pristine reefs in Puerto Rico. The diving here features spectacular canyons and swim-throughs, with visibility often exceeding 40 meters.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-35m / 33-115ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pristine reefs · Clear visibility · Canyons
Intermediate
Ecuador
Devil's Crown is a sunken volcanic cone near Floreana Island. The inside and outside of the crater are teeming with an incredible amount of fish life, and the currents attract sharks, rays, and playful sea lions.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Volcanic crater · Rich fish life · Sea lions
Beginner
USA
Devil's Den is a prehistoric underground spring inside a dry cave. On sunny days, a hole in the ceiling sends a spectacular beam of light down into the crystal-clear water, illuminating the cavern. A truly unique freshwater dive.
MAX DEPTH
17m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-17m / 10-55ft
Water Temp
22°C / 72°F
Freshwater spring · Prehistoric cavern · Light beams
Beginner
USA
Devil's Den is a prehistoric underground spring inside a dry cave. On sunny days, a hole in the ceiling sends a spectacular beam of light down into the crystal-clear water, illuminating the cavern. A truly unique freshwater dive.
MAX DEPTH
17m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-17m / 10-55ft
Water Temp
22°C / 72°F
Freshwater spring · Prehistoric cavern · Light beams
Advanced
Solomon Islands
Devil's Highway is a channel in the Russell Islands known for its strong currents. These currents attract a large population of manta rays that come to feed on the plankton. It's an exhilarating drift dive for experienced divers.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
Manta rays · Strong currents · Drift dive
Intermediate
Oman
The coastline around Mirbat in southern Oman offers a unique diving environment. In the summer, cold upwellings allow for the growth of temperate kelp forests, which then die back in the winter. This creates a unique ecosystem with a mix of tropical and temperate life.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
24-28°C / 75-82°F
Kelp forests · Macro · Unique ecosystem
Intermediate
Saba
Diamond Rock is another of Saba's famous pinnacles, named for the calcite crystals that sparkle on its surface. The pinnacle is swarming with fish life and is a great spot to see southern stingrays and eagle rays.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
26-28°C / 79-82°F
Pinnacle · Stingrays · Rich fish life
