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Spain
El Bajon is the most famous dive site in the Canary Islands. It's a massive, submerged volcanic cone with sheer walls that rise from the deep. The strong currents attract a huge amount of pelagic life, including manta rays, sharks, and huge schools of fish.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
12-40m / 40-130ft
Water Temp
19-24°C / 66-75°F
Pinnacle · Volcanic crater · Pelagic action
Advanced
Spain
El Bajon is the most famous dive site in the Canary Islands. It's a massive, submerged volcanic cone with sheer walls that rise from the deep. The strong currents attract a huge amount of pelagic life, including manta rays, sharks, and huge schools of fish.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
12-40m / 40-130ft
Water Temp
19-24°C / 66-75°F
Pinnacle · Volcanic crater · Pelagic action
Beginner
Tunisia
El Boussala is an Italian minesweeper that sank during WWII. It's a very easy and popular wreck dive, lying on a sandy bottom and now home to a large population of friendly and very large groupers.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
12-20m / 40-65ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Wreck dive · Easy dive · Groupers
Advanced
Mexico
El Canyon is another premier site at San Benedicto Island, known for its strong currents and big animal action. It's a fantastic spot to see schooling hammerhead sharks, silky sharks, and giant manta rays.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
15-35m / 50-115ft
Water Temp
21-26°C / 70-79°F
Hammerhead sharks · Silky sharks · Manta rays
Beginner
Mexico
El Chupadero is a beautiful submerged pinnacle in the Sea of Cortez. The pinnacle is covered in sea fans and is swarmed by huge schools of sardines and other fish. It's also a great spot for macro life, including seahorses.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Pinnacle · Schooling fish · Macro
Beginner
Mexico
El Chupadero is a beautiful submerged pinnacle in the Sea of Cortez. The pinnacle is covered in sea fans and is swarmed by huge schools of sardines and other fish. It's also a great spot for macro life, including seahorses.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Pinnacle · Schooling fish · Macro
Beginner
Mexico
El Chupadero is a beautiful submerged pinnacle in the Sea of Cortez. The pinnacle is covered in sea fans and is swarmed by huge schools of sardines and other fish. It's also a great spot for macro life, including seahorses.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Pinnacle · Schooling fish · Macro
Beginner
Mexico
El Cielo ('Heaven') is a stunningly beautiful shallow sandbar, famous for the hundreds of starfish that dot the white sand. It's a protected area and primarily a snorkeling spot, offering a truly heavenly experience.
MAX DEPTH
5m
AVG DEPTH
4m
Visibility
1-5m / 3-16ft
Water Temp
26-28°C / 79-82°F
Starfish · Shallow sandbar · Snorkeling
Beginner
Spain
El Desierto ('The Desert') is a unique dive site in La Restinga, a vast, sloping sandy bottom punctuated by volcanic rock formations. It's home to a huge colony of garden eels and is a great place to find stingrays and angel sharks.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
19-24°C / 66-75°F
Volcanic landscape · Sandy bottom · Garden eels
Beginner
Spain
El Desierto ('The Desert') is a unique dive site in La Restinga, a vast, sloping sandy bottom punctuated by volcanic rock formations. It's home to a huge colony of garden eels and is a great place to find stingrays and angel sharks.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
19-24°C / 66-75°F
Volcanic landscape · Sandy bottom · Garden eels
Beginner
Egypt
El Fanadir is a long reef that offers a fantastic wall dive, particularly for macro life and night dives. The wall is full of small crevices and overhangs that are home to a huge variety of critters, including many species of shrimp and the elusive stonefish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Wall dive · Macro · Night dive
Beginner
Egypt
El Fanadir is a long reef that offers a fantastic wall dive, particularly for macro life and night dives. The wall is full of small crevices and overhangs that are home to a huge variety of critters, including many species of shrimp and the elusive stonefish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Wall dive · Macro · Night dive
Beginner
Egypt
El Fanadir is a long reef that offers a fantastic wall dive, particularly for macro life and night dives. The wall is full of small crevices and overhangs that are home to a huge variety of critters, including many species of shrimp and the elusive stonefish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Wall dive · Macro · Night dive
Intermediate
Spain
El Hierro is the smallest of the Canary Islands and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, offering arguably the best diving in the archipelago. Its protected waters, clear visibility, and dramatic volcanic topography are a haven for marine life.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
19-24°C / 66-75°F
Volcanic landscapes · High biodiversity · Clear water
Advanced
Saudi Arabia
Not to be confused with the Egyptian site, El Ikhwa ('The Brothers') in Saudi Arabia are two remote offshore islands offering world-class diving. The reefs are pristine, and the strong currents attract a huge amount of pelagic life, including many species of sharks.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
'The Brothers' · Sharks · Pristine reefs
Advanced
Egypt
The El Mina was an Egyptian minesweeper sunk by Israeli jets in Hurghada harbor. It's a fascinating historical wreck, lying on its port side and easily accessible from the main town. It's a great dive for wreck enthusiasts.
MAX DEPTH
32m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
25-32m / 82-105ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Minesweeper wreck · Historical · Urban dive
Advanced
Egypt
The El Mina was an Egyptian minesweeper sunk by Israeli jets in Hurghada harbor. It's a fascinating historical wreck, lying on its port side and easily accessible from the main town. It's a great dive for wreck enthusiasts.
MAX DEPTH
32m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
25-32m / 82-105ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Minesweeper wreck · Historical · Urban dive
Advanced
Egypt
The El Mina was an Egyptian minesweeper sunk by Israeli jets in Hurghada harbor. It's a fascinating historical wreck, lying on its port side and easily accessible from the main town. It's a great dive for wreck enthusiasts.
MAX DEPTH
32m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
25-32m / 82-105ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Minesweeper wreck · Historical · Urban dive
Beginner
Egypt
El Muqabila is a beautiful dive site with a series of coral pinnacles rising from a sandy slope. The pinnacles are covered in colorful soft corals and are home to a huge variety of life, making for a very pretty and easy dive.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
20-27°C / 68-81°F
Pinnacles · Coral gardens · Easy dive
Beginner
Philippines
El Nido is famous for its stunning landscape of towering limestone cliffs and hidden lagoons. Underwater, the scenery is just as beautiful, with healthy coral reefs, fun swim-throughs, and a surprising amount of interesting macro life.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Limestone cliffs · Healthy reefs · Macro life
Beginner
Mexico
The El Vencedor was a tuna trawler that now lies on a sandy bottom in Cabo Pulmo. The wreck has become a fantastic artificial reef, attracting turtles, rays, and serving as a hunting ground for the resident bull sharks.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
8-15m / 26-50ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Wreck dive · Bull sharks · Turtles
Advanced
Thailand
Elephant Head Rock is one of the most iconic and challenging dives in the Similan Islands. It's a jumble of massive granite boulders that create a complex maze of swim-throughs, arches, and canyons for divers to explore.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Boulder formations · Swim-throughs · Advanced dive
Intermediate
Italy
Elephant Rock is a spectacular pinnacle dive in the marine reserve of Tavolara. The site is known for its dramatic topography, large resident groupers, and beautiful branches of red and yellow coral.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
15-25m / 50-82ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Pinnacle · Groupers · Red coral
Beginner
Greece
Elephant's Cave is a unique and fascinating dive. The large, partially air-filled cavern is beautifully decorated with stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is also famous for the fossilized remains of a prehistoric elephant discovered here.
MAX DEPTH
12m
AVG DEPTH
8m
Visibility
3-12m / 10-40ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Cave · Stalactites · Prehistoric elephant bones
Advanced
Egypt
Elphinstone is a legendary offshore reef in the southern Egyptian Red Sea. It's a long, finger-like reef with sheer walls dropping into the blue, covered in soft corals. It's famous for thrilling drift dives and encounters with oceanic whitetip sharks.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
20-40m / 65-130ft
Water Temp
23-28°C / 73-82°F
Sheer walls · Oceanic whitetip sharks · Drift dive
