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Tanzania
Fundu Gap is a deep channel that offers a spectacular drift dive. The walls of the channel are covered in pristine hard and soft corals and huge sea fans. The currents attract large schools of fish and offer a good chance of seeing pelagics.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Drift dive · Healthy corals · Pelagic chances
Intermediate
Malta
Fungus Rock is a massive limestone rock with a dramatic vertical wall that drops to over 40 meters. The wall is covered in colorful sponges and is a great place to see large groupers and schools of barracuda.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Wall dive · Dramatic scenery · Groupers
Beginner
Egypt
The Fury Shoals is a vast reef system in the deep south of Egypt, known for its pristine and beautiful hard coral gardens. Sites like 'Sha'ab Claudia' feature stunning swim-throughs and caverns, and dolphins are a common sight.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Pristine hard corals · Labyrinthine reefs · Dolphins
Intermediate
Egypt
Gabr el Bint is a remote dive site south of Dahab, accessible by boat or camel. Its isolation has kept the reefs in pristine condition. The main feature is a stunning wall with a forest of enormous and very healthy gorgonian sea fans.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
21-28°C / 70-82°F
Pristine corals · Gorgonian fans · Remote
Intermediate
Egypt
Gabr el Bint is a remote dive site south of Dahab, accessible by boat or camel. Its isolation has kept the reefs in pristine condition. The main feature is a stunning wall with a forest of enormous and very healthy gorgonian sea fans.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
21-28°C / 70-82°F
Pristine corals · Gorgonian fans · Remote
Intermediate
Egypt
Gabr el Bint is a remote dive site south of Dahab, accessible by boat or camel. Its isolation has kept the reefs in pristine condition. The main feature is a stunning wall with a forest of enormous and very healthy gorgonian sea fans.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
21-28°C / 70-82°F
Pristine corals · Gorgonian fans · Remote
Intermediate
Mozambique
Galleria is a fun and varied dive site in Tofo, featuring a series of swim-throughs and overhangs. It's a great spot to find turtles resting under the ledges, and leopard sharks are often seen on the sandy bottom.
MAX DEPTH
28m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-28m / 50-92ft
Water Temp
23-27°C / 73-81°F
Swim-throughs · Turtles · Leopard sharks
Intermediate
Mozambique
Galleria is a fun and varied dive site in Tofo, featuring a series of swim-throughs and overhangs. It's a great spot to find turtles resting under the ledges, and leopard sharks are often seen on the sandy bottom.
MAX DEPTH
28m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-28m / 50-92ft
Water Temp
23-27°C / 73-81°F
Swim-throughs · Turtles · Leopard sharks
Advanced
Turkey
The waters around the Gallipoli peninsula are a graveyard of ships from the famous WWI campaign. Numerous British and French warships lie on the seabed, offering a huge variety of historical wreck diving in the current-swept Dardanelles strait.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
16-24°C / 61-75°F
WWI wrecks · Historical · Dardanelles
Beginner
Indonesia
Gamat Bay is a small bay on the west coast of Nusa Penida with a beautiful, healthy coral reef. The shallow, sloping reef is covered in a dense garden of hard corals and is a fantastic spot to look for macro life like nudibranchs and crustaceans.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Healthy hard corals · Macro life · Sloping reef
Beginner
South Africa
Gansbaai is known as the great white shark capital of the world. Cage diving here offers a nearly guaranteed chance to come face-to-face with these legendary apex predators in their natural environment, often around the seal colonies of Dyer Island.
MAX DEPTH
10m
AVG DEPTH
5m
Visibility
2-5m / 6-16ft
Water Temp
14-18°C / 57-64°F
Great white shark cage diving · seals
Intermediate
Iceland
Gardur, on the Reykjanes peninsula, offers some of the best marine life diving in Iceland. The rich kelp forests are home to a variety of cold-water critters, and it's a great place to find wolf fish, scorpionfish, and colorful nudibranchs.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
4-10°C / 39-50°F
Kelp forests · Wolf fish · Macro
Advanced
French Polynesia
Garuae Pass, in the north of Fakarava, is the widest pass in French Polynesia. An incoming tide creates a high-speed drift dive that carries divers past a massive 'wall of sharks', with hundreds of grey reef sharks schooling in the current.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
15-40m / 50-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wall of sharks · High-speed drift · Wide channel
Beginner
Philippines
Gato Island is a protected sea snake and marine reserve near Malapascua. It offers a huge variety of diving, from swim-throughs and caves (including one where whitetip sharks rest) to fantastic macro sites for frogfish and seahorses.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Sea snakes · Shark cave · Macro
Intermediate
Canada
The GB Church is a 175-foot coastal freighter that was sunk as an artificial reef. It sits upright and is a fantastic wreck to explore, known for its resident population of large and curious wolf eels.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-25m / 50-82ft
Water Temp
6-10°C / 43-50°F
Coastal freighter wreck · Artificial reef · Wolf eels
Intermediate
Canada
The GB Church is a 175-foot coastal freighter that was sunk as an artificial reef. It sits upright and is a fantastic wreck to explore, known for its resident population of large and curious wolf eels.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-25m / 50-82ft
Water Temp
6-10°C / 43-50°F
Coastal freighter wreck · Artificial reef · Wolf eels
Intermediate
Canada
The GB Church is a 175-foot coastal freighter that was sunk as an artificial reef. It sits upright and is a fantastic wreck to explore, known for its resident population of large and curious wolf eels.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-25m / 50-82ft
Water Temp
6-10°C / 43-50°F
Coastal freighter wreck · Artificial reef · Wolf eels
Intermediate
Koror, Palau
During World War II, the Germans blasted this channel to connect the inner lagoon to the open ocean. Today, it's a world-famous dive site, primarily for its manta ray cleaning station where these giants gracefully hover to be cleaned by smaller fish.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Manta ray cleaning station · Reef sharks · Cuttlefish
Beginner
Palau
Adjacent to the famous German Channel, German Wall is a beautiful and often overlooked wall dive. It's a great spot to look for macro life like nudibranchs and leaf scorpionfish hiding among the healthy hard and soft corals.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Wall dive · Macro · Healthy reef
Beginner
Malta
Għar Lapsi is a very shallow and easy shore dive that is perfect for beginners. It features a beautiful system of interconnected, open-topped caverns and swim-throughs with stunning light effects.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
3-15m / 10-50ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Cavern · Swim-throughs · Easy shore dive
Intermediate
Egypt
The Ghiannis D is one of the most famous and photogenic wrecks at Abu Nuhas. This large freighter sank in 1983 and now lies in three sections, with the stern tilted at a dramatic angle. The engine room offers a spectacular and easy penetration.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-27m / 33-89ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Iconic wreck · Easy penetration · Photogenic
Intermediate
Egypt
The Ghiannis D is one of the most famous and photogenic wrecks at Abu Nuhas. This large freighter sank in 1983 and now lies in three sections, with the stern tilted at a dramatic angle. The engine room offers a spectacular and easy penetration.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-27m / 33-89ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Iconic wreck · Easy penetration · Photogenic
Intermediate
Egypt
The Ghiannis D is one of the most famous and photogenic wrecks at Abu Nuhas. This large freighter sank in 1983 and now lies in three sections, with the stern tilted at a dramatic angle. The engine room offers a spectacular and easy penetration.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-27m / 33-89ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Iconic wreck · Easy penetration · Photogenic
Advanced
Cayman Islands
Ghost Mountain is a massive, deep pinnacle that rises from the abyss to within 20 meters of the surface. Its exposed location makes it a magnet for pelagic life, with a high chance of seeing sharks and eagle rays in the clear blue water.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
20-40m / 65-130ft
Water Temp
26-28°C / 79-82°F
Pinnacle · Pelagic action · Deep dive
Beginner
Egypt
Giftun Island is a protected marine park near Hurghada, offering some of the best diving in the area. The sites here are known for their beautiful walls, stunning gorgonian sea fan forests, and gentle drift dives.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Drift dives · Gorgonian fans · Healthy reefs
