Beginner
Mexico
A shallow reef ideal for new divers, filled with fish and coral life.
MAX DEPTH
16m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
10–20m / 33–66ft
Water Temp
22–26°C / 72–79°F
Colorful reef · schooling fish · beginner friendly
Beginner
Colombia
La Piscinita ('The Little Pool') is a natural pool on the coast of San Andrés, offering incredibly easy access to the reef. It's a fantastic spot for snorkeling and beginner dives, with a huge concentration of friendly reef fish.
MAX DEPTH
10m
AVG DEPTH
6m
Visibility
2-10m / 6-33ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Easy shore dive · High fish density · Snorkeling
Intermediate
Mexico
La Reina is a small rock island that is a reliable spot for seeing giant Pacific manta rays, which come to be cleaned. The site also features a small shipwreck and a beautiful, healthy coral reef.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
10-20m / 33-65ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Manta rays · Small wreck · Healthy reef
Intermediate
Mexico
La Reina is a small rock island that is a reliable spot for seeing giant Pacific manta rays, which come to be cleaned. The site also features a small shipwreck and a beautiful, healthy coral reef.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
10-20m / 33-65ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Manta rays · Small wreck · Healthy reef
Intermediate
Mexico
La Reina is a small rock island that is a reliable spot for seeing giant Pacific manta rays, which come to be cleaned. The site also features a small shipwreck and a beautiful, healthy coral reef.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
10-20m / 33-65ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Manta rays · Small wreck · Healthy reef
Intermediate
Spain
The waters off La Restinga on El Hierro are a protected marine reserve and offer some of the best diving in the Canary Islands. The dramatic volcanic underwater landscape is teeming with a huge diversity of fish, including rays, groupers, and barracuda.
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
Intermediate
France
The La Revellata peninsula in Corsica offers spectacular wall and canyon diving. The dramatic drop-offs are a great place to see a variety of marine life, with a good chance of spotting larger pelagic fish in the blue.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Wall dive · Canyons · Pelagic chances
Beginner
French Polynesia
La Source ('The Spring') is a unique dive site where a cool freshwater spring bubbles up from the seabed, creating a shimmering halocline. The surrounding coral reef is very healthy and is a great place to see turtles.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Freshwater spring · Easy dive · Turtles
Intermediate
Malaysia
Labas Island is an adventure dive, a maze of giant underwater boulders that form numerous caves, tunnels, and swim-throughs. Exploring the complex topography is the main highlight, with soft corals decorating the rocks.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-18m / 16-60ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Caves · Swim-throughs · Boulder topography
Advanced
Malaysia
Off the coast of Labuan are four major shipwrecks, known as the Labuan Wrecks. They include two WWI wrecks (SS De Klerk and an unknown vessel), an Australian naval ship, and a fishing trawler, offering a fantastic variety for wreck enthusiasts.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
15-35m / 50-115ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Wreck diving · Historical · Technical
Beginner
Australia
Lady Elliot Island is a coral cay at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, known as the 'Home of the Manta Ray'. It offers incredible, easily accessible diving with a huge population of turtles, manta rays, and pristine coral reefs.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Manta rays · Turtles · Southern GBR
Beginner
Australia
Lady Musgrave Island is a large coral cay with a vast, protected lagoon, perfect for beginners and snorkelers. The outer reef offers beautiful wall dives, and the area is a hotspot for both green sea turtles and manta rays.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Protected lagoon · Turtles · Manta rays
Beginner
Thailand
Laem Thian is a quiet dive site on the east coast of Koh Tao featuring a series of large boulders that form fun swim-throughs and small caves. It's a great spot to explore and is also known for its resident population of turtles.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
Swim-throughs · Boulder formations · Turtles
Beginner
Egypt
Laguna Reef is a large, sheltered area behind the main Tiran reefs, offering very calm and easy diving conditions. It's a popular spot for training dives and for a relaxed third dive of the day, with beautiful and healthy coral gardens.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-20m / 10-65ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Easy conditions · Training site · Healthy reef
Beginner
Indonesia
Laha is considered one of the premier muck diving sites within Ambon Bay. The silty, rubble-strewn slope is a hotspot for finding the rarest and most sought-after critters, including the endemic Ambon scorpionfish, rhinopias, and various frogfish.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-20m / 10-65ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Muck diving · Ambon scorpionfish · Critter hotspot
Intermediate
Brazil
Laje de Santos is a marine park that offers the best diving in Southern Brazil. The rocky island is a magnet for marine life, and is particularly famous for the large manta rays that visit during the autumn and winter months.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
20-25°C / 68-77°F
Manta rays · Turtles · High biodiversity
Advanced
Russia
Lake Baikal is the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake. It offers incredible ice diving in winter, with meter-thick, transparent ice creating stunning light effects. The lake is home to unique endemic species like the Nerpa seal.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
5-40m+ / 16-130ft+
Water Temp
1-4°C (ice), 10-15°C (summer)
Ice diving · World's oldest and deepest lake · Endemic species
Beginner
Mexico
Diving at Land's End offers a unique combination of attractions: playful sea lions from the local colony, the famous underwater 'sand falls', and a beautiful view of the iconic arch from below the surface.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
25-30°C / 77-84°F
Sea lions · Sand falls · The Arch
Beginner
Mexico
Diving at Land's End offers a unique combination of attractions: playful sea lions from the local colony, the famous underwater 'sand falls', and a beautiful view of the iconic arch from below the surface.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
25-30°C / 77-84°F
Sea lions · Sand falls · The Arch
Intermediate
South Africa
Landers Reef, near Aliwal Shoal, is a beautiful reef with a complex topography of pinnacles, caves, and swim-throughs. It's a great spot to see a variety of rays and is another good location for seeing ragged-tooth sharks in winter.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
12-30m / 40-100ft
Water Temp
20-24°C / 68-75°F
Pinnacles · Caves · Ragged-tooth sharks
Beginner
Malaysia
Lankayan is a small, idyllic island in the Sulu Sea. It's a fantastic macro destination with many weird and wonderful critters. During the season, it becomes a hotspot for whale shark sightings, and it's also a major nesting site for green and hawksbill turtles.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Whale sharks (seasonal) · Macro life · Turtle nesting
Beginner
Spain
Lanzarote is famous for the unique Museo Atlantico, but it also offers fantastic diving on its volcanic reefs. The sandy bottoms are one of the best places in the world to see the endangered angel shark.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
19-24°C / 66-75°F
Underwater museum · Angel sharks · Volcanic reefs
Intermediate
Croatia
Lastovo is one of Croatia's most remote and untouched islands. Its isolation has preserved its beautiful reefs and walls, and its exposed location offers the best chance in the Adriatic to see larger pelagic fish.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
18-24°C / 64-75°F
Remote island · Wall dives · Pelagic chances
Beginner
Indonesia
In 1988, the volcano on Banda Neira erupted, sending a flow of lava into the sea that destroyed the existing reef. In the years since, the coral has regrown at an incredible rate, and today the site is a stunning, dense garden of hard corals covering the black volcanic rock.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Fast-growing hard coral · Volcanic rock
Intermediate
France
The Lavezzi Islands, between Corsica and Sardinia, are a marine reserve with a stunning underwater landscape of massive granite boulders. The sites, like 'Mérouville' (not to be confused with Port-Cros), are famous for their huge and friendly dusky groupers.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Granite boulders · Large groupers · Rich fish life
