Beginner
Thailand
Loh Samah Bay is a sheltered bay on the south side of Phi Phi Leh, making it a perfect spot for night dives. The sandy bottom and coral bommies are home to a huge variety of macro life and nocturnal critters.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Night dive · Macro · Easy conditions
Beginner
Papua New Guinea
Loloata Island is a convenient dive destination located very close to the capital, Port Moresby. It's particularly famous for its excellent muck diving and several nearby wrecks, including the 'Pacific Gas' freighter.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Muck diving · Wrecks · Close to Port Moresby
Intermediate
Belize
Long Caye Wall at Glover's Reef is a spectacular sheer drop-off. The wall is covered in a dense forest of huge barrel sponges and pristine hard corals, offering a breathtaking view into the deep blue.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Sheer wall · Healthy corals · Sponges
Beginner
USA
Looe Key is a protected National Marine Sanctuary with a classic spur-and-groove reef system. The reef is incredibly healthy and has a very high diversity of corals and fish. It's a great spot to see large goliath groupers.
MAX DEPTH
10m
AVG DEPTH
7m
Visibility
2-10m / 6-33ft
Water Temp
22-29°C / 72-84°F
Marine sanctuary · High coral diversity · Goliath groupers
Intermediate
Australia
Lord Howe Island is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the world's southernmost coral reef. It has a unique mix of tropical, subtropical, and temperate species. Nearby Ball's Pyramid offers a spectacular open-ocean dive with rare fish like the Ballina angelfish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
22-26°C / 72-79°F
Southernmost coral reef · Unique biodiversity · Ball's Pyramid
Advanced
Canada
The SS Lord Strathcona is a WWI-era steamship that sits upright and is remarkably intact. It's one of the most beautiful and historic wrecks in Newfoundland, a must-do for cold-water wreck enthusiasts.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
20-30m / 65-100ft
Water Temp
2-10°C / 36-50°F
WWI wreck · Intact · Cold water
Beginner
Mexico
The Loreto National Marine Park in the Sea of Cortez offers beautiful and pristine diving around its protected islands. The area is known for its healthy reefs, playful sea lion colonies, and seasonal encounters with blue and fin whales.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
25-30°C / 77-86°F
Pristine reefs · Sea lions · Whale sharks (seasonal)
Beginner
Mexico
The Loreto National Marine Park in the Sea of Cortez offers beautiful and pristine diving around its protected islands. The area is known for its healthy reefs, playful sea lion colonies, and seasonal encounters with blue and fin whales.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
25-30°C / 77-86°F
Pristine reefs · Sea lions · Whale sharks (seasonal)
Beginner
Mexico
The Loreto National Marine Park in the Sea of Cortez offers beautiful and pristine diving around its protected islands. The area is known for its healthy reefs, playful sea lion colonies, and seasonal encounters with blue and fin whales.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
25-30°C / 77-86°F
Pristine reefs · Sea lions · Whale sharks (seasonal)
Beginner
Mexico
Los Islotes is a small group of rocky islands that is home to a large and very playful colony of California sea lions. Diving or snorkeling here means being surrounded by curious and acrobatic sea lion pups. A truly joyful experience.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Playful sea lions · Sea lion colony
Advanced
Bahamas
The Lost Blue Hole is a massive blue hole in the open ocean off the coast of Nassau. It's a spectacular deep dive, with the rim of the hole at 12 meters, and it's a known aggregation site for a variety of sharks, eagle rays, and other large pelagics.
MAX DEPTH
60m
AVG DEPTH
30m
Visibility
12-40m / 40-130ft
Water Temp
24-27°C / 75-82°F
Blue hole · Sharks · Pelagic sightings
Advanced
Bahamas
The Lost Blue Hole is a massive blue hole in the open ocean off the coast of Nassau. It's a spectacular deep dive, with the rim of the hole at 12 meters, and it's a known aggregation site for a variety of sharks, eagle rays, and other large pelagics.
MAX DEPTH
60m
AVG DEPTH
30m
Visibility
12-40m / 40-130ft
Water Temp
24-27°C / 75-82°F
Blue hole · Sharks · Pelagic sightings
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel was the UK's first Marine Conservation Zone. It's best known for its colony of playful grey seals that love to interact with divers and snorkelers. The island also has numerous wrecks and beautiful rocky reefs.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
14-17°C / 57-63°F
Seal encounters · Marine protected area · Wrecks
Beginner
St. Kitts & Nevis
The Talata is a freighter that was sunk as an artificial reef. It's a very easy and pretty wreck dive, sitting upright in shallow water and now home to a good variety of fish life, including large pufferfish.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
14m
Visibility
10-18m / 33-60ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wreck dive · Easy dive · Artificial reef
Beginner
Philippines
Mactan Island, right next to Cebu City, offers surprisingly good and incredibly convenient diving. There are several marine sanctuaries with beautiful walls, a number of small wrecks, and great macro life, all just minutes from the international airport.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wall diving · Wrecks · Macro
Beginner
Portugal
The island of Madeira offers fantastic diving in its protected marine reserves. The Garajau reserve is famous for its massive and very friendly dusky groupers, which are hand-fed by divers. The water is typically crystal clear.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
18-24°C / 64-75°F
Garajau Marine Reserve · Dusky groupers · Clear water
Beginner
Tanzania
Mafia Island is a protected marine park and one of the best and most reliable places in the world to snorkel with whale sharks. The diving in the bay is on beautiful, healthy coral reefs with a huge variety of fish life.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Whale shark snorkeling · Healthy reefs · Marine park
Beginner
Fiji
Magic Kingdom is a beautiful and easy coral garden dive in the Mamanuca Islands. It's like swimming in an aquarium, with a huge variety of colorful reef fish, anemonefish, and healthy hard and soft corals.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
25-28°C / 77-82°F
Coral gardens · Anemonefish · Easy dive
Advanced
Indonesia
Located in the Misool region of southern Raja Ampat, Magic Mountain is a submerged pinnacle that is one of the few places in the world where both giant Oceanic Manta Rays and smaller Reef Mantas can be seen at the same cleaning station.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
15-35m / 50-115ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Oceanic & Reef Mantas · Pinnacle · Cleaning station
Beginner
US Virgin Islands
Maho Bay in the US Virgin Islands is a protected bay famous for its large population of sea turtles. The extensive seagrass beds are a major feeding ground for both green and hawksbill turtles, making for fantastic and easy snorkeling and diving.
MAX DEPTH
10m
AVG DEPTH
6m
Visibility
3-10m / 10-33ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Turtles · Seagrass · Easy shore dive
Beginner
US Virgin Islands
Maho Bay in the US Virgin Islands is a protected bay famous for its large population of sea turtles. The extensive seagrass beds are a major feeding ground for both green and hawksbill turtles, making for fantastic and easy snorkeling and diving.
MAX DEPTH
10m
AVG DEPTH
6m
Visibility
3-10m / 10-33ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Turtles · Seagrass · Easy shore dive
Intermediate
Bubbles
Mainit Point ('Hot Point') is a dive site where geothermal vents in the seabed release streams of bubbles, creating the feeling of diving in champagne. The point is also subject to currents, which support a very healthy and vibrant coral reef.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Volcanic bubbles · Healthy reef · Currents
Beginner
Mawan
Makassar Reef is a long, flat reef that is more rubble than coral, but it's one of the most reliable places in Komodo to find manta rays. It's an easy drift dive where divers are carried by the current over several cleaning stations, watching the mantas hover below.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Manta ray cleaning station · Drift dive · Rubble bottom
Beginner
Australia
Malabar is a beautiful and varied dive site at Lord Howe, featuring a wall, a sloping reef, and several fun swim-throughs and tunnels. It's a great all-around dive with a lot of fish life and a high chance of turtle sightings.
MAX DEPTH
22m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-22m / 16-72ft
Water Temp
22-26°C / 72-79°F
Wall dive · Swim-throughs · Turtles
Beginner
Malaysia
Malang Rock is a beautiful and easy dive site featuring granite boulder formations that create fun swim-throughs and overhangs. The rocks are covered in colorful soft corals and are a fantastic place to hunt for different species of nudibranchs.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Swim-throughs · Nudibranchs · Easy conditions
