Intermediate
New Caledonia
Located in the Boulari Pass near Noumea, Manta Ray Reef is a reliable cleaning station for reef manta rays. Divers can hook in and watch as these graceful animals glide in to be cleaned by the resident wrasse.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
22-26°C / 72-79°F
Manta rays · Cleaning station · Pass dive
Intermediate
Mozambique
Manta Reef is Tofo's most famous dive site. It's a series of cleaning stations on a deep reef where giant manta rays can be seen almost year-round. It's not uncommon to see a dozen or more of these massive, graceful animals on a single dive.
MAX DEPTH
28m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
18-28m / 60-92ft
Water Temp
23-27°C / 73-81°F
Manta ray cleaning station · Giant mantas
Advanced
Indonesia
Manta Ridge is another cleaning station in the Dampier Strait, but this one is for more experienced divers. The shallow ridge is exposed to strong currents, which is what attracts the manta rays, but requires good buoyancy and experience to dive safely.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Manta ray cleaning station · Strong currents
Beginner
Indonesia
Manta Sandy is one of the most reliable places in Raja Ampat to see reef manta rays. It is a well-established cleaning station on a sandy bottom, where divers can kneel behind a line of rocks and watch as multiple mantas gracefully circle and hover over the coral heads.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
10-18m / 33-60ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
Reef Manta cleaning station · Sandy bottom
Beginner
Malaysia
The Mantanani Islands are a remote group of islands off the coast of Sabah, known for their clear blue water and healthy coral reefs. They are one of the few places in Malaysia where you have a chance to spot the elusive dugong.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Dugong sightings · Healthy reefs · Wrecks
Intermediate
Costa Rica
Manuelita Island, in the main bay of Cocos, offers fantastic diving. The outside of the island is great for hammerheads, while the sheltered inside is a massive cleaning station for hundreds of whitetip reef sharks, making for an incredible night dive.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
24-29°C / 75-84°F
Whitetip shark cleaning station · Tiger sharks · Night dive
Intermediate
Indonesia
Manuk, another volcanic 'snake island' in the Banda Sea, offers a similar experience to Gunung Api but in an even more remote setting. The sky is filled with frigatebirds, and the water is filled with sea snakes, creating a truly wild, 'end of the world' feeling.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Sea snakes · Frigatebirds · Remote volcano
Beginner
New Zealand
Maomao Arch is a massive underwater archway, named for the enormous school of blue maomao fish that often congregates here, creating a swirling blue vortex. Swimming through the arch and the school of fish is a classic Poor Knights experience.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
16-22°C / 61-72°F
Archway · Schooling fish · Maomao
Intermediate
Cuba
Located on the remote western tip of Cuba, Maria la Gorda offers spectacular wall diving. The Guanahacabibes Peninsula is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and the walls here are incredibly pristine, with huge forests of black coral.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wall diving · Black coral · Remote
Intermediate
Cayman Islands
Marilyn's Cut is a beautiful dive on the Bloody Bay Wall, featuring a deep canyon that cuts through the reef and opens out onto the deep wall. The walls of the cut are covered in colorful sponges and are a great place to see large groupers.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
26-28°C / 79-82°F
Canyons · Wall dive · Sponges
Intermediate
Solomon Islands
Marovo Lagoon is the largest saltwater lagoon in the world. The diving here is spectacular, with thrilling drifts through the passages that connect the lagoon to the open ocean, and pristine, untouched coral reefs inside the lagoon.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
World's largest saltwater lagoon · Pristine reefs · Passages
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Abu Galawa is a beautiful and easy dive site in Hurghada, featuring a series of stunning coral pinnacles rising from a sandy bottom. The pinnacles are covered in colorful soft corals and are swarming with glassfish and anthias.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-18m / 16-60ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Pinnacles · Coral gardens · Easy dive
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Bareika is a huge, deep bay in Ras Mohammed that offers a great variety of diving. The entrance features beautiful walls, while the inner, sandy parts of the bay offer fantastic muck diving and macro opportunities.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Wall dive · Muck diving · Macro
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Egla is a beautiful and quiet bay that offers a fantastic, easy shore dive. The seagrass beds are a good place to look for turtles, and the fringing reefs on either side of the bay are full of macro life.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Easy shore dive · Seagrass · Macro
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Egla is a beautiful and quiet bay that offers a fantastic, easy shore dive. The seagrass beds are a good place to look for turtles, and the fringing reefs on either side of the bay are full of macro life.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Easy shore dive · Seagrass · Macro
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Egla is a beautiful and quiet bay that offers a fantastic, easy shore dive. The seagrass beds are a good place to look for turtles, and the fringing reefs on either side of the bay are full of macro life.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Easy shore dive · Seagrass · Macro
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Mubarak is a large, sheltered bay that is famous for being a feeding ground for dugongs (sea cows) and giant green sea turtles. The vast seagrass beds provide a unique diving and snorkeling experience with these gentle giants.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-20m / 10-65ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Dugongs · Green turtles · Seagrass
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Mubarak is a large, sheltered bay that is famous for being a feeding ground for dugongs (sea cows) and giant green sea turtles. The vast seagrass beds provide a unique diving and snorkeling experience with these gentle giants.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-20m / 10-65ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Dugongs · Green turtles · Seagrass
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Shouna is a large, sandy bay with extensive seagrass beds and beautiful reefs on both sides. It's a fantastic spot for seeing green turtles and is one of the best places in the area to find the unique-looking guitar shark.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Turtles · Guitar sharks · Easy dive
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Shouna is a large, sandy bay with extensive seagrass beds and beautiful reefs on both sides. It's a fantastic spot for seeing green turtles and is one of the best places in the area to find the unique-looking guitar shark.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Turtles · Guitar sharks · Easy dive
Beginner
Egypt
Marsa Shouna is a large, sandy bay with extensive seagrass beds and beautiful reefs on both sides. It's a fantastic spot for seeing green turtles and is one of the best places in the area to find the unique-looking guitar shark.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
23-29°C / 73-84°F
Turtles · Guitar sharks · Easy dive
Beginner
Malta
Marsalforn Bay offers very easy and accessible shore diving. The site is a jumble of large boulders that create numerous hiding places for marine life, particularly octopus and moray eels.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Easy shore dive · Boulders · Octopus
Beginner
Malta
Marsalforn Bay offers very easy and accessible shore diving. The site is a jumble of large boulders that create numerous hiding places for marine life, particularly octopus and moray eels.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Easy shore dive · Boulders · Octopus
Advanced
Mborokua
Mary Island is a remote volcanic island famous for two things: a spectacular underwater crater and massive, swirling schools of jacks and barracuda that can block out the sun. It's a thrilling, action-packed pelagic dive.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-35m / 33-115ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
Jacks and Barracuda tornado · Volcanic island · Pelagics
Intermediate
Honduras
Mary's Place is Roatan's most famous dive site. It features a deep fissure that has created a stunning series of narrow canyons and swim-throughs for divers to explore. The walls are covered in beautiful black coral and sea fans.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
12-30m / 40-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Canyons · Swim-throughs · Black coral
