Beginner
Australia
Ribbon Reef #10 is the most famous of the Ribbon Reefs, primarily because it's home to the Cod Hole. Besides the giant potato cod, the reef itself is spectacular, with beautiful coral gardens and several fun swim-throughs.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
24-28°C / 75-82°F
Cod Hole · Healthy reefs · Swim-throughs
Beginner
Australia
Ribbon Reef #3 is known for its beautiful underwater pinnacles, such as 'The Clam Garden' and 'Steve's Bommie'. It's a fantastic area for both wide-angle and macro photography, and a hotspot for minke whale encounters in winter.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
24-28°C / 75-82°F
Pinnacles · Macro · Minke whales (seasonal)
Intermediate
Australia
The Ribbon Reefs are a long chain of individual reefs on the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef. They are known for their pristine condition, excellent visibility, and famous sites like the Cod Hole. They are also a hotspot for seasonal encounters with dwarf minke whales.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
24-28°C / 75-82°F
Pristine reefs · Minke whales (seasonal) · Cod Hole
Intermediate
Khao Lak, Thailand
Often cited as Thailand's best dive site, Richelieu Rock is a submerged pinnacle in the Andaman Sea. It's famous for its vibrant purple soft corals and as a feeding ground for whale sharks during the season.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Whale sharks (seasonal) · Purple soft corals · Seahorses
Intermediate
New Zealand
Rikoriko Cave is one of the largest sea caves in the world by volume. Diving here is a unique experience, exploring the vast, cathedral-like space. The entrance is huge, allowing plenty of light to filter into the cavern.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
16-22°C / 61-72°F
World's largest sea cave · Cavern dive · Unique topography
Beginner
Indonesia
While famous for the Komodo dragons on land, the coast of Rinca Island also offers excellent muck diving. Sites like Wainilu are hotspots for rare critters, offering a fantastic macro counterpoint to the big fish action in the north.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
3-18m / 10-60ft
Water Temp
25-28°C / 77-82°F
Komodo dragons · Muck diving · Macro
Intermediate
Micronesia
The Rio de Janeiro Maru was a large passenger liner converted to a submarine tender. The wreck lies on its side and offers fantastic penetration, particularly into the huge and impressive engine room, where you can also find hundreds of sake and beer bottles.
MAX DEPTH
34m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
15-34m / 50-112ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
Large wreck · Engine room · Bottles
Advanced
Mexico
Roca Partida is the smallest and most remote of the Socorro Islands, a solitary pinnacle rising from the deep ocean. It's a magnet for pelagic life, with schools of sharks, massive tunas, and jacks constantly circling the rock. A true blue-water adventure.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
21-26°C / 70-79°F
Remote pinnacle · 'Shark Central' · Tunas
Advanced
Ecuador
Roca Redonda is a remote, submerged volcano that offers a thrilling and advanced dive. The site is famous for its underwater fumaroles that release volcanic gas, and for being a major aggregation site for schooling hammerhead and Galapagos sharks.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
15-35m / 50-115ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Hammerhead sharks · Fumaroles · Pelagic action
Advanced
Ecuador
Roca Redonda is a remote, submerged volcano that offers a thrilling and advanced dive. The site is famous for its underwater fumaroles that release volcanic gas, and for being a major aggregation site for schooling hammerhead and Galapagos sharks.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
15-35m / 50-115ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Hammerhead sharks · Fumaroles · Pelagic action
Advanced
Ecuador
Roca Redonda is a remote, submerged volcano that offers a thrilling and advanced dive. The site is famous for its underwater fumaroles that release volcanic gas, and for being a major aggregation site for schooling hammerhead and Galapagos sharks.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
15-35m / 50-115ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Hammerhead sharks · Fumaroles · Pelagic action
Beginner
Philippines
Rock Point is a beautiful wall and drift dive at Apo Island. The wall is covered in a dense carpet of healthy hard corals and sea fans, and the gentle current allows for a relaxing dive with lots of fish life and turtle sightings.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wall dive · Drift dive · Healthy corals
Intermediate
South Africa
Rocky Bay, near Scottburgh, offers beautiful reef diving with a variety of sites. It's a great place for macro photography and is another good spot to see ragged-tooth sharks during their winter aggregation.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
20-24°C / 68-75°F
Reef diving · Macro · Ragged-tooth sharks (seasonal)
Advanced
Egypt
Rocky Island is a small, remote island in the deep south, offering some of the most thrilling diving in the Red Sea. Its exposed location means strong currents and a high chance of encounters with sharks, dolphins, and other large pelagics along its sheer walls.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
23-28°C / 73-82°F
Remote island · Pelagic action · Sheer walls
Beginner
Indonesia
Roma is a spectacular pinnacle dive at Wakatobi. The top of the pinnacle is covered in a beautiful formation of rose-like plate corals, and the entire structure is swarmed by thousands of schooling fish, creating a truly breathtaking sight.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Pinnacle · Schooling fish · Rose corals
Beginner
Indonesia
Ron's Point, at the southern tip of Bunaken, offers a different experience with its black sand muck diving. This is a great spot to hunt for rare critters like frogfish, seahorses, and ghost pipefish, providing a nice contrast to the usual wall dives.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
3-30m / 10-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Muck diving · Black sand · Critters
Advanced
Egypt
The Rosalie Moller was a British cargo ship sunk by German bombers just two days after the Thistlegorm. She sits perfectly upright but in deep water, making this a spectacular but challenging technical wreck dive.
MAX DEPTH
50m
AVG DEPTH
40m
Visibility
30-50m / 100-165ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Deep technical wreck · Sister ship of Thistlegorm
Advanced
Egypt
The Rosalie Moller was a British cargo ship sunk by German bombers just two days after the Thistlegorm. She sits perfectly upright but in deep water, making this a spectacular but challenging technical wreck dive.
MAX DEPTH
50m
AVG DEPTH
40m
Visibility
30-50m / 100-165ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Deep technical wreck · Sister ship of Thistlegorm
Advanced
Egypt
The Rosalie Moller was a British cargo ship sunk by German bombers just two days after the Thistlegorm. She sits perfectly upright but in deep water, making this a spectacular but challenging technical wreck dive.
MAX DEPTH
50m
AVG DEPTH
40m
Visibility
30-50m / 100-165ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Deep technical wreck · Sister ship of Thistlegorm
Beginner
French Polynesia
Rose Garden in Moorea is a beautiful dive site named for its stunning, terraced formations of Montipora corals that resemble giant roses. It's a very pretty and healthy reef, and a great place to see turtles.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Rose corals · Healthy reef · Turtles
Advanced
Australia
The Rowley Shoals are a chain of three pristine coral atolls far off the coast of Western Australia. They are known for their incredible coral health, massive tidal movements that create exhilarating drift dives, and a very healthy shark population.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
5-40m / 16-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pristine atolls · Extreme tides · Drift dives
Advanced
Malta
The Rozi was a tugboat that was intentionally sunk at Cirkewwa. It sits upright and fully intact, and is one of the most popular and picturesque wrecks in Malta, home to a huge amount of fish life.
MAX DEPTH
34m
AVG DEPTH
28m
Visibility
30-34m / 100-112ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Tugboat wreck · Artificial reef · Easy dive
Intermediate
USA
The Ruby E is a former Coast Guard cutter that sits upright and is a very popular wreck in San Diego's Wreck Alley. It's a great multi-level dive, with the superstructure covered in beautiful anemones.
MAX DEPTH
26m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
20-26m / 65-85ft
Water Temp
14-20°C / 57-68°F
Coast Guard cutter wreck · Artificial reef
Beginner
Bahamas
Runway Wall is one of San Salvador's most popular dive sites, named for its proximity to the airport runway. It's a spectacular wall dive with a very high chance of seeing numerous reef sharks patrolling the drop-off.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
24-27°C / 75-82°F
Wall dive · Sharks · Healthy reef
Advanced
Malaysia
The S.S. Norviken is a large cargo ship wreck in the Miri-Sibuti park. It sits upright and is largely intact, making it a great wreck to explore. It has become a home for large groupers, schools of barracuda, and other reef fish.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
20-30m / 65-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Wreck dive · Artificial reef · Groupers
