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Spain
The marine reserve at Cabo de Palos is one of the best dive destinations in the Mediterranean. The offshore pinnacles are home to massive schools of barracuda and huge, friendly groupers. The area also features several spectacular deep shipwrecks.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
20-40m / 65-130ft
Water Temp
16-24°C / 61-75°F
Marine reserve · Large groupers · Wrecks
Beginner
Ecuador
Cabo Douglas on Fernandina Island offers a unique spectacle: watching marine iguanas dive underwater to feed on algae. This is the only place in the world to witness this behavior. Playful sea lions and flightless cormorants often join the dive.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
16-24°C / 61-75°F
Marine iguanas feeding underwater · Sea lions · Flightless cormorants
Advanced
Mexico
Cabo Pearce is a finger of lava rock that extends from Socorro Island. It's a fantastic place for encounters with the resident population of friendly dolphins, as well as the famous giant manta rays and a variety of sharks.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
21-26°C / 70-79°F
Dolphins · Manta rays · Sharks
Intermediate
Mexico
Cabo Pulmo National Park is one of the world's most outstanding examples of marine conservation. Once overfished, it's now a thriving marine park famous for the gigantic 'tornado' of thousands of jacks, as well as resident bull sharks and huge groupers.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
25-29°C / 77-84°F
Fish tornado · Bull sharks · Marine park success story
Beginner
Mexico
The protected area around the iconic Cabo San Lucas arch offers several fantastic dive sites. Divers can interact with a colony of playful sea lions, witness the famous underwater 'sand falls', and enjoy the beautiful rocky reef topography.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
25-30°C / 77-86°F
Sea lions · Sand falls · The Arch
Beginner
Antigua & Barbuda
Cades Reef is a large barrier reef and part of a protected marine park. It offers some of the best diving in Antigua, with beautiful coral gardens, swim-throughs, and a healthy population of nurse sharks and turtles.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-18m / 16-60ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Barrier reef · Healthy corals · Nurse sharks
Beginner
Italy
The waters of Cala Gadir on Pantelleria island are a unique mix of history and geology. Divers can explore the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck with its cargo of amphorae, and then warm up in natural thermal springs in the bay.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-18m / 16-60ft
Water Temp
20-26°C / 68-79°F
Roman wreck · Amphorae · Hot springs
Beginner
Spain
Cala Ratjada on Mallorca is the gateway to the Llevant Peninsula Marine Reserve. The area offers a huge variety of diving, including spectacular sea caves, several wrecks, and beautiful, protected reefs teeming with life.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Caves · Wrecks · Marine park
Intermediate
Philippines
Calanggaman is a picture-perfect tropical island with a stunning white sand bar, often visited as a day trip from Malapascua. The diving features spectacular, deep walls with excellent visibility and a chance to see larger pelagics passing by.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
5-40m / 16-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wall diving · White sand bar · Pelagic chances
Beginner
Indonesia
California Dreaming is a beautiful soft coral reef site, offering a colorful change of pace from muck diving. The reef is covered in healthy soft corals and large sea fans, making it a great place to search for pygmy seahorses.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
26-28°C / 79-82°F
Soft coral reef · Pygmy seahorses
Intermediate
US Virgin Islands
Cane Bay offers incredible shore diving, with a shallow reef that quickly drops off into a sheer wall plunging to thousands of feet. It's a spectacular and easy-to-access wall dive, famous for its healthy corals and population of reef sharks.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Sheer wall · Shore access · Deep diving
Intermediate
US Virgin Islands
Cane Bay offers incredible shore diving, with a shallow reef that quickly drops off into a sheer wall plunging to thousands of feet. It's a spectacular and easy-to-access wall dive, famous for its healthy corals and population of reef sharks.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Sheer wall · Shore access · Deep diving
Intermediate
Indonesia
Cannibal Rock is a small seamount in southern Komodo, located in an area of cold-water upwellings. This nutrient-rich water fuels an explosion of life, making it one of the most biodiverse and critter-rich dive sites on the planet.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
24-28°C / 75-82°F
Incredible biodiversity · Macro life · Cold water
Advanced
Indonesia
Off the coast of East Lombok, Gili Lawang and Gili Sulat offer more challenging diving with dramatic topography. 'The Canyons' is a series of underwater pinnacles and valleys where strong currents attract sharks, eagle rays, and large schools of fish.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
15-35m / 50-115ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pinnacles · Canyons · Pelagic sightings
Intermediate
Indonesia
Cape Kri currently holds the world record for the most fish species identified on a single dive (374!). The currents at the tip of this reef bring in an unbelievable amount of life, from tiny critters to huge schools of fish and patrolling sharks.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
20-40m / 65-130ft
Water Temp
27-30°C / 81-86°F
World record biodiversity · Schooling fish · Sharks
Intermediate
South Africa
The cold waters around Cape Town are home to beautiful and enchanting giant kelp forests. Diving through these towering underwater forests is a magical experience, with opportunities to see playful Cape fur seals, shy cow sharks, and a variety of unique critters.
MAX DEPTH
18m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-18m / 16-60ft
Water Temp
12-18°C / 54-64°F
Kelp forests · Seals · Cow sharks
Intermediate
Cape Verde
The Cape Verde archipelago offers a unique blend of Caribbean and Atlantic marine life. The volcanic islands have dramatic underwater landscapes with caves and numerous wrecks. It is also a major breeding ground for humpback whales.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
22-27°C / 72-81°F
Caves · Wrecks · Humpback whales (seasonal)
Intermediate
Italy
The coastline of Capo Marrargiu is a protected area and home to one of Europe's largest colonies of griffon vultures. Underwater, the dramatic cliffs continue, offering spectacular and uncrowded wall dives with a huge amount of marine life.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
18-25°C / 64-77°F
Griffon vultures (topside) · Wall dives · Uncrowded
Beginner
Curaçao
Car Wrecks is a unique muck diving site where a collection of classic cars and other machinery were dumped to create an artificial reef. It's a fun and quirky dive, and a great spot for finding rare macro critters.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Artificial reef · Muck diving · Unique
Intermediate
USA
The Caribsea was a freighter sunk by the same U-boat as the famous U-352. The wreck is now very broken up and low-lying, but it is one of the most reliable places in the 'Graveyard of the Atlantic' to see huge schools of sand tiger sharks.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
20-27m / 65-90ft
Water Temp
24-27°C / 75-81°F
WWII wreck · Sand tiger sharks · Easy wreck dive
Intermediate
Egypt
Carless Reef is a famous site near Hurghada, consisting of two large coral pinnacles. The reef is known for its incredible density of marine life and its large population of giant moray eels.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
8-20m / 26-65ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Pinnacles · Moray eels · Rich marine life
Intermediate
Egypt
Carless Reef is a famous site near Hurghada, consisting of two large coral pinnacles. The reef is known for its incredible density of marine life and its large population of giant moray eels.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
8-20m / 26-65ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Pinnacles · Moray eels · Rich marine life
Beginner
Barbados
Carlisle Bay is a marine park that is home to six shipwrecks in close proximity, all in shallow, calm water. It's a fantastic dive for all levels, and the area is also a major hotspot for green sea turtles.
MAX DEPTH
17m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-17m / 16-55ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Multiple wrecks · Turtles · Easy dive
Intermediate
Egypt
The Carnatic is a British steam and sail vessel that sank in 1869 while carrying a cargo of wine and gold. It's one of the oldest wrecks in the Red Sea, and its beautiful, coral-covered skeleton is a favorite among photographers.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
18-27m / 60-89ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Historic wreck · 'Wreck of wine' · Oldest in Red Sea
Intermediate
Egypt
The Carnatic is a British steam and sail vessel that sank in 1869 while carrying a cargo of wine and gold. It's one of the oldest wrecks in the Red Sea, and its beautiful, coral-covered skeleton is a favorite among photographers.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
18-27m / 60-89ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Historic wreck · 'Wreck of wine' · Oldest in Red Sea
