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
Beginner
Philippines
Cars is a famous muck diving site in Dauin where two old Volkswagen Beetles were sunk to create an artificial reef. They are now covered in coral and are a hotspot for macro life, particularly giant and painted frogfish.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
15-25m / 50-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Artificial reef · Muck diving · Frogfish
Advanced
US Virgin Islands
Carval Rock is an exposed pinnacle that offers an exciting drift dive for experienced divers. The strong currents that sweep past the rock attract large schools of tarpon, jacks, and other pelagic fish.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Drift dive · Pelagic action · Advanced dive
Beginner
Curaçao
Cas Abao is a beautiful white sand beach with a fantastic and very healthy fringing reef. The easy access and calm conditions make it a perfect spot for beginner divers and snorkelers to see a huge variety of Caribbean marine life.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
5-25m / 16-82ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Easy reef diving · Healthy corals · Snorkeling
Beginner
USA
Casino Point is an incredibly popular and easy shore dive in a protected marine park. It offers a fantastic introduction to California's kelp forest ecosystem, with friendly Garibaldi fish, giant sea bass, and a number of small wrecks.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
3-30m / 10-100ft
Water Temp
15-21°C / 59-70°F
Easy shore dive · Kelp forest · Garibaldi
Beginner
USA
Casino Point is an incredibly popular and easy shore dive in a protected marine park. It offers a fantastic introduction to California's kelp forest ecosystem, with friendly Garibaldi fish, giant sea bass, and a number of small wrecks.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
3-30m / 10-100ft
Water Temp
15-21°C / 59-70°F
Easy shore dive · Kelp forest · Garibaldi
Beginner
USA
Casino Point is an incredibly popular and easy shore dive in a protected marine park. It offers a fantastic introduction to California's kelp forest ecosystem, with friendly Garibaldi fish, giant sea bass, and a number of small wrecks.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
3-30m / 10-100ft
Water Temp
15-21°C / 59-70°F
Easy shore dive · Kelp forest · Garibaldi
Advanced
Indonesia
Castle Rock is a submerged pinnacle in the north of Komodo, exposed to strong currents. This makes it a magnet for large pelagic fish. Divers descend quickly to find shelter and watch grey reef sharks, whitetips, and huge schools of jacks and trevally.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
15-30m / 50-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pinnacle dive · Schooling pelagics · Sharks
Advanced
Bahamas
Cat Island is one of the most remote and wild diving destinations in the Bahamas. Its exposed, deep-water location makes it one of the most reliable places in the world to encounter the elusive and magnificent oceanic whitetip shark.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
15-40m / 50-130ft
Water Temp
24-27°C / 75-82°F
Oceanic whitetip sharks · Remote · Pelagic action
Advanced
Bahamas
Cat Island is one of the most remote and wild diving destinations in the Bahamas. Its exposed, deep-water location makes it one of the most reliable places in the world to encounter the elusive and magnificent oceanic whitetip shark.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
25m
Visibility
15-40m / 50-130ft
Water Temp
24-27°C / 75-82°F
Oceanic whitetip sharks · Remote · Pelagic action
Advanced
Suwarrow Atoll
Suwarrow is a remote, uninhabited atoll and a national park of the Cook Islands. The diving is pristine and adventurous, with the main pass offering incredible encounters with manta rays and a very healthy population of sharks.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
10-30m / 33-100ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Manta rays · Sharks · Remote atoll
Beginner
Dominican Republic
The Wall at Catalina Island is the most famous dive site in the Dominican Republic. It's a spectacular vertical drop-off that is covered in a dense carpet of colorful corals, sponges, and sea fans.
MAX DEPTH
35m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
5-35m / 16-115ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Wall dive · 'The Wall' · Rich coral life
Intermediate
Aliwal Shoal
The Cathedral at Aliwal Shoal is a large pinnacle with a beautiful archway that divers can swim through. It's another excellent spot for seeing ragged-tooth sharks, which often congregate inside the archway.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
18-27m / 60-90ft
Water Temp
20-24°C / 68-75°F
Pinnacle · Archway · Ragged-tooth sharks
Beginner
Malta
Cathedral Cave at Ghasri Valley is a beautiful and easy cavern dive. A short swim through a narrow valley leads to a massive, dome-shaped cavern where divers can surface in a large air pocket. The light filtering through the water creates a stunning blue glow.
MAX DEPTH
15m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
5-15m / 16-50ft
Water Temp
18-26°C / 64-79°F
Cavern · Air dome · Light effects
Advanced
USA
The Cayman Salvager is a 187-foot steel-hulled buoy tender that sits upright and is a fantastic artificial reef. It's a very popular deep wreck, known for its resident goliath groupers and large schools of fish.
MAX DEPTH
28m
AVG DEPTH
22m
Visibility
20-28m / 65-92ft
Water Temp
22-29°C / 72-84°F
Wreck dive · Goliath groupers · Easy deep wreck
Beginner
Cuba
Cayo Largo is a beautiful island with stunning white sand beaches and pristine, uncrowded diving. The area is a protected marine park with beautiful walls, healthy coral gardens, and a huge amount of fish life.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pristine reefs · Wall dives · Uncrowded
Intermediate
Honduras
The Cayos Cochinos are a group of small islands and a protected marine park. The diving here is on some of the most pristine and untouched reefs in the Caribbean, with numerous seamounts that are covered in life.
MAX DEPTH
30m
AVG DEPTH
18m
Visibility
5-30m / 16-100ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Marine protected area · Pristine reefs · Seamounts
Beginner
Jordan
The Cedar Pride is a former Lebanese freighter that was scuttled as an artificial reef. It's Jordan's most famous dive site, lying on its side and covered in spectacular soft and hard coral growth, making it incredibly photogenic.
MAX DEPTH
27m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-27m / 33-89ft
Water Temp
20-27°C / 68-81°F
Iconic wreck · Easy access · Beautiful coral growth
Intermediate
Indonesia
Celah Celah means 'cracks' or 'fissures', and this site is named for the deep canyons and swim-throughs that cut into the reef wall. It's a fun and interesting dive, exploring the dramatic topography and the life hiding within the cracks.
MAX DEPTH
25m
AVG DEPTH
15m
Visibility
10-25m / 33-82ft
Water Temp
27-29°C / 81-84°F
Canyons · Swim-throughs · Wall dive
Beginner
Barbados
The old Cement Plant Pier is Barbados' premier macro and muck diving site. The pier's pillars are covered in life, and the surrounding rubble is a fantastic place to find rare critters like frogfish and seahorses.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
5-20m / 16-65ft
Water Temp
26-29°C / 79-84°F
Pier dive · Macro · Seahorses
Beginner
Indonesia
Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua is famous for its resident population of whale sharks, which congregate around fishing platforms ('bagans') to feed on small fish. This allows for uniquely reliable and close encounters with the gentle giants. The bay also has numerous WWII wrecks.
MAX DEPTH
20m
AVG DEPTH
10m
Visibility
10-20m / 33-65ft
Water Temp
28-30°C / 82-86°F
Whale sharks · WWII wrecks · Unique biodiversity
Advanced
Indonesia
Ceningan Wall is a dramatic vertical wall in the channel between Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Penida. It's an exhilarating drift dive for experienced divers, with stunning coral coverage and a huge variety of colorful nudibranchs clinging to the wall.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
20m
Visibility
10-40m / 33-130ft
Water Temp
22-28°C / 72-82°F
Vertical wall drift · Strong currents · Nudibranchs
Advanced
Mexico
Cenote Angelita (Little Angel) offers one of the most surreal diving experiences imaginable. It's a deep sinkhole where a thick cloud of hydrogen sulfide separates the freshwater above from the saltwater below, creating the illusion of an underwater river.
MAX DEPTH
40m
AVG DEPTH
30m
Visibility
20-35m / 65-115ft
Water Temp
25-26°C / 77-79°F
Surreal hydrogen sulfide cloud · 'Underwater river'
Intermediate
Mexico
Cenote Calavera ('Skull Cenote') is named for the three holes in its roof that resemble a skull. The dive involves a giant stride into the main hole, and exploration of a large, beautifully decorated cavern with a pronounced halocline.
MAX DEPTH
16m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
10-16m / 33-52ft
Water Temp
25-26°C / 77-79°F
Unique entry · Halocline · Cavern dive
Intermediate
Temple of Doom
Cenote Calavera ('Skull Cenote') is named for the three holes in its roof that resemble a skull. The dive involves a giant stride into the main hole, and exploration of a large, beautifully decorated cavern with a pronounced halocline.
MAX DEPTH
16m
AVG DEPTH
12m
Visibility
10-16m / 33-52ft
Water Temp
25-26°C / 77-79°F
Unique entry · Halocline · Cavern dive
