Explore the world's best diving destinations with detailed insights on conditions, costs, and what to expect.
Found 41 destinations
South East Asia
New Britain
Remote bay boasting over 60 dive sites with lush hard corals, plentiful sea fans and reef fish.
Baja California
The Gulf of California offers sea lion colonies, hammerhead sites, and seasonal whale encounters in warm gulf waters.
California
Temperate Pacific diving in giant kelp forests with garibaldi fish, sea lions and healthy marine reserves.
Caribbean Sea
Pristine Caribbean marine park teeming with sharks groupers and healthy coral reefs.
Western Australia
Fringing reef accessible from shore, famous for seasonal whale sharks, manta rays and vibrant coral gardens.
Larnaca
A top wreck dive in the Mediterranean – a large sunken ferry lying intact with trucks and cargo to explore.
Eastern Pacific
Extreme remote diving known for huge schools of hammerhead and silky sharks patrolling deep pinnacles.
Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic islands offering blue water diving with pelagics like blue sharks and rich coastal reef sites.
Ari & Atolls
Drift dives in warm atoll channels with sharks, mantas and prolific coral life.
Sinai & Red Sea
Clear, warm sea with thriving coral reefs and famous wrecks like the Thistlegorm.
Galápagos Islands
Advanced liveaboard destination with strong currents, schooling hammerheads and whale sharks.
Pacific Ocean
Remote Pacific island famous for massive schools of sharks and rays on deep seamounts.
Revillagigedo
Pacific island group known for giant manta rays, dolphins and pelagic shark encounters.
Western Pacific
World-class drift dives at Blue Corner with sharks, plus mantas and WWII wrecks in a tropical paradise.
Sabah, Borneo
Legendary oceanic island with sheer walls, huge turtle populations, sharks and swirling barracuda.
Queensland
Largest coral reef system in the world, offering colorful reef dives, shark encounters, and famous sites like the Cod Hole.
Fiji Islands
Known for the Somosomo Strait’s Rainbow Reef, with vibrant soft corals and clear waters.
Tuamotu Atolls
Famous for adrenaline-packed drift dives through Tiputa Pass with sharks, dolphins and big pelagics.
Sulu Sea
Remote UNESCO World Heritage reef with spectacular walls, abundant sharks and intact coral.
Visayas (Cebu)
Small island famous for daily dawn dives with rare thresher sharks and diverse macro life.
North Sulawesi
The muck diving capital of the world, home to exotic critters on black sand slopes.
Chuuk (Micronesia)
World’s best wreck diving destination with dozens of WWII shipwrecks now flourishing artificial reefs.
Caribbean
Shore diving haven with calm waters, healthy reefs and easy access to dive sites right from the beach.
Caribbean
Clear blue water, sheer walls like Bloody Bay and famous Stingray City encounter on soft sand.
Bay Islands
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef diving with shallow coral gardens, walls and a laid-back island vibe.
Lighthouse Reef
Iconic giant marine sinkhole and surrounding atolls with sharks, stalactites and reef life.
Grand Bahama
Shallow sandbank famous for up-close tiger shark diving and other shark encounters in clear water.
KwaZulu-Natal
Shark diving hotspot on a fossilized reef, known for seasonal ragged-tooth sharks and diverse marine life.
Inhambane
Known for megafauna – regular sightings of whale sharks and mantas alongside rich coral reefs.
Gulf of Oman
Marine reserve with unspoiled coral reefs, plenty of turtles, and seasonal whale sharks in Oman.
Ralik Chain
Historic nuclear fleet wrecks deep below the surface – a remote technical diving paradise.
Thingvellir
Crystal-clear freshwater fissure between tectonic plates, offering unparalleled visibility in cold water.
Lombok
Popular island known for turtles, reef diving and relaxed vibes.
Nusa Penida & Tulamben
Diverse dive sites from coral reefs to the USS Liberty wreck; seasonal sunfish sightings.
Quintana Roo
Drift diving along vibrant walls with abundant marine life in clear Caribbean waters.
Yucatán coast
Caribbean reefs and famous freshwater cenote cavern dives along Mexico’s east coast.
Mediterranean
Clear Mediterranean diving with many WWII wrecks, caves and rocky reefs.
West Papua
Renowned for pristine coral reefs and incredible biodiversity at the heart of the Coral Triangle.
Flores/Komodo
Current-rich dives with manta rays, sharks and colorful reefs in Komodo National Park.
Scotland (Orkney)
Historic scuttled WWI German fleet resting in cold, green waters – a wreck diver’s pilgrimage.