Dive Destinations

Explore the world's best diving destinations with detailed insights on conditions, costs, and what to expect.

Found 41 destinations

Koh Tao

Koh Tao

South East Asia

Kimbe Bay

Kimbe Bay

New Britain

Remote bay boasting over 60 dive sites with lush hard corals, plentiful sea fans and reef fish.

Best MonthsMay–October
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Kimbe Bay
Sea of Cortez

Sea of Cortez

Baja California

The Gulf of California offers sea lion colonies, hammerhead sites, and seasonal whale encounters in warm gulf waters.

Best MonthsJuly–October
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Sea of Cortez
Channel Islands (CA)

Channel Islands (CA)

California

Temperate Pacific diving in giant kelp forests with garibaldi fish, sea lions and healthy marine reserves.

Best MonthsJuly–October
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Channel Islands (CA)
Jardines de la Reina

Jardines de la Reina

Caribbean Sea

Pristine Caribbean marine park teeming with sharks groupers and healthy coral reefs.

Best MonthsFebruary–April, December–January
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Jardines de la Reina
Ningaloo Reef

Ningaloo Reef

Western Australia

Fringing reef accessible from shore, famous for seasonal whale sharks, manta rays and vibrant coral gardens.

Best MonthsApril–August
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Ningaloo Reef
Zenobia Wreck

Zenobia Wreck

Larnaca

A top wreck dive in the Mediterranean – a large sunken ferry lying intact with trucks and cargo to explore.

Best MonthsMay–October
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Zenobia Wreck
Malpelo Island

Malpelo Island

Eastern Pacific

Extreme remote diving known for huge schools of hammerhead and silky sharks patrolling deep pinnacles.

Best MonthsJune–September
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Malpelo Island
Azores

Azores

Atlantic Ocean

Mid-Atlantic islands offering blue water diving with pelagics like blue sharks and rich coastal reef sites.

Best MonthsJune–October
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Azores
Maldives

Maldives

Ari & Atolls

Drift dives in warm atoll channels with sharks, mantas and prolific coral life.

Best MonthsFebruary–April, November–January
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Maldives
Red Sea (Egypt)

Red Sea (Egypt)

Sinai & Red Sea

Clear, warm sea with thriving coral reefs and famous wrecks like the Thistlegorm.

Best MonthsApril–June, September–November
Relaive Cost$$
Plan Trip to Red Sea (Egypt)
Galapagos

Galapagos

Galápagos Islands

Advanced liveaboard destination with strong currents, schooling hammerheads and whale sharks.

Best MonthsJune–November
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Galapagos
Cocos Island

Cocos Island

Pacific Ocean

Remote Pacific island famous for massive schools of sharks and rays on deep seamounts.

Best MonthsJune–November
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Cocos Island
Socorro

Socorro

Revillagigedo

Pacific island group known for giant manta rays, dolphins and pelagic shark encounters.

Best MonthsFebruary–April, November–January
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Socorro
Palau

Palau

Western Pacific

World-class drift dives at Blue Corner with sharks, plus mantas and WWII wrecks in a tropical paradise.

Best MonthsFebruary–April, December–January
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Palau
Sipadan

Sipadan

Sabah, Borneo

Legendary oceanic island with sheer walls, huge turtle populations, sharks and swirling barracuda.

Best MonthsApril–September
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Sipadan
Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

Queensland

Largest coral reef system in the world, offering colorful reef dives, shark encounters, and famous sites like the Cod Hole.

Best MonthsJune–November
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Great Barrier Reef
Taveuni

Taveuni

Fiji Islands

Known for the Somosomo Strait’s Rainbow Reef, with vibrant soft corals and clear waters.

Best MonthsMay–October
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Taveuni
Rangiroa

Rangiroa

Tuamotu Atolls

Famous for adrenaline-packed drift dives through Tiputa Pass with sharks, dolphins and big pelagics.

Best MonthsJune–September
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Rangiroa
Tubbataha Reef

Tubbataha Reef

Sulu Sea

Remote UNESCO World Heritage reef with spectacular walls, abundant sharks and intact coral.

Best MonthsApril–June
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Tubbataha Reef
Malapascua

Malapascua

Visayas (Cebu)

Small island famous for daily dawn dives with rare thresher sharks and diverse macro life.

Best MonthsMarch–June
Relaive Cost$$
Plan Trip to Malapascua
Lembeh Strait

Lembeh Strait

North Sulawesi

The muck diving capital of the world, home to exotic critters on black sand slopes.

Best MonthsJuly–October
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Lembeh Strait
Truk Lagoon

Truk Lagoon

Chuuk (Micronesia)

World’s best wreck diving destination with dozens of WWII shipwrecks now flourishing artificial reefs.

Best MonthsFebruary–April, December–January
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Truk Lagoon
Bonaire

Bonaire

Caribbean

Shore diving haven with calm waters, healthy reefs and easy access to dive sites right from the beach.

Best MonthsFebruary–January
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Bonaire
Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman

Caribbean

Clear blue water, sheer walls like Bloody Bay and famous Stingray City encounter on soft sand.

Best MonthsApril–September
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Grand Cayman
Roatan

Roatan

Bay Islands

Mesoamerican Barrier Reef diving with shallow coral gardens, walls and a laid-back island vibe.

Best MonthsMarch–September
Relaive Cost$$
Plan Trip to Roatan
Blue Hole (Belize)

Blue Hole (Belize)

Lighthouse Reef

Iconic giant marine sinkhole and surrounding atolls with sharks, stalactites and reef life.

Best MonthsMarch–July
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Blue Hole (Belize)
Tiger Beach

Tiger Beach

Grand Bahama

Shallow sandbank famous for up-close tiger shark diving and other shark encounters in clear water.

Best MonthsFebruary–June, October–January
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Tiger Beach
Aliwal Shoal

Aliwal Shoal

KwaZulu-Natal

Shark diving hotspot on a fossilized reef, known for seasonal ragged-tooth sharks and diverse marine life.

Best MonthsJune–November
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Aliwal Shoal
Tofo

Tofo

Inhambane

Known for megafauna – regular sightings of whale sharks and mantas alongside rich coral reefs.

Best MonthsFebruary–March, November–January
Relaive Cost$$
Plan Trip to Tofo
Daymaniyat Islands

Daymaniyat Islands

Gulf of Oman

Marine reserve with unspoiled coral reefs, plenty of turtles, and seasonal whale sharks in Oman.

Best MonthsApril–May, September–October
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Daymaniyat Islands
Bikini Atoll

Bikini Atoll

Ralik Chain

Historic nuclear fleet wrecks deep below the surface – a remote technical diving paradise.

Best MonthsMay–September
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Bikini Atoll
Silfra Fissure

Silfra Fissure

Thingvellir

Crystal-clear freshwater fissure between tectonic plates, offering unparalleled visibility in cold water.

Best MonthsJune–September
Relaive Cost$$$$
Plan Trip to Silfra Fissure
Gili Trawangan

Gili Trawangan

Lombok

Popular island known for turtles, reef diving and relaxed vibes.

Best MonthsMay–October
Relaive Cost$
Plan Trip to Gili Trawangan
Bali

Bali

Nusa Penida & Tulamben

Diverse dive sites from coral reefs to the USS Liberty wreck; seasonal sunfish sightings.

Best MonthsApril–October
Relaive Cost$$
Plan Trip to Bali
Cozumel

Cozumel

Quintana Roo

Drift diving along vibrant walls with abundant marine life in clear Caribbean waters.

Best MonthsMarch–August
Relaive Cost$$
Plan Trip to Cozumel
Riviera Maya

Riviera Maya

Yucatán coast

Caribbean reefs and famous freshwater cenote cavern dives along Mexico’s east coast.

Best MonthsMay–September
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Riviera Maya
Malta

Malta

Mediterranean

Clear Mediterranean diving with many WWII wrecks, caves and rocky reefs.

Best MonthsJune–September
Relaive Cost$$
Plan Trip to Malta
Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

West Papua

Renowned for pristine coral reefs and incredible biodiversity at the heart of the Coral Triangle.

Best MonthsFebruary–March, October–January
Relaive Cost$$$$$
Plan Trip to Raja Ampat
Komodo

Komodo

Flores/Komodo

Current-rich dives with manta rays, sharks and colorful reefs in Komodo National Park.

Best MonthsMay–October
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Komodo
Scapa Flow

Scapa Flow

Scotland (Orkney)

Historic scuttled WWI German fleet resting in cold, green waters – a wreck diver’s pilgrimage.

Best MonthsJune–September
Relaive Cost$$$
Plan Trip to Scapa Flow