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Explore the fantastic dive sites of French Polynesia

Explore the fantastic dive sites of French Polynesia

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Diving with the greatest predators underwater - sharks

Diving with the greatest predators underwater - sharks

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Discover dive sites around the world where activity is at its peak right now. Whether you are searching for exceptional wildlife encounters or the right dive season, here you find where the action is happening beneath the surface.

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Explore the fantastic dive sites of French Polynesia

With 118 islands stretching across 2,000km of azure blue waters, French Polynesia diving is some of the best in the world. The underwater scenery is as vast and varied as its islands, offering coral-fringed lagoons, deep drop-offs, crystal clear atolls, and thrilling currents. Adventure seekers will love diving in Rangiroa amongst incredible pelagics like manta rays, schools of jacks, dolphins, and many shark species. Diving the Fakarava Islands offers some of the world’s best shark diving with lemon, whitecap, hammerhead, blacktip, whitetip, and grey reef sharks. Diving French Polynesia’s most popular islands, Moorea, Bora Bora, and Tahiti, also offer fantastic, colorful reef dives swarming with marine life. After enjoying time underwater, French Polynesia divers will love basking in the sun on secluded, white sand beaches, swimming in emerald green lagoons, and enjoying some of the world’s most spectacular sunsets. Don’t delay; plan your French Polynesia dive trip today!

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Diving in Africa you can explore the wonders of the Red Sea or discover hidden gems like St. Helena Island.

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Some of the top diving destinations in Oceania include Micronesia, Fiji, Polynesia, Palau, Guam or the Marshall Islands.

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In South America, you will find plenty of dive sites to choose from, including Ilhabela, Abrolhos Archipelago, and Easter Island.

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Explore scuba diving in the Atlantic Ocean – from temperate reefs to pelagic encounters. Discover top dive sites, conditions and marine life.

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Discover scuba diving in the Baltic Sea, famous for historic wrecks and cold-water conditions. Learn where to dive and what to expect.

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Experience world-class scuba diving in the Caribbean with vibrant reefs, walls and warm water. Explore the best dive destinations and conditions.

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Explore scuba diving in the Indian Ocean, home to tropical reefs, sharks and clear waters. Discover top dive destinations and seasons.

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Diving with the greatest predators underwater - sharks

Shark Awareness Day is upon us! To honor these powerful, majestic creatures, here are the world’s best dive spots for amazing shark encounters. Humans have always been fascinated by these large predators. Seeing a shark underwater can be a heart-pounding, thrilling, and unforgettable experience. Get your underwater camera ready and come explore some of the best places on the planet to encounter sharks!

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Discover dive sites around the world where activity is at its peak right now. Whether you are searching for exceptional wildlife encounters or the right dive season, here you find where the action is happening beneath the surface.

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HOBOYA KOH TAO ほうぼう屋タオ島, 84360 Koh Tao

White Rock Koh Tao (★4.5)

White Rock, also known as White Rock and Black Rock, is located to the south of Nan Yuan Island, adjacent to Koh Tao. The whole site is a fairly large root, so no matter how many dives you do, you will never get bored of it, depending on the course you take, the depth and the type of life you observe. Beginners and seasoned divers alike should enjoy it.

HOBOYA KOH TAO ほうぼう屋タオ島, 84360 Koh Tao

Japanese Gardens Koh Tao (★4.5)

Japanese Gardens is located on the east side of Koh Nanguan. Its protected and a very calm and easy site. The sandy area off. Its a very calm and easy site. The sandy area off the island gradually gets deeper and deeper, and you can wall dive along the island to the north. The depth ranges from just a couple meters to about 16 meters.

Fedor Z. (#3558131)

Mango Bay Ko Tao (★4.4)

Great site for training dives as there is a big sandy area ranging from 1m to 16m deep. There are two different areas of huge artificial reef concrete cubes good for buoyancy or tech training. An abundant and dense hard coral reef area is on the east side and rocky sloping reef is on the west side.

HOBOYA KOH TAO ほうぼう屋タオ島, 84360 Koh Tao

Twins Koh Tao (★4.5)

Dive into a world of wonder at Twins, aka Twin Peaks - the ultimate Koh Tao dive site! Explore 2 massive underwater rocks from 7 to 20 meters deep, perfect for divers of all levels. Ideal for stunning underwater photography, with consistently good visibility. Don’t miss out on this gem near Koh Nangyuan!

Member Diving, Koh Samui, 84320 Koh Samui

Chumphon Pinnacle (★4.5)

The main pinnacle of Chumphon Pinnacle comes as shallow as 14 meters and the deepest point of the site goes as deep as 45 meters. Offering great opportunities for divers at Open Water level through to XR level.

Peter S. (#417559)

Kimud Shoal (★4.8)

After the tresher sharks disappeared from Monad Shoal for unknown reasons and moved to the Kimud Shoal, this is now one of the best dive sites in the world to see the rare and elusive tresher sharks. These sharks normally live in the deep but regularly come here for the cleaning stations at shallower depths.

Goeran K. (#2680458)

Coral Garden / Gassous Bay (★4.6)

Nice house reef with a north and south side. Easy access from the beach. No boat traffic! No current and diveable in any weather. Night and early morning dives are possible daily!

PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida (★4.4)

Located on the west-side of Nusa Penida Island, Crystal Bay has two coral reef formations separated by sand slopes. The combination of slopes and walls that form the topography at this dive site goes down to more than 50 meters and meets with large rock which is an ideal place for a cleaning station for sunfish.

Dive One Academy, Sharm El Sheikh

Gordon Reef (★4.5)

Gordon reef is most famous for the wreck of the “Loullia” which ran aground on the northern end of the reef in 1981. This dive can be done as either a drift or a mooring dive, mooring on the southern side of the reef.

PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

USAT Liberty Wreck (★4.7)

This is the only historical shipwreck in Bali, ranked #3 in the world for Wreck diving! The wreck is 25 meters form shore at a depth of 4 to 29 meters below the surface with most of it occuring in a shallow area. This dive site does not have strong currents, has clear water, and warm temperatures. Difficult entry!

Amphibians

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Striped Dolphin

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Panther Moray Eel (Dragon Eel)

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Weedy Seadragon

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Bronce Whaler Shark

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Epaulette Sharks

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Great White Shark

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Necklace Carpet

Necklace Carpet

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Oceanic Blacktip Shark

Oceanic Blacktip Shark

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Oceanic Whitetip Shark

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Porbeagle Shark

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Sand Tiger Shark

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Scalloped Hammerhead

Silky Shark

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Silvertip Shark

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Whitetip Reef Shark

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Zebra Shark

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Kemp`s Ridley Turtle

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Leatherback Turtle

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Loggerhead Turtle

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Olive Ridley Turtle

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Whales

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