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Luxembourg

Explore Luxembourg

Luxembourg’s freshwater diving scene is compact but rewarding: as a landlocked country divers explore flooded quarries, serene lakes and engineered reservoirs rather than ocean reefs. Quarries offer clear water, steep walls and surprising vertical relief that make for dramatic wall and deep-recreational dives. Visibility can be excellent in well-maintained pits, though it varies with season and recent weather; water temperatures tend to be cool year-round, so appropriate exposure protection and planning are essential.

Most visits are recreational or training-focused, with many sites ideal for buoyancy practice, navigation and deep-skill exercises. Technical and overhead diving occurs in a few flooded quarries with submerged structures and limited access, but such sites require local guides and strict procedures. The appeal here is intimacy: short travel times, sheltered sites, unusual underwater silhouettes and the chance to combine dives with cultural stops—making Luxembourg a surprising, accessible destination for freshwater divers seeking varied, well-contained experiences.

Power Plug Type
C, F
Payment Method
VISA, MC, AMEX, Cir, Plus
Tipping
Service charges are generally included in restaurant bills. Tipping is not mandatory, but rounding up or leaving 5–10% for excellent service is appreciated.
Airports
LUX
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Dial Code
+352
Electricity
Voltage: 230 V, Frequency: 50 Hz
Time
Central European Time (CET), UTC Offset: UTC +1

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Top Wildlife Sightings in Luxembourg

Freshwater dives in Luxembourg typically encounter species such as perch, pike, roach, bream, carp and zander (pike-perch). Large wels catfish are occasionally seen in deeper, slower stretches; sturgeon sightings are rare but reported in some river systems. Spring spawning brings dense shoals of roach and bream, while pike become more active at dawn and dusk.

Visibility is often limited by sediment and algae — expect better clarity in cooler months. Most sites are shallow (few metres to tens of metres); depth, season and time of day strongly influence what you’ll see, so plan dives for early morning or cooler seasons for clearer water and more active fish.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3

Perch

Perch

64 Sightings
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18
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24
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11
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6
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4
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Catfish

Catfish

25 Sightings
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10
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9
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0
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4
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 5

Pike

Pike

18 Sightings
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10
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3
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2
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3
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

Crayfish

Crayfish

9 Sightings
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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4
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 5

Walleye

Walleye

2 Sightings
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2
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