Panther Moray Eel (Dragon Eel)

Dive sites with this animal

Neyo Kanmathi (★4.4)

The reef top has something of a lunar landscape, despite or precisely because of this it is often a very special dive. The northern side often serves as a starting point when the current is draining from a steep wall over a sandy plateau to a normal slope. Manta rays between the end of September and November

PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

USAT Liberty Wreck (★4.6)

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!

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

Fish Tank (★4.4)

This dive site has many names, Fish Tank, Fish Factory, Stingray City and they all fit! There is actually a fish factory on the island and this is the reason why there are so many rays and moray eels.

DivePoint Meedhupparu, 960 Meedhupparu

Vandhoo (The) Wall (★4.4)

A very nice drift dive over several hundred meters along the island of Vandhoo. The top reef made of hard corals drops from 4 to approx. 8m, sloping down to 15m, then a 250m long wall that drops to over 30m +. On the TOP reef, between June and November, is a cleaning station for Mantas.

OCEAN SPORTS, 00979 CAROLINA

Crashboat Wall and Anchor (★4.4)

This site is the remnant of an old pier. It is a shallow site, no more than 30-35 feet of depth with a sandy bottom. The wreckage on the bottom provides an artificial reef for a large variety of marine life. Visibility ranges between 10 feet (if it has been raining) to over 50 or 60 feet.

Oceanos Expediciones Y Buceo, 44110 Guadalajara

Los Arcos National Park (★4.1)

Los Arcos National Park is one of the most popular places to dive in Puerto Vallarta. Nestled in a cluster of granite islands in the southern part of Banderas Bay, this dynamic underwater world is full of places to explore like El Bajo and Devil’s Canyon. There’s lots of marine life to explore as well.

Channel Islands Scuba, 91360 Thousand Oaks

Salt Pier (49) (★4.6)

Active pier for loading salt from the salt works on the island of Bonaire. It can only be dived when no ship is moored, and no maintenance is being performed.

Palm Beach Divers Co., Ltd, 81150 Krabi

Koh Bida Nok (★4.7)

This is one our favourite dive sites since it has the widest range of wildlife. The reef gently slopes down from the island apart from the wall at the south west which drops 22-26 meters.

BUCEO SUR, 35118 ARINAGA - AGUIMES - GRAN CANAR

El Cabron (★4.5)

Located near Arinaga, about 20 minutes journey from the centre is the Arinaga Marine Reserve, this location has 4/5 different dive routes, ranging from 10m to 31m, lots of Marine life, small caverns, swim throughs and schoals of fish in abundant supply.

CALYPSO DIVING BALI, 80052 Amed

Lipah Bay, Bali (★4.6)

Entry from a sandy beach shore line, you will swim toward a slope where you will start your dive. Start off by swimming to the right, then follow the ledge to come across a few coral blocks with lots of colorful fish. Continue along the right side to find turtles eating on the ocean floor.

Amed Jepun Divers, 80852 Amed, Karangasem

Jemeluk Bay (★4.5)

Accessible from shore, Jemeluk Bay presents the wall as a deeper dive site and the bay itself. Suitable for beginners the same as for experienced divers, Jemeluk is still quite rich in hard corals and soft corals close to the corner with Bunutan.

DIVEMEX, 77710 Playa del Carmen

Jardines (★4.4)

A great site for beginning divers and snorkelers as this reef is shallow, clear, and has little to no current. One of the most beautiful dives in Playa del Carmen, Jardines reef offers many small caves and shelters for schools of fish to hide. Lots of reef life here to see.

MANTA DIVE, Gili Trawangan

Shark Point, Gili Trawangan (★4.6)

An excellent site for viewing larger marine life on the north side of Gili Trawangan. A flat sandy bottom turns into a series of progressively deeper canyons that run parallel to the shore. The Glen Nusa shipwreck is located at the northern part of the site in 28m of water.

Amed Jepun Divers, 80852 Amed, Karangasem

Liberty Coral Garden (★4.5)

There is a garden of anemones and about 60 statues on the far right side of the dive site. This is a nice second dive in the morning to get away from the crowds at Liberty Wreck. Entry and exit from the beach can be difficult.

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.

SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Guraidhoo Corner (★4.4)

One of the interesting attractions during the east monsoon, this site offers a wide variety of big fish life. The entire channel is a marine protected area. Depending on the strength of the current, be well prepared for several downstream currents and some washing machines when drifting to the inside channel.

Extra Divers Qantab, 100 Muscat

Cave Site (★4.4)

This is the deepest dive site in BK, you can reach 32 m at the bottom of the wall. It can be dived in various ways, since the place is pretty big. If the weather is nice, the best option is to do a drift dive right shoulder, from out- to inside.

SSI Service Center Japan, 101-0051 Chiyoda-ku

Hatsushima Island (★4.0)

It is the only inhabited remote island in Shizuoka Prefecture, about 10 km off the coast of Atami, which can be reached in 30 minutes by ferry. After crossing the island, you can go beach diving or boat diving.

Hobo-Ya Similan, 83120 Phuket

Richelieu Rock (★4.6)

Richelieu Rock is one of the most popular dive sites in Surin Islands National Park. It is a limestone reef that rises almost vertically from a depth of 35 meters, and appears only at low tide, about 1 meter above the surface.

BLUE DREAMS DIVING, 23000 BAYAHIBE

Guaraguao (★4.3)

Guaraguao is a fairly shallow reef located in Parque Nacional Del Este with a max depth of only 40 feet. A great site for beginning divers and snorkelers. It is an artificial archeological site where cannons, cannonballs, and ancient muskets were brought here from a sunken galley for scuba divers to enjoy.

Ascuba Venture, Inc, 78412 Corpus Christi

Buddy’s Reef (29) (★4.4)

One of the most popular dive sites in all of Bonaire, Buddy’s Reef is a very easily accessible shore dive perfect for beginners and experienced divers. It sits right off the popular Buddy’s Dive Resort and is their house reef.

Marek T. (#3048856)

Miyaru Kandu (★4.4)

This channel site is in the northeast of Vaavu atoll. This site is more suited to advanced divers as you can encounter strong currents. When there is less current, the dive site can also be for less experienced divers.

Scubaçao, Willemstad

Playa Grandi / Playa Piscado (★4.4)

Playa Piskado, also called Playa Grandi, is a crowd puller. Turtles can be found on the top of the reef and near the small pier, where they get the leftovers of the fishermen to eat. The beautiful reef is further out and at 8 meters depth you can find a statue of the sea god Neptune.

SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Lhosfushi Kuda Kandu (★4.3)

Kuda Kandu means small channel and is located north of Guraidhoo channel, it has a very shallow sandy bottom at 12 meters deep and 10 meters wide. It offers colonies of stony and soft corals which give good hide away spots to blue stripe yellow snappers.

MANTA DIVE, Gili Trawangan

Frogfish Point (★4.5)

Considered a “muck diving“ site, Hans Reef sits just off the east coast of Gili Air and provides great opportunitities for macro photographers or those wanting to see some of the smaller, stranger creatures found here.