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Diving in Africa you can explore the wonders of the Red Sea or discover hidden gems like St. Helena Island.
Some of the world’s most paradisiac diving destinations in Asia can be found in Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
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North America offers a wide variety of adventures for every type of diver such as ice diving in Alaska or cenote diving in Mexico.
Some of the top diving destinations in Oceania include Micronesia, Fiji, Polynesia, Palau, Guam or the Marshall Islands.
In South America, you will find plenty of dive sites to choose from, including Ilhabela, Abrolhos Archipelago, and Easter Island.
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The Eastern Dry Rocks reef is a popular spot for diving and/or snorkeling. It is also quite close to multiple other reefs including Sand Key and Rock Key, so it is common for divers and snorkelers to see multiple reefs on one outing.
Coffins Patch Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA) is located approximately four miles off Key Colony Beach and offers some of the best snorkeling and diving in the Middle Keys. Maximum depth is about 25-30 feet/ 7 -9m.
Probably the most requested and recognized dive site in the Florida Keys, the Christ of the Abyss is a 10 ft tall bronze statue of Jesus Christ sitting in about 25 feet of water, making this an excellent, easy dive for all levels including snorkelers.
The name says it all ... an interesting, richly populated site, ideal for Open Water Diver courses! In the 7-15m zone. Schools of gorettes in every direction, stealthy king mackerel passing by, maniocs wandering in the open water, trumpet fish on the lookout for their meal...
A stunning reef full of canyons, swim troughs, tunnel and cave with a maximum depth of 20 meters. Can be done entirely by expert divers since is a long reef. Current can be challenging as well. Be aware of boats!
HMS Maori is one of the many World War II wrecks around Maltese islands, but unlike most of them that are deep boat dives, Maori is a shallow dive that can be done from the shore. Maori lies on a sandy bottom with a maximum depth of 16 metres. The wreck is about 42 metres in length and quite broken.
The wreck lies from 6m down to 22m on a steep slope, the bottom is mainly silt and mud. there is quite a bit of boat traffic in the area so a DSMB is highly recommended when diving on this site. If you pass the wreck and go to around 21m and keep swimming for about 8-10min you can find the remanence of a old car
Rozi was a tugboat that operated in Grand Harbour of Valletta. Was scuttled in 1992 as an underwater tourist attraction for submarine tours, and also became an artificial reef for scuba divers. It’s around 35m long and lies upright on a sandy bottom, with her mast starting at 20m and most of the wreck at 30-35m.
P29 was a former patrol boat for the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta. She was intentionally scuttled in 2007 to serve as scuba diving attraction and artificial reef. Is 52m long, and sits upright at a depth of 34m with the highest part at only 12m depth from the surface.
Halfway along the reef wall there is a statue of our lady, also known as Madonna, in a small cave at a depth of 18 metres. The Madonna statue was placed in this cavern by a local dive club Amphibians Diving Club in November 1987. For the 20th anniversary in 2007 the dive club added a commemorative plaque.
Ellaidhoo Thila is a submerged pinnacle north of the resort island Ellaidhoo, close to Ellaidhoo Channel. The top reef is about 8 meters deep and falls down to 30+ meters sandy bottom. Sometimes the current can make this dive difficult - just always remember to make a quick descent.
This site is located in Mantehage Island (North Of Sulawesi). This is a great wall dive with abundant marine life, beautiful coral, sponges, and more. Perfect for both freediving and scuba diving.
Located in the middle of the coral triangle at Bunaken National Park, this dive site is a wall dive thriving with marine life like beautiful corals, sponges, and more! Perfect for freediving, scuba diving, and snorkeling as well.
This site is approximately a 15min drive, south of Dahab. Great, easy dive site with a beautiful block, full of glass fish and banner fish. Shallow sloping reef with sand and boulders. At 18m deep the site changes to a closed reef, always with sandy roads. There is a small canyon with gorgonians at 25-30m.
Umm El Ros is one of the most well known dive sites in the port Ghalib area and only a 15 minute ride away from the marina. A natural bay formation keeps this site protected. A beautiful dive can be conducted from 1m depth through a sandy bottom to the northern reef or to the southern pinnacles.
Boynton Beach Reef sits just south of West Palm Beach on the east coast of Florida and is a great diving location for new divers. The Atlantic ocean here is full of healthy corals, Caribbean fish species, and clear water.
There is a coral block in 19 Meters of depth, still beautiful and untouched, with all kind of corals. and surrounded by sand. There are a lot of cleaner wrasses around, so the reef mantas come in to get cleaned. Divers can sit on the sand and watch the mantas coming in and out, without harming corals.
Considered by many divers to be the best wreck dive in the world, the SS President Coolidge was a luxury passenger liner converted to a troop carrier during WWII. While entering the Segond Channel she struck a friendly mine. The captain ran her aground with the intention of salvaging, however the ship sank quickly.
Want to know what happens if fishing boats are not respecting the Marine Park rules? More than twelve boats are laying there! This dive site usually has quite a low visibility, which creates a strange mood while you navigate between the wrecks.
La Lajita diving is shallow and suitable for beginners, snorkeling, and freediving. La Lajita houses an infinite amount of life in its rock walls and along its sandy bottoms.
This site is part of the Florida State Park system and has protected status. It’s also home to the Boy Scouts of America SeaBase camp program. With shallow, clear water, plenty of reef life, and easy access just offshore, this site is a great dive for beginners and also snorkelers.
The Wall is a good site for deep dives and is easily assessable from Havelock. A great site for fun dives and training courses. This site must be dived early in the morning due to passenger ferries.
Also known as Red Pillar, this small dive site is located just off the Peel Island. Because it is in the channel it can sometimes experience some strong current, but this makes for a energetic dive.
Peel Light House is a mysterious and spherical dive site with a titanic red-light house amidst pastel-grey sands on all sides. During the full moon and new moon, we can experience the gushing force of strong currents here.
A visit to Havelock island is not complete without at least one dive at Dixon’s Pinnacle. The pinnacles were discovered years ago by a local Andaman instructor called Dickson and since then the site has been the one of the most popular dive sites around Havelock.
Pilot Reef is a fairly large, shallow reef surrounded by sand. The main attraction of Pilot Reef is a family of resident leopard sharks who can often be found on the sandy patches surrounding the coral.
Johnny’s Gorge is one of the most spectacular dive sites around Havelock. It is named after an Andaman local, a Karen, who discovered the dive site many years ago. It is a deep dive site well suited for advanced divers.
Nemo Reef, being literally on our doorstep, is our house reef and is definitely the best site in the Havelock for newbies to have their first scuba diving experience.
The house reef right off of the Mayan Princess Hotel on Ambergris Caye offers nice, shallow diving good for beginners and snorkelers alike. Not as pristine as the reefs Belize is famous for, but an easy dive that is easily accessible.
The pigeons are not here anymore but the shallow depths are teeming with life, rabbitfish, and breams galore. A white marble shark sculpture reminisces of recent underwater art exhibitions and gives a startle to first-time divers! This is an ideal, very calm site for snorkelers and those starting diving training.
San Clemente is a shallow barrier reef located 500 m (0.3 mi) from the shore at the Sunscape/Secrets resort. The dive site is only 30-40 ft deep in at spans a llenght of over 900 m (0.6 mi). With mild currents, this is a perfect dive site for the last dive of the day or a night dive.
Just off the end of the main island reef, this thila sits on the edge of the atoll just in the channel. As such, it gets good pelagics when the current runs like whitetip reef sharks, and occasional manta and hammerheads. Come up on the deep side to check out the frequent eagle rays found cruising this dive site.
Seraya Secret is a great macro dive site, paradise for photographers from all over the world by day and by night. Definitely a must see dive site for macro lovers!
The Benwood is a 360ft World War II wreck that sank April 9, 1942. She was carrying a cargo of phosphate rock and running blacked out to avoid German U-boats that were rumored to be in the area. The ship Robert C. Tuttle was also running blacked out and the two ships collided.
Begins on a sandy bottom with large bommies and rock formations at 4 meters. This area is ideal for spotting stingrays, snake eels, and occasionally needlefish at the surface. As you delve deeper, the landscape transforms into a mesmerizing combination of soft and hard coral, reaching a maximum depth of 22 meters.
Located approximately 25 minutes by boat from the town of Bayahibe. This destination is known for its impressive corals and more abundant marine life, since it receives fewer divers.
The water inside Cathedral Cave gives off a magical blue color. Surfacing while inside the cave is a must! This site is full of fun boulders, swim-throughs, domes to explore. Depth ranges from 15-25 meters and is great for all levels of divers.
South Miniloc is about 10 minutes by speeedboat from El Nido, 20 minutes by bangka from El Nido. Gentle slope going down to 21 meters but with the best corals at between 14-16 meters.
Bay 3 is the third dive site on the eastern side of Ratcha Yai Island. The central part of the bay is a calm white sandy area, dotted with branch coral beds and roots. From the northern end of the bay, you may drift dive along the island heading towards Bay 2. The reef is between 18 and 30 meters deep.
This dive site is called by the local dive operators as “East Current“, “Soft Coral“ or “Secret Garden“, because it is located in the east side of the current channel of the water outlet, hence the name.
One of the most beautiful dive sites islands of Rovinj. In the upper portion of the centre of the island there is the entrance to a small cave. (About 5 meters). A corridor leads into the central room of the cave, which is lit up by the sun through an opening. The dark parts of the cave are home to red starfish.
The Italian minesweeper was built in 1913 and sunk in 1944. Until 1929 she bore the name „Pilade Bronzetti“. She was sunk by a British aircraft which spotted her during a reconnaissance flight. The torpedo broke the ship in half and therefore the bow and stern are about fifty yards apart.
This is a popular site just off of Isla Verde in the Veracruz region of Mexico. The water is sub-tropical and home to many colorful fish species. There are lots of interesting rock formations to see and an abundance of fish and coral. This is a boat dive site.
Starting this relaxing dive should be done on the current side of the island, leaving a good distance between the entry point and the best point of dive site on the south-eastern side
From 4 down to 25 meters along the sloping sandy bottom just in front of the Summer Island jetty we have built and amazing coral nursery. Here the corals are grown on the ropes and replanted on the stable concrete and steel formations.
The dive site is on the south east of the Catalina Islands. It’s generally a shallow dive site except at the end it’s possible to dive down to around 25 meters but it’s generally nicer to stay shallow.
Easy dive. It can be done on the wall at a shallow depth (6-8 meters) and it can also be done over the Posidonia meadow that is between 12 and 18 meters deep. Juvenile wrasse, cuttlefish, octopus, and nudibranch tend to take refuge in it.
Fire Coral Cave is a long narrow swim through located toward the southern end of the Molasses Reef Sanctuary Protected Area. It varies in depth from 15ft to 30ft.
Diving in the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez, just outside of La Paz, Mexico is like swimming in an aquarium. Be ready for spectacular backdrops including swim-throughs, caves, caverns, deep pinnacles, and shallow, colorful reefs.
One of the most beautiful dive of Tahiti for its fauna. Grey sharks, white tip, black tip, lemon and sometimes even the majestic tiger shark. The dive is particularly recommended for drift diving.