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Discover diving in Austria and Switzerland

When you think of Austria and Switzerland, diving is not the first thing that comes up in your mind. However, the mountainous countries offer surprisingly great diving opportunities. Thanks to the many alpine lakes and rivers, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy the scenic and mystical underwater landscape. You will be surprised by the diversity of freshwater fish in Austria and Switzerland. Although the water can be very cold (dry suit is recommended!), the gin-clear water offers extremely good visibility.

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Dive sites

Discover the underwater wonders waiting to be explored

About Diving, 2560 Nidau

Tüscherz Bahnhof, Bielersee (★3.6)

Good dive site for specialty training. Ideal conditions for navigation, night dive, and rescue. Good parking facilities and, in case of bad weather, you can change in the waiting room of the cable car.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Attersee (★4.1)

The Attersee is one of the most beautiful diving lakes in the Alpine region. With its numerous, well-signposted dive sites, it is suitable for beginners and advanced divers and offers everything from shallow to deep diving.
About Diving, 2560 Nidau

Boudry (★3.7)

Very good dive site for OWD training. Ideal entrance (bay). Also suitable for west wind. At every depth you will find some objects that have been "sunk" for the divers. Exercise platform at a depth of 9 meters for training.
DIVE & FUN Tauch Center Szente, 9523 Villach-Landskron

Liafels, Millstätter See (★3.7)

On the north shore of Lake Millstätter See there is a small car park, which offers a comfortable entrance to the two diving routes possible here. Strong vegetation and a beautiful steep face are the main features of this spot. The vegetation in the shore zone offers a perfect hiding place for many fish.
Tauchschule Säuliamt, 8910 Affoltern am Albis

Halbinsel Au (★4.1)

To reach the Halbinsel Au dive site from the beach you head towards the middle of the lake. At about 10m you will meet the first wall, which reaches at this point to just under 20m. If you turn right, you dive towards Pfäffikon SZ. The upper and lower edge of the wall descends continuously to 50m.
BEYOND DIVING, 85598 Baldham bei München

Blindsee (★4.1)

North of the Fernpass, at almost 1100 m, lies the 25 m deep Blindsee Lake. High fish abundance, sunken landscapes of roots and trees in combination with unbelievable visibility allow for fantastic dives. Tthere is also a lot to discover for the macro-lovers.
Tauchschule Säuliamt, 8910 Affoltern am Albis

Chlausenegg / Känzeli (★4.3)

At the end of the village from Walchwil, in the direction of Arth, there is a small parking lot. The dive site is accessed via a ladder. The beautiful wall starts just below the ladder.
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Neufelder See (★3.8)

Dive site Neufeldsee Strandbad. Located at the southern end of the Neufeldsee. Access from the parking lot about 100m. Two jetties are available. There is a platform at 5m deep. The shore area is shallow, then steeply slopes down to >8m. WC facilities are open in the winter.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Fischbalmen (★4.0)

The Fish Balm is a steep wall (>100m), which is partly overhanging and is one of the best-known dive sites in this area. This is a shore dive and the entrance is via stairs.
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Achensee (★3.6)

At just under 400 m, between the Karwendel Mountains and the Brandenberg Alps, lies the largest lake in Tyrol: the 130 m deep Achensee. The excellent water quality not only ensures impressive visibility, but also an above-average diversity of species.

Marine Life

Encounter these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat

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Bass
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Pike
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Carp
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Trout
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Walleye
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Perch
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Catfish
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Sturgeon
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