Category 1 · Diving

Diving Worldwide

30 dive destinations across five oceans. Click a red dot to open the destination’s photo portfolio and dive notes.

Switzerland France Mallorca Egypt Cuba Bahamas French Polynesia Bali Philippines Komodo Australia Hawaii Mexico Lanzarote Lembeh Molukkas Sudan New Zealand Fiji Tonga Galapagos Cocos Island Bonaire Cayman Islands Martinique St. Maarten Maldives Thailand South Africa Scotland
Dive destination — click to open Dot map drawn from Natural Earth coastlines (public domain)

All destinations

Alpine lakes

Switzerland

Alpine lakes and quiet springs — the gentlest possible way into the diving world.

Coast & lakes

France

From the rocky coasts of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean to the crystal-clear lakes of the Jura.

Mediterranean

Mallorca

The island of wrecks: sea caves, rich Mediterranean marine life, loggerheads and legendary wreck diving in the Balearics.

Red Sea

Egypt

The Red Sea: legendary visibility, walls of soft coral and a year-round tropical aquarium.

Caribbean

Cuba

Rusty wrecks, sea turtles and the green water of the Gulf of Batabanó.

Caribbean

Bahamas

The Blue Hole, the Andros Barrier Reef and the Exuma Cays — turquoise shallows, deep walls and a world-class dive out of Nassau.

Society Islands

French Polynesia

Bora Bora, Huahine, Moore, Rangiroa and Nuka Hiva — the postcard itself.

Nusa Tenggara

Bali

Manta rays at Manta Point, sunken temples, one of the best wrecks “SS Liberty” and the busy waters of Amed.

Visayas & more

Philippines

Siquijor, Anilao, Tubbataha — one of the densest concentrations of dive sites on Earth.

Nusa Tenggara

Komodo

Manta rays, reef sharks and the strong currents of the Komodo and Bintaun passes.

Great Barrier Reef

Australia

From The Great Barrier Reef — the largest living structure on the planet to Ningaloo Reef and Kangoroo Island.

Pacific

Hawaii

Green sea turtles, whitetip reef sharks and Blackwater Diving in Kona.

& Baja

Mexico

Diving with Seals and the Great Whites of Guadaloupe.

Canary Islands

Lanzarote

Volcanic black sand, cave diving and a unique underwater lava landscape and the rare Angel Shark.

Sulawesi

Lembeh

The Lembeh Strait: muck diving, pygmy seahorses and a thousand species in a single bay.

Spice Islands

Molukkas

The Spice Islands: Ambon, the Babar islands and the untouched coral gardens of the Coral Triangle.

Red Sea

Sudan

The quieter, deeper Red Sea: Port Sudan, legendary wrecks and giant rays.

Tasman Sea

New Zealand

Snorkeling with the famous dolphins in Kaikura.

South Pacific

Fiji

Manta cleaning stations, the Bequa Lagoon shark dives and soft-coral gardens of the Yasawas. Matava Eco Resort

South Pacific

Tonga

Warm volcanic water, Humpback whales, the Cathedral reef and the deepest trench on Earth just offshore.

Pacific

Galapagos

Hammerhead sharks, penguins and giant sea turtles — wildlife with no fear of humans.

Pacific

Cocos Island

“The Galápagos of the Pacific” — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a shark diver’s mecca.

ABC Islands

Bonaire

The world’s first National Marine Park (1979): house reefs right off the beach.

Caribbean

Cayman Islands

The wreck field of Grand Cayman, nurse sharks and crystal-clear shallows just off the Yucatán.

Lesser Antilles

Martinique

Trinity Bay: year-round manta rays, coral gardens and a wall dive right off the Caribbean shore.

Lesser Antilles

St. Maarten

The Antilla wreck, Blue Bay and the Pinnacle — two nations on one island and the Caribbean’s best reef diving.

Indian Ocean

Maldives

Blue holes, manta cleaning stations and the most famous thilas of the Indian Ocean.

Andaman Sea

Thailand

Ko Tao, Phi Phi and the Andaman Sea — where countless divers learned to dive.

Cape & Agulhas

South Africa

The Sardine Run — the world’s greatest animal migration.

North Atlantic

Scotland

North Sea kelp forests, the granite islands of the west coast and basking sharks — cold-water diving with a wild heart.