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Destinations

Green turtle while diving in Bonaire National Marine Park

Bonaire / Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire National Marine Park

Beginner-friendlyMid-range0 dive shops

Bonaire is for people who are here to dive, and nothing else particularly matters. The island is small, flat, …

Green turtle while diving in Cozumel Reef National Park

Mexico / Caribbean

Cozumel Reef National Park

IntermediateMid-range0 dive shops

A genuine diver's island with just enough tourist infrastructure to be comfortable, and not so much that it fe…

Green turtle while diving in Gili Islands

Indonesia / West Lombok

Gili Islands

Beginner-friendlyBudget5 dive shops

Three islands, three personalities. Gili Trawangan is the classic backpacker-meets-party scene Beach bars, a t…

Hawksbill turtle while diving in Koh Tao

Thailand / Gulf of Thailand

Koh Tao

Beginner-friendlyBudget0 dive shops

Koh Tao is where young travellers go to get certified, stay longer than planned, and make friends they'll have…

Scuba diving in Komodo

Indonesia / East Nusa Tenggara

Komodo

Advanced onlyMid-range7 dive shops

An expedition-feel destination built around Labuan Bajo, a fast-growing but still small port town. Most divers…

Scuba diving in Maldives

Maldives / Indian Ocean

Maldives

Intermediate0 dive shops

The ultimate expression of "nothing else to do but dive and relax." Resort islands are small, flat, and entire…

Hawksbill turtle while diving in Nusa Penida & Lembongan

Indonesia / Bali

Nusa Penida & Lembongan

IntermediateBudget5 dive shops

A genuine escape from Bali's crowds without the remoteness of eastern Indonesia. Lembongan has a laid-back, sl…

Grey reef shark while diving in Palau

Micronesia / Western Pacific

Palau

IntermediateUpscale0 dive shops

One of the most pristine and protected marine environments on Earth, set in a landscape of mushroom-shaped lim…

Oceanic manta while diving in Raja Ampat

Indonesia / West Papua

Raja Ampat

Intermediate7 dive shops

One of the last genuinely remote dive destinations accessible without a liveaboard. Raja Ampat is about stilln…

Scuba diving in Red Sea (Egypt)

Egypt / Red Sea

Red Sea (Egypt)

Beginner-friendlyBudget0 dive shops

Four bases, four personalities. Sharm el-Sheikh is a purpose-built resort town, nightlife, all-inclusive hotel…