The sites.
One descent at a time.
A curated index of famous dive sites — wrecks that Cousteau discovered, cleaning stations where manta rays queue, channels where sharks stack in the current.
Apo Reef
One of the largest contiguous coral reefs in the Philippines. Walls, pinnacles, and high fish diversity. Liveaboard acce...
Tubbataha North Atoll
UNESCO site in the Sulu Sea. Liveaboard-only, March–June. Massive schools of jacks, reef sharks, turtles, and marbled st...
Tubbataha Reef
## Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park — Sulu Sea, Philippines **Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park** is a UNESCO World Heritage Sit...
Blue Hole Dahab
Vertical shaft in the shoreline reef at Dahab. Infamous Arch at 56m. Recreational dive on the outside lip — do not attem...
Daedalus Reef
Remote offshore reef. Scalloped hammerhead schools in summer on the south plateau. Liveaboard only.
Elphinstone Reef
## Elphinstone Reef — Southern Red Sea, Egypt An offshore pinnacle rising from 65 meters to just below the surface, **E...
Ras Mohammed
Marine park at the southern tip of Sinai. Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef. Summer brings big pelagics; year-round reef divin...
Shark Reef Ras Caesar
## Shark Reef / Ras Caesar — Brothers Islands, Egypt The **Brothers Islands** — Al-Ikhwa in Arabic, 'the brothers' — ar...
SS Thistlegorm
## SS Thistlegorm — Red Sea, Egypt The **SS Thistlegorm** is the most famous wreck dive on Earth — not because it's the...
Chinchorro Bank
## Chinchorro Bank — Quintana Roo, Mexico **Banco Chinchorro** is the largest coral atoll in the Northern Hemisphere —...
Palancar Reef
Multi-section wall complex on Cozumel's southwestern side. Gardens, Caves, Horseshoe, Bricks — pick your section based o...
Santa Rosa Wall
Classic Cozumel drift wall. Swim-through tunnels, eagle rays, groupers, and the drop into the Cozumel Channel's blue. Ev...
Socorro Island
## Socorro Island — Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico **Socorro Island** is the largest of the four **Revillagigedo Isl...
Darwin's Arch
## Darwin's Arch — Darwin Island, Northern Galápagos, Ecuador **Darwin's Arch** was one of the most iconic natural rock...
Gordon Rocks
## Gordon Rocks — Galápagos Islands, Ecuador **Gordon Rocks** is a collapsed volcanic crater sitting 10 km northeast of...
Wolf Island
## Wolf Island — Northern Galápagos, Ecuador **Wolf Island** (Isla Wolf) is the northernmost island in the Galápagos ar...
Great Blue Hole
## Great Blue Hole — Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize From the air — and from space — it is unmistakable: a **perfect circ...
Half Moon Caye Wall
Vertical wall dropping over 1,000m on the south side of Lighthouse Reef. Caribbean reef sharks, eagle rays, turtles, and...
Hin Daeng
Remote pinnacle in southern Thailand. Soft coral wall to over 70m. Manta rays, whale sharks (seasonal), and schooling pe...
Hin Muang
## Hin Muang (Purple Rock) — Andaman Sea, Southern Thailand **Hin Muang** — 'Purple Rock' — is a submerged seamount in...
Richelieu Rock
## Richelieu Rock — Surin Islands, Thailand **Richelieu Rock** is a horseshoe-shaped submerged pinnacle — barely breaki...
Sail Rock
## Sail Rock — Gulf of Thailand, Thailand **Sail Rock** (Hin Bai) is a granite pinnacle rising from 40 meters to just a...
Similan Islands
## Similan Islands — Andaman Sea, Thailand The **Similan Islands** are nine uninhabited granite islands in the **Andama...