Drift
down to 30 m
Palancar Horseshoe
Cozumel, Mexico
U-shaped amphitheatre of Palancar reef, usually dived as an 18–24 m multi-level drift, ending on the reef top.
- Advanced
- Nurse sharks
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Reef
down to 30 m
Paradise Bay (Cirkewwa)
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
Boulder fields, swim-throughs and the Left (White) Arch at Cirkewwa, with groupers hanging around the boulders.
- Open Water
- Groupers
Cavern
down to 35 m
Qawra Point
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
An easy shore dive with the shallow Fra Ben cavern on the north side and a little arch at 18 m near the reef.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Muck
down to 30 m
Retak Larry
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
A lesser-known Lembeh muck site where common seahorses, coconut octopus and broadclub cuttlefish are frequently spotted.
- Advanced
- Cuttlefish
Cavern
down to 16 m
Santa Marija Caves
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
Interconnecting grottos and tunnels on Comino's north-west coast, sheltered from north-west winds and home to saddled bream.
- Advanced
Macro
down to 40 m
Spiral Corner
Wakatobi, Indonesia
Slope and sandy bay with pygmy seahorses, Zanzibar shrimps and stonefish, the only place the resort knows for schooling pufferfish.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Pinnacle
down to 18 m
Sultan Rock
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
The Comino rock where the ironclad HMS Sultan ran aground in 1889, now home to dusky grouper and Mediterranean moray.
- Advanced
- Groupers
Wall
down to 37 m
Ta' Ċenċ
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
A steep sloping wall near Mġarr ix-Xini with a cave at 14 m that extends far in.
- Advanced
- Octopus
Drift
down to 35 m
Tatawa Kecil
Komodo, Indonesia
Central Komodo hard-coral shelf in strong current, where giant trevally hunt, sharks cruise the drop-off and hammerheads sometimes appear.
- Experienced
- Manta rays
Drift
down to 40 m
The Canyons
Puerto Galera, Philippines
A drift down a wall into three canyons, with schools of drummers, snappers, sweetlips, batfish, emperors and trevally.
- Experienced
- Manta rays
Drift
down to 40 m
Thomas Reef
Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed, Egypt
Gorgonian-covered Tiran wall whose ledge often hosts resting whitetip reef sharks and leopard sharks.
- Experienced
- Leopard (zebra) sharks
Muck
down to 22 m
TK 1 (Teluk Kembahu 1)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Teluk Kembahu (TK) is where the mimic octopus was first observed in Lembeh Strait.
- Advanced
- Frogfish
Muck
down to 22 m
TK 2 (Teluk Kembahu 2)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Boat-access muck dive where mimic octopus are a highlight, along with wunderpus and coconut octopus and ornate ghost pipefish.
- Advanced
- Frogfish
Muck
down to 22 m
TK 3 (Teluk Kembahu 3)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Flamboyant cuttlefish, mimic octopus and midring blue-ringed octopus have all been photographed at TK 3.
- Advanced
- Blue-ringed octopus
Wreck
down to 25 m
Tug 2
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
A 30 m tug scuttled off Sliema in 2013 where divers can swim through the wheelhouse and the engine room.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Reef
down to 15 m
Turtle Canyon
Oahu, United States
Busy Waikiki reef with turtle cleaning stations where seeing a dozen green sea turtles on one dive is not uncommon.
- Open Water
- Whitetip reef sharks
Pinnacle
down to 45 m
Turtle Rock
Puerto Galera, Philippines
A deep/tec dive down the base of Sinandigan Wall to a giant rock at about 45 m, with gorgonian fans and unusual nudibranchs.
- Technical
- Nudibranchs
Drift
down to 40 m
Woodhouse Reef
Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed, Egypt
The longest and narrowest of the four Tiran reefs, about 1 km, dived as a drift along its wall.
- Experienced
- Turtles
Pinnacle
down to 32 m
Angel's Window
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
A coral pinnacle with a swim-through at 22-25 m and sea fans where pink pygmy seahorses are all but guaranteed.
- Advanced
- Cuttlefish
Drift
down to 14 m
Batangas Channel
Puerto Galera, Philippines
A shallow channel drift over a gently sloping coral reef, which Action Divers names as a good place to look for nudibranchs.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Batu Kapal
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Submerged rocks with turtles, whitetip and grey reef sharks and eagle rays, but severe currents limit it to very experienced divers.
- Experienced
- Grey reef sharks
Wall
down to 32 m
Boulders
Puerto Galera, Philippines
Large rocks scattered over a sloping reef that is home to a school of snappers.
- Advanced
- Frogfish
Cenote
down to 16 m
Cenote Car Wash (Aktun Ha)
Riviera Maya & Cenotes, Mexico
A cavern line leads into large, open areas where bits of Mayan pottery can be seen, with freshwater fish and the occasional turtle.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Cenote
down to 8 m
Cenote Taak Bi Ha
Riviera Maya & Cenotes, Mexico
Many formations give a taste of cave diving without cave training; rare chances of freshwater eels and blind fish.
- Advanced
- Blind cave fish