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Richelieu Rock

Similan Islands & Khao Lak, Thailand

Schools of chevron barracuda overhead while tigertail seahorses, harlequin shrimps and ghost pipefish hide in fields of soft coral.

Barracuda Point

Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia

On Sipadan's north coast, divers can end up in the middle of a swirling vortex of chevron or blacktail barracuda.

Bells to Blue Hole

Dahab, Egypt

Drop through the Bells chimney to a wall at about 25 m, then follow the wall to cross the 7 m saddle into the Blue Hole.

Blue Corner (Palau)

Palau

Hook in above the wall and watch resident grey and whitetip reef sharks, tuna and barracuda work the current.

Darwin's Arch (Darwin's Towers)

Galápagos, Ecuador

Wall drift beside the pillars of the arch that collapsed in May 2021, with large numbers of hammerheads, silky and Galápagos sharks.

Elphinstone

Marsa Alam & the Brothers, Egypt

Open-ocean reef 25 km north of Marsa Alam where oceanic whitetips frequent the southern plateau, best October to December.

Haleiwa Trench

Oahu, United States

Shore dive off Haleiwa Beach Park into a reef-cut trench with ledged walls and small caves, bottoming near 30 m.

Migra Ferha

Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta

Beneath the Dingli Cliffs, a wall dive with caves, caverns, overhangs and an archway, dropping beyond 60 m.

Palancar Gardens

Cozumel, Mexico

Sloping reef and wall with gentle currents, much of the dive at 12–25 m, a good introduction to drift diving.

Panagsama Sardine Run (House Reef)

Moalboal, Philippines

A sardine ball that spreads from 2 to about 15 m off Panagsama Beach, hunted by mackerels and tuna, with a thresher shark if you are lucky.

Pescador Island

Moalboal, Philippines

A protected island off Moalboal known for swim-throughs and tunnels that split the reef, with schooling fish, reef sharks and turtles.

Ras ir-Raheb

Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta

A boat-only wall dive on Malta's west coast with a cave running from the surface down to about 25 m.

Big Brother

Marsa Alam & the Brothers, Egypt

Sheer coral walls plus two wrecks, the Numidia and Aida, with a chance of thresher sharks on dawn dives in autumn and winter.

Daedalus Reef

Marsa Alam & the Brothers, Egypt

Lighthouse reef 80 km off Marsa Alam, only reached by liveaboard, where schooling hammerheads gather, especially in summer.

Half Moon Caye Wall

Belize

Garden eels on a 6 m sand shelf give way to a wall dropping past 30 m into the abyss, with reef sharks patrolling its edge in gentle currents.

Hin Daeng

Phuket & Koh Lanta, Thailand

One of Thailand's top sites for whale sharks and manta rays, with a wall at the south end dropping to about 70 m.

Kalanggaman Island

Malapascua, Philippines

Sandbar island with drop-offs where turtles patrol the walls and a thresher shark occasionally appears.

Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park

Grenada

Opened in May 2006 as the world's first underwater sculpture park, with over sixty-five concrete sculptures off Grenada's west coast.

Roca Partida

Socorro (Revillagigedo), Mexico

A split-rock pinnacle where whitetip reef sharks pack into crevices while silky and Galapagos sharks cruise the blue.

Big Drop Off

Palau

A vertical wall dropping to 900 feet, where hawksbill turtles feed and rest on the reef top.

Palancar Bricks

Cozumel, Mexico

A maze of swim-throughs by a 30–50 ft mini wall and Palancar's main wall (14–27 m), with big groupers and hawksbill turtles.

Siaes Tunnel

Palau

A 90 m tunnel open at both ends at 35–40 m, with grey reef sharks at the entrance and whitetips resting on the floor.

Dollabarat

Azores, Portugal

Cap Béar

Côte Vermeille (Banyuls & Collioure), France