Hilma Hooker
Bonaire
A 1984 cargo-ship wreck lying on its starboard side on a 30 m sandy plateau, its holds reachable through large openings.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Barracuda
Artificial reefs and underwater art
Sculpture parks, sunken objects and artificial reefs. 74 dive sites, each with its depth and the level we recommend.
Highlights
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.
- Open Water
- Artificial reef
Artificial reef
down to 40 m
A-Frames (Finnart)
Argyll Sea Lochs (Loch Fyne & Loch Long), United Kingdom
A-frames from a WWII oil-terminal pier below 20 m, covered in anemones and dead men's fingers, with a crab-filled debris field at 8-12 m.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Artificial reef
down to 16 m
Circle Divers House Reef (Jaz Dahabeya)
Dahab, Egypt
Shallow shore dive with a buoyancy park of hoops, an underwater sculpture museum and a 'Nemo House' clownfish bommie.
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Wreck
down to 18 m
Glen Strathallan
Plymouth & South Cornwall, United Kingdom
A ship deliberately sunk for divers, now a 15 m debris field around an upright boiler with cuttlefish, tompot blennies and octopus.
- Open Water
- Cuttlefish
Wreck
down to 40 m
Sea Tiger Wreck
Oahu, United States
A 190-foot cargo ship sitting upright in 100 feet of water a short boat ride from Waikiki, visited by turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Wreck
down to 37 m
YO-257
Oahu, United States
A former Navy Yard Oiler that served in WWII and the Korean War, sunk off Waikiki in 1989 and visited by turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Artificial reef
down to 30 m
29 Steps
Argyll Sea Lochs (Loch Fyne & Loch Long), United Kingdom
Easy beach entry to a training platform at about 9 m and a sunken rowing boat, with fireworks anemones and langoustines deeper down the slope.
- Open Water
- Anemones
Artificial reef
down to 7 m
Amuro Fish Reef
Okinawa & Yonaguni, Japan
Shallow 7 m artificial reefs off Amuro Island overgrown with finger coral and busy with fish.
- Open Water
All 74 dive sites, by destination
Levels with a dashed outline are estimates we are still checking against published sources.
Oahu, United States
- Sea Tiger WreckAdvanced40 m
- YO-257Advanced37 m
- Mahi WreckAdvanced30 m
- San Pedro WreckAdvanced29 m
- Kewalo PipeOpen Water18 m
Salish Sea (Vancouver, Victoria & Nanaimo), Canada
- HMCS Cape BretonAdvanced44 m
- HMCS SaskatchewanAdvanced40 m
- Porteau CoveOpen Water18 m
- HMCS AnnapolisAdvanced34 m
- HMCS ChaudièreExperienced44 m
Bali & Nusa Penida, Indonesia
- Coral Garden (Tulamben)Open Water18 m
- Jemeluk BayAdvanced30 m
- Pyramids (Amed)Advanced30 m
- Tanjung JepunOpen Water17 m
Florida Keys, United States
- DuaneAdvanced37 m
- USNS VandenbergExperienced46 m
- Spiegel GroveAdvanced41 m
- EagleExperienced37 m
Recife & Pernambuco Wrecks, Brazil
- MercuriusAdvanced29 m
- Rebocador MarteAdvanced33 m
- SaveirosAdvanced28 m
- Veleiro YemanjáAdvanced19 m
Cayman Islands
- USS KittiwakeAdvanced23 m
- Doc PoulsonOpen Water15 m
- Oro VerdeOpen Water15 m
Dahab, Egypt
- Circle Divers House Reef (Jaz Dahabeya)Open Water16 m
- Swiss Inn Beach (Swiss Inn house reef)Open Water12 m
- MashrabaOpen Water35 m
Gili Islands, Indonesia
- Nest (Underwater Statues)Open Water6 m
- BiorockOpen Water18 m
- Bounty WreckOpen Water20 m
Koh Tao, Thailand
- HTMS SattakutAdvanced30 m
- Junkyard ReefOpen Water12 m
- Tanote BayOpen Water18 m
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
- MV XlendiExperienced45 m
- Tug 2Advanced25 m
- MV CominolandExperienced45 m
Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami), United States
- Neptune Memorial ReefOpen Water15 m
- Mizpah CorridorAdvanced26 m
- Tenneco TowersExperienced37 m
Tobermory (Fathom Five), Canada
- Niagara IIAdvanced31 m
- Caroline RoseOpen Water17 m
- Points WestOpen Water15 m
Argyll Sea Lochs (Loch Fyne & Loch Long), United Kingdom
- A-Frames (Finnart)Advanced40 m
- 29 StepsOpen Water30 m
Cancún & Isla Mujeres, Mexico
- C-58 Wreck (General Pedro María Anaya)Advanced30 m
- MUSA Underwater Museum (Salón Manchones)Open Water10 m
Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island, Philippines
- Dauin SouthOpen Water18 m
- The CarsAdvanced20 m
Mactan (Cebu), Philippines
- Tambuli Plane WreckAdvanced35 m
- Kontiki House ReefOpen Water50 m
Maldives
- Kuda Giri WreckAdvanced35 m
- Machchafushi WreckAdvanced30 m
Maui, United States
- Carthaginian IIAdvanced30 m
- St. Anthony WreckOpen Water18 m
Plymouth & South Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Glen StrathallanOpen Water18 m
- HMS ScyllaAdvanced24 m
Alexandria Eastern Harbour, Egypt
- Cleopatra's Palace (Royal Quarter, Eastern Harbour)Open Water10 m
Aqaba, Jordan
- Aqaba Underwater Military MuseumAdvanced28 m
Bahamas
- Bahama Mama WreckOpen Water15 m
Baia (Bay of Naples), Italy
- Baia Underwater Archaeological ParkOpen Water13 m
Bohol & Panglao, Philippines
- Habagat WreckAdvanced34 m
Bonaire
- Hilma HookerAdvanced30 m
Canary Islands (Lanzarote & Fuerteventura), Spain
- Museo AtlánticoOpen Water15 m
Cozumel, Mexico
- C-53 Wreck (Felipe Xicotencatl)Advanced25 m
Crete, Greece
- Bali / Karavostasi BeachOpen Water20 m
Dorset (Portland & Swanage), United Kingdom
- Portland Underwater Curiosity ParkOpen Water14 m
Grenada
- Molinere Underwater Sculpture ParkOpen Water18 m
La Paz & Sea of Cortez, Mexico
- Fang Ming WreckAdvanced23 m
Okinawa & Yonaguni, Japan
- Amuro Fish ReefOpen Water7 m
Pondicherry, India
- Temple ReefOpen Water18 m
Similan Islands & Khao Lak, Thailand
- T13 Underwater MuseumOpen Water20 m
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
- Seaventures Dive Rig (Mabul)Open Water18 m
Trincomalee & East Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
- SLNS WeerayaAdvanced24 m
Photo credits
- Hilma Hooker dive site, Bonaire, Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ring of underwater sculptures at Molinere, Grenada, Boris Kasimov, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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