Boesmansgat (Bushman's Hole)
Boesmansgat, South Africa
Gomes dived this Northern Cape cave to 282.6 m in 1996, setting the record for the deepest scuba dive in a freshwater cave.
- Technical
- Cave
Technical and specialty dive sites
Dive sites that need technical or specialty training (Tec, cave, trimix, rebreather). 32 sites. Always dive within your own training and confirm conditions locally.
Highlights
Hidden gem
Piccaninnie Ponds
Mount Gambier sinkholes, Australia
A spring-fed pool of startlingly clear water; its deeper chasm is reserved for cave divers.
- Technical
- Cave
Gran Cenote
Riviera Maya & Cenotes, Mexico
Part of the Sac Aktun system near Tulum: white walls, crystal clear water and highly decorated passages to a max of 10 m.
- Technical
- Cenote
- Turtles
San Francisco Maru
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
The 'Million Dollar Wreck', a 117 m freighter named for its costly cargo.
- Technical
- Wreck
Nippo Maru
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
A twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun, three Howitzers and a Japanese battle tank lie on this wreck.
- Technical
- Wreck
Hidden gem
Chandelier Cave
Palau
Four flooded chambers, each with an air pocket, in a rock island under a mile from Koror's dive shops; bring a light.
- Technical
- Cave
- Mandarinfish
Wreck
down to 55 m
HMS Hermes
Trincomalee & East Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
The world's first purpose-designed aircraft carrier, lying 40-53 m off Batticaloa and a designated war grave.
- Technical
Wreck
down to 38 m
Kensho Maru
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
Swim through intact engine rooms with gauges and dials still in place.
- Technical
Cave
down to 135 m
Pluragrotta (Plura cave, main route from the Plura entrance)
Plura Cave (Pluragrotta), Norway
Northern Europe's deepest cave: about 3 km of passages and the most-dived cave in Scandinavia, with visibility up to 20 m.
- Technical
All 32 dive sites, by destination
Levels with a dashed outline are estimates we are still checking against published sources.
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
- San Francisco MaruTechnical64 m
- Nippo MaruTechnical50 m
- Kensho MaruTechnical38 m
- IJN Oite (destroyer)Technical62 m
Puerto Galera, Philippines
- Japanese WreckTechnical42 m
- Turtle RockTechnical45 m
- Mamud's ReefTechnical44 m
- Marcos CaveTechnical55 m
Crete, Greece
- Blue Cave (Agia Pelagia)Technical31 m
- El Greco CaveTechnical26 m
Gulen (Western Norway), Norway
Mactan (Cebu), Philippines
- Marigondon CaveTechnical40 m
- San Juan WreckTechnical48 m
Trincomalee & East Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
- HMS HermesTechnical55 m
- HMS HollyhockTechnical42 m
Anilao, Philippines
- Mapating RockTechnical46 m
Boesmansgat, South Africa
- Boesmansgat (Bushman's Hole)Technical286 m
Conception Bay & Bell Island (Newfoundland), Canada
- Bell Island #2 MineTechnical30 m
El Nido, Philippines
- Paglugaban CaveTechnical27 m
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
- Corveta Ipiranga (V-17)Technical64 m
Great Lakes Shipwrecks (Thunder Bay), United States
- F.T. BarneyTechnical48.8 m
Malapascua, Philippines
- Mogami MaruTechnical50 m
Malta, Gozo & Comino, Malta
- Billinghurst CaveTechnical35 m
Mount Gambier sinkholes, Australia
- Piccaninnie PondsTechnical36.5 m
Narvik & Lofoten, Norway
- D/S Nordstjernen (Raftsundet)Technical50 m
Palau
- Chandelier CaveTechnical
Plura Cave (Pluragrotta), Norway
Riviera Maya & Cenotes, Mexico
- Gran CenoteTechnical10 m
Scapa Flow (Orkney), United Kingdom
- SMS MarkgrafTechnical45 m
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
- Turtle CavernTechnical30 m
Turkish Riviera (Kaş & Kemer), Turkey
- KasTechnical
Photo credits
- Boesmansgat dive site, South Africa, Andreshirley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Piccaninnie Ponds dive site, Australia, Mark Whatmough, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gran Cenote dive site, Riviera Maya Cenotes, Ken Thomas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Type 95 tank on the deck of the San Francisco Maru, Chuuk, montereydiver, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Artillery piece on the deck of the Nippo Maru, Chuuk, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Air chamber inside Chandelier Cave, Palau, Lakshmi Sawitri, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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