Reef Explorers

Where a dive costs €30 or less

Destinations where at least one dive centre we checked sells a dive for €30 or less. Criterion: Cheapest per-dive price found on a dive centre's own website, packages divided by their number of dives, converted to euros. Park fees and equipment hire are extra where centres charge them.

Stockholm Archipelago & Dalarö

Sweden

Dive: €14 · 1 centre checked

3 Open Water, 3 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Green sea turtle on the reef at Moalboal

Moalboal

Philippines

Dive: €17–28 · 5 centres checked

5 Open Water, 4 Advanced

Giftun Island seen across the sea off Hurghada

Hurghada

Egypt

Dive: €20–38 · 3 centres checked

8 Open Water, 6 Advanced, 1 Experienced+

Muelle harbour, Puerto Galera

Puerto Galera

Philippines

Dive: €20–37 · 4 centres checked

9 Open Water, 16 Advanced, 11 Experienced+

Desert mountains meeting the Red Sea at Dahab's Blue Hole

Dahab

Egypt

Dive: €21–60 · 6 centres checked

9 Open Water, 7 Advanced

El Nido

Philippines

Dive: €21–32 · 2 centres checked

2 Open Water, 7 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Mango Bay, Koh Tao

Koh Tao

Thailand

Dive: €21–27 · 3 centres checked

10 Open Water, 6 Advanced

Subic Bay

Philippines

Dive: €21 · 1 centre checked

2 Open Water, 6 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Panglao Island from the air

Bohol & Panglao

Philippines

Dive: €23–34 · 4 centres checked

5 Open Water, 7 Advanced

Andaman Islands (Havelock & Neil)

India

Dive: €24–47 · 2 centres checked

4 Open Water, 4 Advanced, 3 Experienced+

Broken Bay sea arch, Nusa Penida

Bali & Nusa Penida

Indonesia

Dive: €24–73 · 9 centres checked

10 Open Water, 15 Advanced, 3 Experienced+

Elphinstone Reef dive site, Marsa Alam

Marsa Alam & the Brothers

Egypt

Dive: €24–53 · 7 centres checked

8 Open Water, 3 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Lagoons and karst cliffs of Coron Island

Coron

Philippines

Dive: €25–35 · 4 centres checked

4 Open Water, 12 Advanced, 3 Experienced+

Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island

Philippines

Dive: €25–31 · 4 centres checked

5 Open Water, 7 Advanced, 3 Experienced+

Gili Islands

Indonesia

Dive: €25–32 · 6 centres checked

7 Open Water, 5 Advanced

Karst islands of Piaynemo in turquoise water, Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

Dive: €25–60 · 1 centre checked

2 Open Water, 10 Advanced, 1 Experienced+

Romblon

Philippines

Dive: €25–31 · 1 centre checked

3 Open Water, 4 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Sodwana Bay beach with a humpback whale offshore

Sodwana Bay

South Africa

Dive: €25–38 · 2 centres checked

5 Open Water, 3 Advanced

Zakynthos

Greece

Dive: €25–45 · 2 centres checked

2 Open Water, 1 Advanced

Phú Quốc

Vietnam

Dive: €26–98 · 2 centres checked

6 Open Water, 3 Advanced, 1 Experienced+

Turkish Riviera (Kaş & Kemer)

Turkey

Dive: €27–50 · 6 centres checked

3 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Anilao

Philippines

Dive: €28–43 · 3 centres checked

13 Open Water, 6 Advanced, 3 Experienced+

Lake Annecy

France

Dive: €28–35 · 1 centre checked

3 Experienced+

Mactan (Cebu)

Philippines

Dive: €28–46 · 1 centre checked

5 Open Water, 5 Advanced, 5 Experienced+

Réunion

Dive: €28–68 · 7 centres checked

7 Advanced, 5 Experienced+

Sipadan Island seen from the sea

Sipadan & Semporna

Malaysia

Dive: €29–103 · 2 centres checked

3 Open Water, 14 Advanced, 1 Experienced+

Aqaba

Jordan

Dive: €30–88 · 4 centres checked

6 Open Water, 4 Advanced

Cap de Creus (Costa Brava north)

Spain

Dive: €30–60 · 5 centres checked

1 Open Water, 5 Advanced, 4 Experienced+

Cliffs of Dwejra Bay, Gozo

Malta, Gozo & Comino

Malta

Dive: €30–61 · 4 centres checked

6 Open Water, 20 Advanced, 13 Experienced+

Medes Islands (Costa Brava)

Spain

Dive: €30–52 · 4 centres checked

10 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Nha Trang

Vietnam

Dive: €30–45 · 2 centres checked

4 Open Water, 2 Advanced, 1 Experienced+

Nosy Be

Madagascar

Dive: €30–45 · 2 centres checked

7 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Pembrokeshire & Skomer

United Kingdom

Dive: €30 · 1 centre checked

5 Open Water, 1 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Siquijor

Philippines

Dive: €30–41 · 1 centre checked

3 Open Water, 4 Advanced, 2 Experienced+

Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna)

Sri Lanka

Dive: €30–40 · 2 centres checked

5 Open Water, 4 Advanced, 3 Experienced+

Beach in Wakatobi National Park

Wakatobi

Indonesia

Dive: €30–103 · 2 centres checked

17 Open Water, 24 Advanced, 4 Experienced+