Healthiest Coral Reefs for Diving

Raja Ampat sits at the epicenter of the Coral Triangle, harboring over 600 coral species and 1,700 reef fish species — more biodiversity per hectare than anywhe...

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of the Sulu Sea, is accessible only by liveaboard during a narrow March-to-June season....

Jacques Cousteau declared Sipadan 'an untouched piece of art,' and the island's vertical walls dropping 2,000 feet remain among diving's most iconic experiences...

Palau's underwater realm is a greatest-hits compilation of diving experiences: the legendary Blue Corner wall with its shark-filled currents, the ethereal Jelly...

Fiji has earned the title 'Soft Coral Capital of the World' — its reefs explode in electric pinks, purples, and oranges that create some of diving's most photog...

Papua New Guinea sits within the Coral Triangle and combines extraordinary biodiversity with a treasure trove of WWII wrecks from the Pacific theater. Milne Bay...

Komodo National Park delivers adrenaline-fueled diving in nutrient-rich currents that attract massive manta rays and dense schools of pelagics. Above water, the...

Layang-Layang is a remote oceanic atoll rising from 2,000m depths in the South China Sea. Sheer walls drop into the abyss, and scalloped hammerhead sharks schoo...

Tioman sits in the western corner of the Coral Triangle, with hundreds of recorded fish species and warm, clear waters from March to November. Tiger Reef's shar...

Mabul is Sipadan's macro-obsessed neighbor. While Sipadan delivers walls and pelagics, Mabul's sandy slopes harbor one of the world's richest concentrations of...

Utila is the Bay Islands' budget option — $35 two-tank dives on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the world's second largest. From March to May and August to Octob...

Bonaire pioneered marine conservation in the Caribbean and remains the ultimate shore diving destination, with 86 marked dive sites accessible by simply driving...

Turks and Caicos delivers stunning wall diving along the Columbus Passage, where the continental shelf drops thousands of feet into the deep Atlantic. During wi...

The Egyptian Red Sea is a pilgrimage for wreck divers, anchored by the legendary SS Thistlegorm — a WWII supply ship frozen in time at 100 feet with motorcycles...

Cozumel's reputation as the drift diving capital of the world is well earned — gentle-to-moderate currents carry divers effortlessly along spectacular walls and...

Roatan sits on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef — the world's second largest — and delivers an astonishing value proposition: world-class wall diving at budget-fri...

The Cayman Islands offer a polished Caribbean diving experience with legendary sites like Stingray City — where you kneel on sand surrounded by friendly souther...

The Maldives is synonymous with luxury diving, where overwater bungalows give way to channel dives teeming with grey reef sharks, eagle rays, and the archipelag...

Yap is one of the last places on Earth where manta ray encounters are virtually guaranteed year-round. Resident mantas visit cleaning stations in the channels d...

Okinawa's 200+ coral species, Blue Cave cavern dives, and WWII wrecks make it Japan's dive capital. Summer brings manta rays at Kerama and warm 28°C water, whil...

Yonaguni is Japan's westernmost island, famous for two things: schools of 100+ hammerhead sharks from November to March, and the mysterious underwater 'monument...

Dominica is the only country where sperm whales are resident year-round, and Champagne Reef — where volcanic gases bubble through the coral, creating a fizzing...

St. Lucia's diving happens beneath the dramatic twin Pitons — UNESCO volcanic spires that create a stunning above-water backdrop. The Soufriere Marine Managemen...

The Flower Garden Banks sit 100 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico — the northernmost coral reefs in the continental US. The 52% coral cover (compared to 2% i...

Nosy Be sits off Madagascar's northwest coast with healthy reefs influenced by both Indian Ocean and Mozambique Channel currents. Whale sharks visit from Septem...