The 7 Best Diving Spots In The World

What are the best diving spots in the world? If you are a scuba lover, we are sure you have asked yourself this question at some point.

To enjoy your scuba vacation, you are willing to travel hundreds of kilometers to discover beautiful underwater landscapes, fill your eyes with the impressive marine life and, above all, live unique experiences. Anything else would be disappointing, wouldn’t it?

That is the reason why we have compiled for you 7 of the best diving spots in the world in this article. In the following lines, you will find large pelagic sites, impressively colored coral reefs, crystal clear waters, and rock formations that look like a movie set.

1. Cozumel National Park (Mexico)The Mexican Caribbean is an incredibly rich area, so it is not surprising that several of the best diving spots in the world are located within its waters.The first one is in Cozumel. Not in vain, Cousteau considered it his favorite place for diving. Cozumel’s seabed is part of the Great Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, which is the second-largest barrier reef in the world. In this environment, Cozumel National Park is the jewel in the crown. Santa Rosa Wall, Punta Tunich, or Palancar are some of its most beautiful reefs. You can learn more about this reef in the article Palancar Reef, A Paradise For Scuba Divers.Deep walls dotted with caves and fissures, hundreds of species of coral, marine life everywhere, and wonders wherever you look, are things that await you during the drift dives you will make in Cozumel. As if that was not enough, among its natural treasures, there are endemic species like the splendid Cozumel toadfish, giant anemones, and fire coral.

   If you want to enjoy one of the best diving spots in the world, do it in good company. Did you know that Dressel Divers Cozumel was chosen as the best dive center in all of Mexico by the readers of Dive magazine?

2. Riviera Maya (Mexico)

Some of the best diving spots in the world are not into the sea but in the middle of the Mexican rainforest. We are referring to the cenotes, which are hundreds of interconnected underground wells. Divers and snorkelers can explore their fresh, and translucent water. Diving in a cenote is simply a magical experience. When you go into its depths, you will enjoy scenes from another world, incredible lighting effects, and even the result of freshwater rivers coming into contact with sea water creating haloclines.

But this Yucatan area does not only offer cave and cavern diving. Playa del Carmen, during the winter months, becomes another of the best diving spots in the world. It happens from November to March exactly. We are talking about the bull shark season. It is a dream come true for any diver looking for exciting underwater experiences.

3. Komodo National Park (Indonesia)

This Park was declared a World Heritage Site more than 30 years ago. Also, it is fed by cold, nutrient-rich water currents flowing from the Pacific. What is the result of marine life being protected and well-fed? One of the best diving spots in the world.

With seamounts and colorful coral reefs, you can encounter giant jacks, Napoleon fish, turtles, barracudas, etc. If you are a wreck lover, visit Rabaul, you will find ships and planes sunk in the Second World War.

4. Ras Mohamed National Park; Red Sea (Egypt)

The rich currents of the Red Sea make Ras Mohamed National Park one of the best diving spots in the world. Thanks to them, interactions with sharks are frequent, and schools of fish come there in summer to reproduce. Did you know about 20% of the species are endemic? On the other hand, in this national park, you will find immense coral gardens and dramatic walls full of gorgonians.  If you are a wreck fan, it will not let you down either because there are Yolanda wreck and its cargo ship’s remains.

5. Raja Ampat: East Papua (Indonesia)

Another of the best diving spots in the world is Raja Ampat, also called Four Kings. It is in East Papua. According to the experts, this location concentrates 75% of all the species of coral known up to the moment in the world, and as a consequence, the marine life there is abundant.

6. Palau (Micronesia)

Palau is one of the best diving sites in the world for many reasons, one of them is mantas rays come there to mate from December to May. Besides, among other species, you can see napoleon, and unicorn fish, several species of sharks, schools of barracudas, and tuna, luminous oysters, remains of aerial battles…

But if there is one magical place to dive in Palau, it is Jellyfish Lake. There are 10 million stingless jellyfish.

7. Tubbataha National Park (Philippines)

Tubbataha National Park has 1,000 km2, and UNESCO declared them a World Heritage Site in the early 1990s. As a result, you can only visit the park from early March to mid-June, and you will have to do it on a liveaboard cruise.

In these conditions, indeed, its seabed is exuberant. However, what makes Tubbataha one of the best diving sites in the world is the large number of schools that visit it. The spectacle of hundreds of animals moving in unison is very appealing to the large predators that are looking for food.

You already know our selection with the 7 best dive sites in the world. Now, tell us which ones are on your wish list?