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Dive Holidays around the worldInstant fares and immediate booking
Today's flights, dive hotels, liveaboards and described dive sites meet in one place. Compare routes to the Maldives, Egypt, Malta and Thailand, then book with the provider itself or travel accompanied by a partner agency.
10 diving regions worldwide, with booking through the provider or with a partner agency.
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The four parts of a dive holiday
Dive sites, centres, hotels and liveaboards
Come in through a dive site, a dive centre, a dive hotel or a liveaboard. The four meet here, linking the place you want to dive with who takes you there, where you sleep and what you need to plan.
Flights from London Gatwick
Flights to dive destinations
The survey covers flights from London Gatwick to Málaga, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Sal, Zanzibar, Cebu. It is a survey, not a promise. The table gives its date and time.
Where to dive
10 diving regions of the world
Each region opens onto its countries, destinations and described dive sites. Start with the Maldives, the Red Sea in Egypt, Malta, Thailand and Indonesia, then follow the route that suits your diving.
Africa
4 countriesSouth Africa’s boat diving demands a different choice from Mozambique’s mixed boat-and-shore approach, especially when current and repeated profiles shape the trip.
Americas
8 countriesMexico’s Mer de Cortez and Ecuador’s Galapagos put coast-based diving beside strong-current island diving, giving the region two very different ways to plan.
Asia
7 countriesIndonesia’s USAT Liberty Wreck embodies boat-and-shore variety; Japan’s no-liveaboard model makes site choice and shore-based planning part of Asia’s appeal.
Atlantic
7 countriesUnited Kingdom is lightly visited, whereas Canary Islands are heavily visited, making crowd tolerance part of choosing an Atlantic dive base.
Caribbean
16 countriesCuba keeps its diving lightly visited and boat-based; Bahamas has moderate traffic and boat-and-shore diving, with The Shark Emporium Shark Dive as a named option.
Indian Ocean
9 countriesThe Maldives pairs boat and shore diving; Sri Lanka turns the same Indian Ocean decision towards wreck diving, with Earl of Shaftesbury as an anchor.
Mediterranean
9 countriesLe Rubis gives France a named point in its boat-and-shore mix; Türkiye’s boat-diving emphasis makes the region’s geography a choice between two distinct trip structures.
Middle East
2 countriesOman’s zones run through Mascate, Musandam and Salalah, while United Arab Emirates centres its choice on Dubai and Fujairah for divers.
Pacific
10 countriesPalau puts the Grey reef shark at the centre of a Pacific choice, while French Polynesia is signed by the Napoleon.
Red Sea
3 countriesEl Mina anchors one Egyptian choice, while Aqaba gathers Jordan’s choices in one place; the Red Sea makes that spread part of its diving identity.
Places beneath the surface
8 dive sites to discover
Eight described dive sites from eight different regions are shown here, with none given priority. Each opens a complete page covering depth, species encountered and a video of the site.
described dive sites
Semaya →
Semaya offers a dive on a sloping coral reef, holding the promise of encounters with white-tip reef sharks amidst areas of strong current.
Max. depth · 25 m
Asia
Grand Caille →
Descend into Grand Caille, a sprawling reef system off Saint Lucia, characterized by massive brain corals and barrel sponges that define its underwater landscape.
Max. depth · 30 m
Caribbean
Anchor Bay →
Descend into Anchor Bay's shallow waters to explore its varied topography, from boulder fields to accessible caverns, with a maximum depth of 30 metres.
Max. depth · 30 m
Mediterranean
Shaab Claudio →
Shaab Claudio offers a dive into a vibrant cave system, where sunlight penetrates through ceiling fissures, illuminating a surreal underwater landscape.
Max. depth · 10 m
Africa
Shark Dive →
Venture into the heart of the Atlantic off Faial for an electrifying encounter with blue sharks in their natural, open-water hunting grounds.
Max. depth · 10 m
Atlantic
Power Station wall →
Descend the Power Station wall in Aqaba, a vertical reef plunging from a shallow plateau into the deep, rich with Red Sea marine life.
Max. depth · 60 m
Red Sea
Paso del Cedral →
Paso del Cedral offers an exhilarating drift dive across vibrant coral formations, where nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) are regular encounters.
Max. depth · 19 m
Americas
Anchor Barge →
An unusual upside-down barge offering sheltered voids and an inverted hull structure between 15 and 23 metres.
Max. depth · 23 m
Middle EastWho takes you into the water
3 Dive Centres
3,948 dive centres in 103 countries and 1,360 locations. The catalogue is deliberately not exhaustive: a centre is proposed only if it has its own website, a Google listing and an average of at least 4 out of 5. Each entry includes its rating, reviews and video.
listed dive centres
★ 4Where do you sleep between dives?
3 Dive Hotels
4,343 dive hotels in 91 countries, chosen on the route of the dives, next to a centre, at a dive site or as a stopover. None is kept under 8 out of 10 on Booking. Better to offer fewer options than leave you with a bad surprise after a day in the water.
dive hotels
Sleeping on the water
3 Liveaboards
315 liveaboards in 29 countries, from the Red Sea to Indonesia and the Maldives, the three largest fleets represented here. Cabins, dive deck, itineraries and sites dived are covered on each boat's complete page, with its video.
liveaboards
Fresh dive site descriptions
New dive sites
Three new dive site descriptions are added a day, seven days a week, with the detail that helps you judge a place before travelling.
Lamorna Cove →
Explore a sheltered granite harbour where dense kelp forests thrive over shallow reefs and sandy inlets.
Max. depth · 25 m
Atlantic
Bolo Point →
A technical wall dive characterized by vertical cliffs, complex swim-throughs, and high-energy currents off Cape Zanpa.
Max. depth · 40 m
Asia
Las Agujas →
Two rocky pinnacles rising from 18 metres create a complex, three-dimensional landscape of columns and passages northwest of Isla de Mouro.
Max. depth · 18 m
MediterraneanLife beneath the surface
70 species to see on a dive holiday
The species pages show where you meet an animal, in which season, at what depth and what it really looks like underwater.
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteriThe tallest penguin alive survives where everything else dies of cold. There is no reef to drop into, no backroll off a Zodiac into blue water…
Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucasThe only shark that swims up rivers, and the most feared predator of shallow waters. The bull shark does not deal in subtlety…
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimusThe largest land carnivore is a marine animal. When the ice breaks up, the polar bear swims. And it swims distances that strain belief…
Blue Marlin
Makaira nigricansThe gladiator of the open ocean can weigh a tonne, leap three metres out of the water, and nobody knows exactly where it sleeps.
Napoleon Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatusThe largest wrasse on the reef looks you straight in the eye, and comes back for more. Some fish flee the diver…
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarusThe most powerful punch in the animal kingdom, packed into 18 centimetres of rainbow-coloured carapace.
Manta Ray
Mobula alfrediSeven metres of wingspan, the largest brain of any fish, and she recognises herself in a mirror. She always arrives from below…
Leafy Seadragon
Phycodurus equesA masterpiece of camouflage that moves on invisible fins. It takes several minutes to spot one. The leafy seadragon is a fish that decided to become a plant, and very nearly succeeded…Planning beyond the water
Tools for a dive holiday
Travel notebook
Keep days, flights, hotels and dives on one calendar. See at a glance where you sleep, when you travel and where you will be underwater.OpenAirports and layovers
Allow for real connection times, baggage reclaim and immigration when transiting. The details matter when a long-haul flight is followed by a liveaboard departure.OpenDiving baggage and airlines
What each airline does with your dive bag: free on top, included in the allowance or charged, read on its official page, with the date.OpenCustoms and the ATA carnet
Find out what you may carry in housings, cameras and strobes, country by country, and when an ATA carnet becomes useful for your equipment.OpenEvery diver sees diving in a different way and looks for different things. We bring together the places, people and practical choices that make up the wider world of diving, so each reader can find what matches their level, wishes and standards. Quality and safety are essential. Every entry was admitted after strict selection, based on a reliable experience rather than a convenient assumption. That gives you information you can trust when the next trip matters.
