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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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DivingDeal selection · bookable departures
Liveaboard deals: up to −£2,200−$2,945−€2,638
Real departures, checked every week.
Discounts worked out by us, against the boat's usual price for a trip of the same length.
Every price belongs to a dated departure that is still open for booking.
−£2,200−$2,945−€2,638Pelagian
Indonesia
AsiaDeparts 23 Nov7 nights
−49%per person
£2,306 £4,506$3,086 $6,031€2,764 €5,402
and 6 more departures on offer
−£1,647−$2,204−€1,974Galaxy Diver III
Galapagos
AmericasDeparts 27 Jan 20277 nights
−32%per person
£3,571 £5,218$4,780 $6,984€4,281 €6,255
and 6 more departures on offer
−£1,123−$1,502−€1,346Roatan Aggressor
Honduras
Americas★ 9.3/10 (131 reviews)
Departs 12 Dec7 nights
−46%per person
£1,343 £2,466$1,798 $3,300€1,610 €2,956
and 8 more departures on offer
−£1,099−$1,470−€1,317Amba Liveaboard
Maldives
Indian Ocean★ 8.9/10 (91 reviews)
Departs 18 Apr 202711 nights
−39%per person
£1,708 £2,807$2,287 $3,757€2,048 €3,365
and 2 more departures on offer
−£749−$1,002−€897Caribbean Explorer II
Sint Maarten
Caribbean★ 9/10 (117 reviews)
Departs 19 Dec7 nights
−31%per person
£1,642 £2,391$2,198 $3,200€1,969 €2,866
and 1 more departure on offer
−£527−$706−€632Blue Melody
Egypt
Red Sea★ 9.1/10 (101 reviews)
Departs 19 Dec7 nights
−55%per person
£431 £958$577 $1,283€517 €1,149
and 10 more departures on offer
What the ticket costs
Flights to dive destinations
The survey covers flights to Malta, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Mauritius, Thailand, Maldives.
It is a survey, not a promise. The table gives its date and time.
Dive holiday
Your dive holiday: one hotel, one dive centre, one click
Choose your destination, your departure city and the number of divers. We suggest hotels within your budget, each with its own dive centre, and the flight, with times and prices on every line.
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
17 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.
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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.
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.
dive sites
Glover’s Reef Atoll →
Explore the untouched walls and vibrant reef systems of Glover's Reef, a marine reserve offering dives from shallow patches to sheer drop-offs plunging to 2,700 feet.
Max. depth · 2700 m
Americas
Beatrice Rock →
A submerged rocky complex where deep channels and steep walls bring dense schools of fish through the Maricaban Strait.
Max. depth · 27 m
Asia
Ras Ghozlani →
Begin your drift at Ras Ghozlani and surrender to a gentle current guiding you past vibrant coral pinnacles teeming with glassfish (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) towards a sandy seabed.
Max. depth · 15 m
Red Sea
Mogán House Reef →
Explore the sheltered, shallow waters of Mogán House Reef, where a gentle slope of rock and sand provides a calm environment for observing coastal marine life.
Max. depth · 9 m
Atlantic
The Spring →
A freshwater spring vents through the reef at six metres, creating a unique bubble column in a landscape of coral valleys and abundant turtles.
Max. depth · 35 m
Pacific
Avlaki →
Descend into the submerged landscape of Avlaki, where an ancient port meets dramatic rock formations and a vibrant reef ecosystem.
Max. depth · 50 m
Mediterranean
Monkey Point →
Descend into the vibrant, shallow waters of Monkey Point, where baitfish schools draw in feeding tarpon and mackerel amidst the small caves.
Max. depth · 9 m
Caribbean
The Wall →
Descend Havelock's Wall, a dramatic vertical drop-off teeming with life, where strong currents bring pelagics past colourful gorgonian gardens.
Max. depth · 55 m
Indian OceanWho takes you into the water
3 dive centres
3,750 dive centres in 103 countries and 1,309 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
Nautilus Dive Tech
AmericasCabo San Lucas · 117 reviews
Google 4.8/5
Specialised in technical diving and rebreather technology, this PADI 5 Star centre offers deep-diving excursions to the seamounts of the Sea of Cortez.
Nearest hotel: 280 m
Hotel Santa Fe Los Cabos by Villa Group
Google 4.1/5 (1,122 reviews)
Where do you sleep between dives?
3 hotels with an on-site dive centre
The dive centre is inside the hotel: step out of your room and go diving. No morning commute, no shuttle to wait for.
hotels with an on-site dive centre
Zanzibar Pearl
AfricaZanzibar · 276 reviews
Google 4.3/5
White sand, palms and the Indian Ocean set the scene at Matemwe, with your room opening onto the practical pleasures of a beach hotel: sea air, a pool, a bar and somewhere to sit down properly.
On-site dive centre:
One Ocean at Zanzibar Pearl Boutique Hotel
Google 4.3/5 (276 reviews)
Where do you sleep between dives?
3 dive hotels
4,921 dive hotels in 101 countries, chosen on the route of the dives, next to a centre, at a dive site or as a stopover. Better to offer fewer options than leave you with a bad surprise after a day in the water.
dive hotels
Malibu Beach Inn
AmericasLos Angeles · 721 reviews
Google 4.7/5
The Pacific is the first thing you notice here: from the beachfront terrace to the private sandy shore, the ocean is not scenery at Malibu Beach Inn but part of the day.
Nearest dive centre: 3.4 km
Malibu Divers
Google 4.6/5 (36 reviews)
Sleeping on the water
3 liveaboards
360 liveaboards in 33 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.
Bianca →
Transition from shallow staghorn coral beds to a classic silty muck slope at 28 metres.
Max. depth · 28 m
Asia
Ngemelis Coral Garden →
Explore a shallow coral landscape where massive plate and branching formations thrive in calm waters.
Max. depth · 20 m
Pacific
Sampler →
A sheltered reef slope on the north coast of Klein Bonaire offering diverse coral structures and frequent encounters with resident reef fish.
Max. depth · 30 m
CaribbeanLife 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.
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalusThe largest toothed predator on the planet dives to 3,000 metres into absolute darkness, and comes back.
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carchariasThe ocean's most feared apex predator has more to fear from us than we do from it. You can dive an entire lifetime without seeing a single one…
Sea Lion
Zalophus californianusThe acrobat of the seas has external ears, walks on its flippers, and comes to stare right into your mask.
Blue Dragon
Glaucus atlanticusThree centimetres of stolen venom, adrift between sky and sea. You will not encounter it on a dive. It is a living creature, and one of the most extraordinary in the ocean…
Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellarisThe anemone's tiny tenant that changes sex to seize power. Before Finding Nemo, the clownfish was a reef insider's secret…
Lionfish
Pterois volitansGraceful, venomous, invasive, the reef predator that conquered the Atlantic in twenty years. The lionfish is a swimming paradox…
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutrisIt cracks shellfish with a stone, sleeps holding hands, and wears the densest fur in the animal kingdom.
Narwhal
Monodon monocerosThe unicorn of the sea exists. It wears its horn backwards: it's a tooth. They call it the unicorn of the sea…Planning beyond the water
Planning your dive holiday
Liveaboard: tipping and extra costs
Park fees, fuel surcharge, port fees and the crew tip: what is added to the advertised price, and how much to give on board.Open
All-inclusive diving holidays
26 destinations and 448 all-inclusive hotels: what the package really covers, and what a week of diving costs on top.Open
Airports 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.Open
Customs 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 their own way. We do not choose for you. We give you what you need to choose from: everything that exists, gathered in one place and described honestly, including the level required, the season, the conditions and what is really to be seen there. Nothing is listed until it has passed our screening. A centre, hotel or liveaboard enters the catalogue only after verification of its quality and safety. If it later stops meeting the standard, we remove it. To be clear, providers pay us when you book with them. Never you, and never in exchange for a better ranking.
