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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
Cathedral Cave →
Explore the unique geological formations and striking light shafts within Cathedral Cave, a distinct underwater cavern experience in the Busuanga & Coron region.
Max. depth · 30 m
Asia
Dixon’s Pinnacle →
Descend onto Dixon's Pinnacle, where three submerged mountains rise from the depths, teeming with vibrant soft corals and schooling fish, often patrolled by large pelagic species.
Max. depth · 35 m
Indian Ocean
Las Eras →
Descend into a volcanic landscape where a natural wall drops from a protected bay, leading to overhangs and a network of tunnels and caves concealing varied marine life.
Max. depth · 40 m
Atlantic
Nebo →
The Nebo wreck offers a unique opportunity to explore a historic wooden steamship, now a thriving artificial reef teeming with diverse marine life.
Max. depth · 27 m
Africa
Witconcrete Wreck →
Descend into the impressive corridors of the Witconcrete, Belize's only dedicated wreck dive, teeming with barracudas and rays at depths of 15 to 24 metres.
Max. depth · 24 m
Americas
Secret Spot →
Explore a hidden ridge at 40 metres where large sharks and rays emerge from the deep before drifting along a vibrant reef.
Max. depth · 40 m
Pacific
Comino Caves →
Swim through a labyrinth of sunlit caves and dramatic rock formations where light plays across crystalline water and marine life thrives in sheltered passages.
Max. depth · 25 m
Mediterranean
Ras Katy →
Descend into a vibrant underwater world where coral pinnacles rise from a sandy plateau, teeming with life from anthias to blue-spotted stingrays.
Max. depth · 18 m
Red SeaWho 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
★ 4.9Where 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.
Komodo Dragon
Varanus komodoensisThe largest living lizard rules over a handful of Indonesian islands, and it bites to kill. Nowhere else…
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna lewiniA head sculpted by evolution to see in 360 degrees, and sense what no other shark can perceive.
Proboscis Monkey
Nasalis larvatusThe primate with the impossible nose is the best swimmer of all monkeys, and it lives only on Borneo.
Dumbo Octopus
Grimpoteuthis spp.It lives so far beneath the surface that sunlight has never reached it, and yet it swims as though it were flying.
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…
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutusThe only crocodilian you can encounter on a dive lives in the sea. There comes a moment in a diver's career when sharks no longer inspire fear…
Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellarisThe anemone's tiny tenant that changes sex to seize power. Before Finding Nemo, the clownfish was a reef insider's secret…
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatusThe most studied cetacean on the planet recognizes itself in a mirror, calls its companions by name, and uses tools.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.
