Best biodiversity Dive Sites in the World
Explore top-rated dive spots tagged with biodiversity across multiple destinations.
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Australia
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Brazil
1Colombia
3Gorgona Island
Guapi · Colombian Pacific · Colombia
A former prison island turned national park in Colombia's Pacific, where vibrant coral reefs host whitetip sharks, turtles, and seasonal humpback whale encounters.
Islas del Rosario
Cartagena · Corales del Rosario National Park · Colombia
A 23-island Caribbean archipelago just off Cartagena, housing Colombia's most accessible coral reefs with over 28 dive sites in a protected national park.
Tayrona National Park
Santa Marta · Magdalena · Colombia
Colombia's most biodiverse marine park where the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta plunges into the Caribbean, sheltering coral reefs, sea turtles, and reef sharks among granite boulders and tropical jungle backdrop.
Ecuador
2Galera San Francisco Marine Reserve
Muisne · Esmeraldas Province · Ecuador
Ecuador's largest continental marine reserve, where warm Choco currents nurture vibrant coral reefs, whale sharks, and humpback whales along a wild Pacific coastline.
Isla de la Plata
Puerto Lopez · Machalilla National Park · Ecuador
Ecuador's 'Poor Man's Galapagos' harbours the world's largest manta ray population, humpback whales in season, and the country's best-preserved coastal coral reef.
Fiji
1Indonesia
3Batu Bolong
Labuan Bajo · Komodo · Indonesia
Tiny rock pinnacle with 360° reef. Every inch covered in marine life from surface to depth. Strong currents.
Cape Kri
Sorong · Raja Ampat · Indonesia
World record holder for most fish species counted on a single dive (374). Jaw-dropping biodiversity.
Waigeo Island
Waisai · West Papua · Indonesia
The largest island in Raja Ampat, Waigeo offers house reefs teeming with endemic species, dramatic karst scenery above and below the waterline, and some of the highest coral fish diversity on Earth.
Italy
1Mozambique
1Papua New Guinea
5Jais Aben Reef
Madang · Madang Province · Papua New Guinea
A diverse coral reef system directly off Madang's coast where World War II history meets exceptional biodiversity on a sloping reef with mantas, reef sharks, and over 400 coral species in crystal lagoon water.
Milne Bay
Alotau · Milne Bay Province · Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea's muck diving capital where bizarre critters, pristine reefs, and WWII wrecks converge in one of the most biodiverse marine regions on Earth.
Suzie's Bommie
Kavieng · New Ireland · Papua New Guinea
A legendary isolated coral bommie in Kavieng's lagoon packed with more marine life per square metre than almost anywhere on Earth, from pygmy seahorses to schooling barracuda around a single coral head.
Fathers Reefs
Kimbe · West New Britain · Papua New Guinea
A cluster of volcanic seamounts in the centre of Kimbe Bay rising from deep water, famous for pristine hard coral gardens, dense fish aggregations, and as a research site for marine biodiversity studies.
Kimbe Bay
Kimbe · West New Britain Province · Papua New Guinea
The coral capital of the world, sheltering 60 percent of Indo-Pacific coral species on seamounts, walls, and pristine reefs.