Best channel Dive Sites in the World
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Australia
1Bahamas
1Belgium
1Denmark
1Fiji
5Great Astrolabe Reef
Vunisea · Kadavu Province · Fiji
One of the world's largest barrier reefs encircling remote Kadavu, with pristine passes, manta rays, and untouched coral gardens.
Naigoro Passage
Vunisea · Kadavu Province · Fiji
A current-swept passage on Kadavu's southern coast where manta rays cruise cleaning stations and pristine soft corals blanket the walls in electric purples and pinks.
Nigali Passage
Gau Island · Lomaiviti Group · Fiji
A narrow reef channel cutting through Gau Island's barrier reef where tidal currents concentrate massive schools of grey reef sharks, barracuda, and eagle rays in a concentrated predatory spectacle.
Wakaya Passage
Suva · Lomaiviti Group · Fiji
A nutrient-rich channel between Wakaya and Makogai islands where manta rays aggregate in large numbers and hammerhead sharks patrol the deeper reaches of the passage during the cooler months.
Manta Ray Island
Nadi · Yasawa Islands · Fiji
A world-renowned manta ray cleaning station in a shallow channel between Yasawa islands, where reef mantas gather in numbers to be cleaned by wrasses during the dry season.
French Polynesia
2South Pass (Tumakohua)
Tetamanu · Tuamotu Archipelago · French Polynesia
The densest shark population on Earth, where over 700 grey reef sharks form a living wall in a pristine UNESCO pass.
Tiputa Pass
Tiputa · Tuamotu Archipelago · French Polynesia
A legendary Tuamotu drift dive where hammerheads, dolphins, and grey reef sharks converge in a thrilling ocean pass.
Indonesia
1Maldives
5Thulusdhoo Cokes Reef
Thulusdhoo · North Male Atoll · Maldives
A vibrant channel reef adjacent to Thulusdhoo Island's famous surf break, where strong currents bring eagle rays, reef sharks, and dense fish schools along a pristine coral wall accessible from a local island guesthouse.
Rasdhoo Madivaru Channel
Rasdhoo · Rasdhoo Atoll · Maldives
A thrilling early-morning channel dive at Rasdhoo Atoll's outer edge, famous for hammerhead shark encounters in the pre-dawn darkness and strong oceanic currents.
Rangali Madivaru
Rangali Island · South Ari Atoll · Maldives
A current-swept channel entrance in South Ari Atoll famous as one of the world's most reliable manta ray cleaning stations, where reef mantas gather year-round for cleaning by wrasses and butterflyfish.
Vilamendhoo House Reef
Dhigurah · South Ari Atoll · Maldives
One of the Maldives' finest house reefs, a channel-side drop-off accessible from shore where turtles, reef sharks, mantas, and eagle rays appear on routine dives at a South Ari Atoll island resort.
Vattaru Kandu
Felidhoo · Vaavu Atoll · Maldives
A deep channel on Vaavu Atoll's western rim where incoming currents concentrate grey reef sharks, eagle rays, and schooling fish in one of the Maldives' most dramatic and consistent drift dives.
Mayotte
1Micronesia
1Netherlands
1Norway
1Oman
1Palau
1Papua New Guinea
1Philippines
2Verde Island Passage
Batangas City · Calabarzon · Philippines
The narrow strait between Luzon and Verde Island, scientifically documented as the center of the center of marine shore fish biodiversity on Earth, where nutrient-rich currents sustain an unmatched density of species on dramatic underwater terrain.
Surigao Strait
Surigao City · Eastern Visayas · Philippines
A historically significant strait between Leyte and Mindanao where strong currents sweep nutrients across deep-water reefs, attracting whale sharks, manta rays, and WWII wreck remnants in seldom-dived waters.