Expedition9 sites6 countries

Dive sites: Expedition

Expedition dive sites — depth, conditions, and required training level.

Indonesia

Sawu Sea

Ba'a · East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia

A vast pelagic wilderness between Timor and Sumba where deep oceanic upwellings attract blue whales, sperm whales, and oceanic manta rays to one of the last truly wild marine frontiers in Southeast Asia.

Krakatau Underwater Volcano

Bandar Lampung · Lampung · Indonesia

The submerged volcanic slopes surrounding the Krakatau caldera in the Sunda Strait, where pioneer coral communities colonise young lava flows and the raw geological drama of an active volcanic complex creates diving unlike anywhere else on Earth.

Morotai WWII Wrecks

Daruba · North Maluku · Indonesia

A remote World War II wreck graveyard off Indonesia's northernmost major island, where American and Japanese warplanes, landing craft, and supply vessels rest on sandy bottoms in warm, clear tropical water.

Maldives

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Fuvahmulah Tiger Shark Point

Fuvahmulah · Gnaviyani Atoll · Maldives

A deep-water cleaning station off Fuvahmulah Island where tiger sharks gather year-round, offering the Maldives' most reliable encounters with these apex predators in blue oceanic water.

Mauritania

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Banc d'Arguin Fishing Waters

Nouadhibou · Dakhlet Nouadhibou · Mauritania

A UNESCO-protected shallow bank off Mauritania's Saharan coast where cold Canary Current upwelling sustains one of West Africa's richest marine ecosystems amid vast seagrass meadows and sandy flats.

Oman

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Hallaniyat Islands

Salalah · Dhofar Governorate · Oman

A remote archipelago off Oman's Dhofar coast where Arabian Sea upwelling creates a nutrient-rich marine environment with humpback whales, whale sharks, and pristine coral reefs visited by only a handful of divers annually.

Seychelles

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Aldabra Atoll

Victoria · Aldabra Group · Seychelles

One of the world's largest raised coral atolls and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offering untouched walls with manta rays, tiger sharks, and marine life of unparalleled abundance.

Aldabra South Channel

Assumption Island · Aldabra Group · Seychelles

The wild southern channels of Aldabra Atoll where powerful Indian Ocean swells meet pristine coral walls, drawing hammerhead sharks, manta rays, and giant groupers to one of the most remote dive sites on Earth.

Vanuatu

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Rah Island

Sola · Torba Province · Vanuatu

A remote volcanic island in Vanuatu's far north where unexplored coral walls drop into blue water, dugongs graze seagrass meadows, and traditional Melanesian culture remains undisturbed by mass tourism.