National Park15 sites10 countries

Dive sites: National Park

National Park dive sites — depth, conditions, and required training level.

Colombia

Gorgona 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.

Costa Rica

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Bat Islands (Islas Murciélago)

Playas del Coco · Guanacaste Province · Costa Rica

Remote volcanic islands in the Santa Rosa National Park where seasonal thermoclines bring bull sharks, giant manta rays, and whale sharks to rocky pinnacles in Costa Rica's wildest Pacific diving.

Croatia

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Kornati Islands

Murter · Dalmatia · Croatia

Croatia's most spectacular national park archipelago with dramatic cliff walls plunging into deep Adriatic waters, hosting gorgonian forests and rich marine life.

Mljet Island

Dubrovnik · Dubrovnik-Neretva County · Croatia

Croatia's greenest island with a forested national park and dramatic underwater cliffs along its southern coast, where walls plunge into the deep Adriatic channel revealing red coral, gorgonian gardens, and Mediterranean lobster.

Ecuador

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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.

Egypt

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Ras Mohammed

Sharm el-Sheikh · Red Sea · Egypt

National park headland with dramatic wall drops and strong currents. Shark Reef and Yolanda Reef combined.

France

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Calanques National Park

Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur · France

Dramatic limestone cliffs plunging into the Mediterranean, sheltering over 40 dive sites rich in gorgonians and groupers.

Hyeres Islands Porquerolles

Hyeres · Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur · France

The largest of the Golden Islands off the French Riviera, where a national park protects pristine Posidonia meadows, dramatic rock formations, and the densest concentrations of grouper and barracuda on the Provencal coast.

Philippines

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Puerto Princesa Underground River Reef

Puerto Princesa · Palawan · Philippines

The coastal reef system fronting the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, where limestone karst geology continues underwater as coral-encrusted walls, overhangs, and swim-throughs fed by freshwater seepage from the world-famous cave system.

Sri Lanka

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Pigeon Island

Trincomalee · Eastern Province · Sri Lanka

A national park island near Trincomalee with vibrant shallow reefs, blacktip reef sharks in knee-deep water, and healthy coral regeneration.

Taiwan

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Kenting - Sail Rock

Hengchun · Pingtung County · Taiwan

A dramatic rock formation at Taiwan's southern tip where warm currents sustain colourful coral gardens, sea turtles, and seasonal whale shark sightings.

Venezuela

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Los Roques Noronquí Caye

Gran Roque · Federal Dependencies · Venezuela

An outer reef caye on the southern edge of Los Roques Archipelago where pristine Caribbean coral formations and abundant reef fish thrive in one of the least-dived national parks in the region.

Cayo de Agua

Gran Roque · Los Roques Archipelago · Venezuela

A pristine Caribbean cay on the western edge of Los Roques, where untouched coral reefs and crystal-clear waters rival any dive site in the Caribbean.