Raja Ampat
AdvancedIndonesia · Asia Pacific
Raja Ampat
The most biodiverse reefs on Earth.
- Best time
- Oct – Apr
- From
- US$514/day
Diving in Asia Pacific
30 dive sites across 8 countries: 11 Open Water and 19 Advanced. The most common dive profiles here are reef, drift and macro.
All dive sites in Asia Pacific
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AdvancedKomodo
AdvancedIndonesia · Asia Pacific
Komodo
Manta highways and electric currents.
- Best time
- Apr – Nov
- From
- US$425/day
Palau · Blue Corner
AdvancedPalau · Asia Pacific
Palau · Blue Corner
Hook in, hold on, watch the wall come alive.
- Best time
- Nov – May
- From
- US$575/day
ex-HMAS Brisbane
AdvancedAustralia · Asia Pacific
ex-HMAS Brisbane
World-class wreck diving, no passport required.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$188/day
Sipadan
AdvancedMalaysia · Asia Pacific
Sipadan
A turtle-and-barracuda island in the open ocean.
- Best time
- Apr – Dec
- From
- US$143/day
Tubbataha Reefs
AdvancedPhilippines · Asia Pacific
Tubbataha Reefs
A UNESCO atoll only liveaboards reach.
- Best time
- Mar – Jun
- From
- US$214/day
Richelieu Rock
AdvancedThailand · Asia Pacific
Richelieu Rock
A purple pinnacle and whale-shark roulette.
- Best time
- Oct – Apr
- From
- US$150/day
Similan Islands
AdvancedThailand · Asia Pacific
Similan Islands
Granite swim-throughs and easy Andaman reef.
- Best time
- Oct – Apr
- From
- US$150/day
Great Barrier Reef · Cod Hole
AdvancedAustralia · Asia Pacific
Great Barrier Reef · Cod Hole
The Ribbon Reefs and giant potato cod.
- Best time
- Jun – Nov
- From
- US$275/day
SS Yongala
AdvancedAustralia · Asia Pacific
SS Yongala
A century-old wreck swarming with life.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$100/day
Osprey Reef
AdvancedAustralia · Asia Pacific
Osprey Reef
A Coral Sea seamount and a shark wall.
- Best time
- Oct – Dec
- From
- US$214/day
Tulamben · USAT Liberty
Open WaterIndonesia · Asia Pacific
Tulamben · USAT Liberty
A shore-dive wreck wrapped in coral.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$92/day
Lembeh Strait
AdvancedIndonesia · Asia Pacific
Lembeh Strait
The muck-diving capital of the world.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$114/day
Bunaken
AdvancedIndonesia · Asia Pacific
Bunaken
Vertical walls dropping into the blue.
- Best time
- Mar – Nov
- From
- US$86/day
Truk Lagoon (Chuuk)
AdvancedMicronesia · Asia Pacific
Truk Lagoon (Chuuk)
The greatest WWII wreck graveyard on Earth.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$286/day
Yap
AdvancedMicronesia · Asia Pacific
Yap
Reliable manta rays on the cleaning stations.
- Best time
- Dec – Apr
- From
- US$243/day
Poor Knights Islands
AdvancedNew Zealand · Asia Pacific
Poor Knights Islands
Cousteau's cool-water top-ten.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$200/day
North Stradbroke · Manta Bommie
AdvancedAustralia · Asia Pacific
North Stradbroke · Manta Bommie
A manta cleaning station off Brisbane.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$125/day
Verde Island Passage
AdvancedPhilippines · Asia Pacific
Verde Island Passage
The centre of the centre of marine biodiversity.
- Best time
- Nov – May
- From
- US$133/day
Layang-Layang
AdvancedMalaysia · Asia Pacific
Layang-Layang
An oceanic atoll for hammerhead season.
- Best time
- Mar – May
- From
- US$243/day
Julian Rocks · Byron Bay
Open WaterAustralia · Asia Pacific
Julian Rocks · Byron Bay
Leopard sharks in summer, grey nurse sharks in winter.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$110/day
Ningaloo Reef · Exmouth
Open WaterAustralia · Asia Pacific
Ningaloo Reef · Exmouth
Swim with whale sharks off a desert coast.
- Best time
- Mar – Aug
- From
- US$250/day
Lady Elliot Island
Open WaterAustralia · Asia Pacific
Lady Elliot Island
Mantas and turtles off the southern tip of the Reef.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$233/day
Cabbage Tree Bay · Manly
Open WaterAustralia · Asia Pacific
Cabbage Tree Bay · Manly
Sydney's no-take reserve, a ferry ride from the city.
- Best time
- Year-round
- From
- US$40/day
Busselton Jetty
Open WaterAustralia · Asia Pacific
Busselton Jetty
A 1.8 km jetty turned coral forest.
- Best time
- Dec – Apr
- From
- US$80/day
Rottnest Island
Open WaterAustralia · Asia Pacific
Rottnest Island
Perth's island of reefs and wrecks.
- Best time
- Nov – Apr
- From
- US$150/day
Goat Island Marine Reserve
Open WaterNew Zealand · Asia Pacific
Goat Island Marine Reserve
New Zealand's first marine reserve, right off the beach.
- Best time
- Jan – Apr
- From
- US$40/day
Moalboal · Sardine Run
Open WaterPhilippines · Asia Pacific
Moalboal · Sardine Run
Millions of sardines, a short swim from the beach.
- Best time
- Nov – May
- From
- US$70/day
Gili Islands
Open WaterIndonesia · Asia Pacific
Gili Islands
Turtles on almost every dive, no cars on the islands.
- Best time
- Apr – Oct
- From
- US$60/day
Koh Tao
Open WaterThailand · Asia Pacific
Koh Tao
Learn in sheltered bays, chase whale sharks at the pinnacle.
- Best time
- Mar – Oct
- From
- US$50/day
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