Diving is a refreshing recreational activity people should often do, and there are plenty of destinations around the world to enjoy this activity. While people are usually attracted by the abundance of marine creatures a dive spot offers, the beauty alone is enough to make one visit. While the focus here is the natural scenery they offer, these dive spots also offer rich marine biodiversity. In fact, that’s what makes them so beautiful and worth visiting. Without further ado, pack your scuba diving gear and come along to these most beautiful dive spots around the world.
10 Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
This archipelago is made up of more than 70 atoll islands which combine to make up the largest chain of atolls in the world. These different atolls offer different diving experiences as they are filled with different marine creatures, from bottlenose dolphins to sharks. Despite offering different unique experiences, one thing the dive spots in the Tuamotu Archipelago have in common is incredible natural scenery.
9 Blue Corner, Koror, Palau
The Blue Corner is the most sought-after dive spot in Palau due to the scenery and underground activity it offers. At this dive spot, divers can expect to be met with an abundance of schooling fish and numerous species of sharks. The reef here also comes with beautiful corals, which combine to make the dive spot incredibly beautiful.
8 Great Blue Hole, Belize
The Great Blue Hole is famous worldwide not just because it is the largest underwater sinkhole but because of the incredible scenery that can be seen here. The Great Blue Hole is characterized by a deep blue color and unique geological formations, which makes the diving experiences here feel unique. The Great Blue Hole also has colorful corals, and it is a great place to see different species of fish and sharks.
7 Beqa Lagoon, Fiji
At Beqa Lagoon, divers will be met with sights of colorful reefs and a wide variety of fish. The reefs that surround this lagoon look more like a rainbow, and the various fish species also add more colorful splendor to the entire lagoon. Some species to expect here include seahorses, clown triggerfish, and leaf scorpionfish.
Beqa Lagoon also has several wrecks, and up to nine species of fish can be seen here. While diving during the day diving comes with its scenery, the florescent night diving here is the most beautiful diving experience one can have.
6 Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
The incredible marine biodiversity of Raja Ampat Islands is what makes it an incredibly beautiful dive spot. Under the water here, there are over 500 types of corals and an abundance of fish species. The experience is not just beautiful but incredibly entertaining, as it has been confirmed that up to 75% of the world’s species live in these waters.
Besides the underwater scenery one can witness here, the surrounding views of dense jungles above the waters also make this place even more enchanting.
5 Silfra Fissure, Iceland
The main appeal of Silfra Fissure is the fact that it is the only place in the world where one can dive or snorkel and touch two continents at the same time. But that’s not the only reason this place is amazing. The waters of this dive spot are crystal clear, and it is said to have the clearest water in the world. This, combined with the abundance of rocks scattered all over the fissure, makes diving here a unique and memorable experience.
4 Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
The Great Barrier Reef has long been a mecca for all kinds of diving experiences divers seek. This UNESCO World Heritage Site has plenty of marine species and an abundance of colorful reefs that make the underwater scenery here amazing. While diving here, you will find colorful species, some of which include angelfish, cucumber, turtles, reef sharks, and dolphins. It is also endowed with up to 400 different species of corals and a couple of shipwrecks, such as Yongala, are around the reef for divers who want something different.
3 Rainbow Reef, Fiji
Rainbow Reef is perhaps the most colorful dive site anywhere in the world. Diving through this reef feels like watching a painting as it is filled with different colors of corals, from blue to yellow, pink, and orange. While this alone makes the experience here amazing, the huge number of colorful fish and the unique rock formations around the reef makes the dive even more memorable.
Divers here can expect species such as parrot fish, sea turtles, clownfish, and giant clams. Rainbow Reef also has plenty of caves, and the deep blue color makes the scenery even more magical.
2 Blue Maomao Arch, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
The archway of this dive site is the most appealing feature and what makes the underwater scenery here magical. From the archway, there is an opening, and it is from this opening that light penetrates and lights up the water beautifully. While diving in the water, divers will also be met with plenty of blue maomao fish, turtles, and sharks.
One more thing that makes this dive site amazing is that the direction of the illuminating light changes water according to different seasons. This means one can dive at a different season and experience a different scenery.
1 Cape Kri, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Raja Ampat offers some of the best diving experiences in Indonesia, and when it comes to scenery, Cape Kri tops the list. At Cape Kri, divers will be met with huge numbers of fish and an abundance of colorful corals. Some of the rarest fishes can be found here, and the sun’s rays shine so beautifully into the water and make the scenery incredibly magical.
