Favorite Dive Sites

Some of my favorite dive sites around the world are listed below:

• Blackwater – Romblon, Philippines
• Budget Diving – Anywhere in Roatan or Utila, Honduras
• Cenotes/Caverns – Dos Ojos, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
• Coral Passages/Swim-Throughs – Paso de Cedral, Cozumel, Mexico
• Flamboyant Cuttlefish – Lembeh Strait, Suluwesi, Indonesia
• Goliath Grouper – Half Moon Caye, Belize
• Great White Sharks – Neptune Islands, Port Lincoln, South Australia
• Jellyfish – Jellyfish Lake, Palau, Micronesia (freediving or snorkeling only)
• Kelp Forests – Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, California
• Macro including Nudibranchs – Ambon, Indonesia
• Manta Rays – Roca Partida, Archipelago Revillagigedo
• Manatees – Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida (freediving or snorkeling only)
• Marine Coexistence – Gordon Rocks, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
• Mobula Rays – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Mola Mola – Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
• Napoleon/Humphead Wrasse – Blue Corner, Palau, Micronesia
• Night Diving – Secret Bay, Anilao (Batangas), Philippines
• Nurse Sharks – Tackle Box Canyons, Ambergris Caye, Belize
• Pygmy Seahorse Varieties – Raja Ampat, Indonesia
• Soft Coral/Gorgonian Sea Fans – Bligh Waters, Fiji, Melanesia
• Spotted Eagle Rays and Tropical Fish Variety – Palancar Reef, Cozumel, Mexico
• Supermacro Subjects including Nudibranchs – Pong-Pong, Bali, Indonesia
• Underwater Statues – MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte), Cancun, Mexico (by way of Isla Mujeres)
• Whale Sharks – Isla Mujeres, Mexico (freediving or snorkeling only)
• Wreck: Jet – Jake Plane, Palau, Micronesia
• Wreck: Ship – Daryl Laut, Anilao, Philippines

While my dive log includes sites in the following countries, I’m excited to continue traveling to new areas. If you have a recommendation, let me know!

Interested in underwater photography? You can check out my underwater gallery for photos by region as well as critter identification pages where you can sort by primary color.