Atlantic
Algarve — Ocean Revival
Portugal
Four Portuguese Navy ships scuttled together on one sand plain
15–23°C · vis 25mintermediate
Region
Diving in the Atlantic
14 curated dive destinations across 6 countries including Bermuda and Cabo Verde in the Atlantic. Conditions peak around Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct.
Azores — Pico & Faial · photo Diego Delso
- Destinations
- 14
- Countries
- 6
- Peak season
- Jun–Oct
Common encountersBarracudaReef fish swarmsSea turtlesNudibranchsOctopus & cuttlefish
Destinations in this region
Atlantic
Ascension Island
United Kingdom
Black triggerfish swarm thick enough to block out the light
22–28°C · vis 40mintermediate
Open-water mobula ray carousels at Princess Alice Bank each summer
16–25°C · vis 30madvanced
Pink granite caves and tunnels in cold Atlantic swell off Peniche
14–20°C · vis 25mintermediate
Around three hundred charted wrecks, most of them shallower than 20 m
18–29°C · vis 45mbeginner
Nurse sharks rest in Regona's volcanic cavern maze off Santa Maria
22–28°C · vis 30mintermediate
Snapper shoals and barracuda swirl over basalt at Africa's westernmost point
17–28°C · vis 20mintermediate
Lava arches, canyons and tunnels reachable from a rocky beach entry
18–24°C · vis 30mbeginner
Volcanic walls dropping past 100 m beside a volcano that erupted in 2011
18–24°C · vis 40mintermediate
Kelp and granite in cold Atlantic water at the mouth of the Ría de Vigo
12–19°C · vis 20mintermediate
Three hundred concrete figures stand at 14 m in Europe's underwater museum
18–24°C · vis 40mbeginner
Boulder swim-throughs at Garajau, monk seals and mantas off the Desertas
19–24°C · vis 40mintermediate
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Adult male and female whale sharks gather together, seen nowhere else
20–26°C · vis 40mintermediate
Atlantic
Tenerife
Spain
Black sand and lava arches metres from shore, with resident pilot whales
18–25°C · vis 35mbeginner