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Intermediate dive destinations

Some current, some depth, nothing that needs advanced certification -- these destinations reward a diver who is past their Open Water but not yet chasing technical or extreme sites.

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Mexico / Caribbean

Cozumel Reef National Park

IntermediateMid-range5 dive shops

A genuine diver's island with just enough tourist infrastructure to be comfortable, and not so much that it fe…

Indonesia / East Nusa Tenggara

Komodo

IntermediateMid-range7 dive shops

An expedition-feel destination built around Labuan Bajo, a fast-growing but still small port town. Most divers…

Maldives / Indian Ocean

Maldives

Intermediate11 dive shops

The ultimate expression of "nothing else to do but dive and relax." Resort islands are small, flat, and entire…

Malta

Malta & Gozo

IntermediateMid-range4 dive shops

Malta and Gozo punch well above their size for wreck and cavern diving, with an unusually dense concentration …

Indonesia / Bali

Nusa Penida & Lembongan

IntermediateBudget5 dive shops

A genuine escape from Bali's crowds without the remoteness of eastern Indonesia. Lembongan has a laid-back, sl…

Micronesia / Western Pacific

Palau

IntermediateUpscale4 dive shops

One of the most pristine and protected marine environments on Earth, set in a landscape of mushroom-shaped lim…

Indonesia / West Papua

Raja Ampat

Intermediate7 dive shops

One of the last genuinely remote dive destinations accessible without a liveaboard. Raja Ampat is about stilln…

Society Islands, French Polynesia

Tahiti

IntermediateUpscale2 dive shops

Tahiti is where every trip to French Polynesia starts, and most visitors only pass through on the way to Moore…