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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…

Maldives / Indian Ocean

Maldives

Intermediate5 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

IntermediateBudget6 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…