If you are scuba diving regularly, you must have fallen in love with typical tropical coral reef sitting that almost makes up the vast majority of dives. The most wonderful types are those which you tell stories about after a long time of that day of diving.
In our article, you will get a look at four of the quirkiest Dive sites around the world. So, follow along with us.
The Quirkiest Dive Sites Around the World
With these four of the quirkiest dive sites around the world, you will have a different, exciting experience:
- Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
- Thingvellir Iceland.
- Koh Rong Samloem, Cambodia.
- Grand cayman, Gayman Islands.
Diving at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
High altitude volcano diving at Lake Atitlan is considered one of quirkiest dive sites around the world. Although you’ll dive there in low temperature and low visibility and also you will find limited marine species, the novelty of altitude diving in Guatemalan volcano’s crater called many divers around the world.
Scuba divers can explore residences and hotels that have sunk as a result of continually rising of the lakes Waters. They can also plunge their hands into the lake’s silty floor to look for the boiling fault line of the volcano and try to boil an egg underwater when finding it.
Diving in Thingvellir Iceland
If you are looking for the quirkiest dive sites around the world, don’t miss the scuba diving experience between tectonic plates in Thingvellir, Iceland. If you have ever wished you could be in two places at once, this is the right place to visit.
The silver fissure is a glacial ravine that is filled with water and runs between the tectonic plates of North America and Europe, that has created a geological break between the two continents.
This geographical break continues to grow due to let drifting adding 8 inches each year. This dive site is famous for its crystal visibility till 300 inches and other worldly topography.
Diving in Koh Rong Samloem, Cambodia
In all diving sites that are located southwest Asia, Cambodia didn’t succeed to make much of a name for itself. Actually it’s even kept off top 10 lists because of poor visibility, uninspiring topography and the unsustainable fishing methods.
But because it includes some quirkiest dive sites like The Coral remain hidden gems which is the first legally protected dive site in the country that made Cambodia so popular.
The Corral is named for the many species of seahorses that made it so popular among marine biologists, photographers and dive enthusiasts. Although reef diving in this area is quite mediocre, the muck diving- -which named for the Sandy bottomed of the marine environment- is amazingly appealing.
There, you will not only find seahorses, but you can also see vibrant horned starfish, nine-armed starfish, Indian Walkman, numerous nadibranches and spotted flounder.
Diving in Grand cayman, Gayman Islands
Stingray spotting in Grand Gayman is located at 12 feet deep and is considered the most famous shallow dive site in the world. You will enjoy spending your time with the wild rays that look much like the puppy dogs.
Nearby stingray sandbar also offers a similar experience which is even shallower For snorkelers and underwater photographers who look for a different perspective.
