Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Iran

The top 9 dive and snorkel sites in Iran, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Iran guide

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Big Corals

3.5(2 reviews)Iran, Kish Island

The reef is running parallel to the shore, seperated by a narrow sandy strip, and rising from 6-7m to 2m below the surface. Large schools of snapper, goatfish, fusiliers and other reef fish and the Occasional Black tip reef shark. With lots of turtles, rays, Moray eels, and shoal fish. Ideal for day and night shore dives. Excellent place for U/W photography. Hard coral reef South East of Kish Island.

BeginnerMax depth 19.7 ftShore entry
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Zayandehrud dam

No reviews yetIran

Zayandehrud dam is also known as Isfahan Life Saving & Diving CAMP.

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat or Shore entry
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Karaj Dam

No reviews yetIran

Karaj Dam is also known as Sade Karaj.

AdvancedMax depth 65.6 ftBoat or Shore entry
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Naz Island

No reviews yetIran

Naz Island is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Iran which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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Jurassic park

No reviews yetIran, Kish Island

Turtles, crabs, lobsters and Barracuda, rays and other fish in huge numbers. Plenty of things to see. Ideal for day and night shore dives. Excellent place for U/W photography. Kish Island; Just south of Big Coral about 100 meters offshore.

BeginnerMax depth 19.7 ftShore entry
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Southern Crack

No reviews yetIran, Kish Island

An offshore reef. The area is unprotected and the reef can only be reached in good weather. The current at the surface is usually from the East but below it can be from any direction. To the north the drop off is a forest of coral to the south the plateau slope gently away with small pinnacles of coral. The whole area swarms with fish of all types there are numerous giant morays encountered here, as well as the wale sharks and schooling reef fish as well as huge groupers and the occasional hammerhead in the early morning. It's a Deep dive site. Good For advanced divers. Kish Island. 20-25 meters 30Minutes south of Kish. Southern Crack is also known as Southern Rrack.

AdvancedMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Super wreck

No reviews yetIran

Wreck site in 33m ,very nice and good visibility if you are luky ,you can see Barracuda and big ray.and big hamoor fish Beetween Qeshm Island and Larak Island in Persion gulf. Super wreck is also known as Ghorabsookhteh.

IntermediateMax depth 91.9 ftBoat entry
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Dama Wreck

No reviews yetIran, Kish Island

Southeast side of Kish Island

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Larak shipwreck

No reviews yetIran

The Site is Accessible via both Qeshm and Bandar-Abbas by boat. Larak shipwreck is also known as Burnt Ship.

BeginnerBoat entry
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Iran diving guide

Ready to check out the best sites in Iran for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 9 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.