Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Sardinia

The top 28 dive and snorkel sites in Sardinia, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Sardinia guide

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Gli Archetti

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Oristano

Good Dive, you can pass under many little archs populated by many Corals The dive site is just 300 mt North Est from Mal Di ventre Island, it takes about 20 minutes by boat to reach it from Capo Mannu, or from Mandriola Bay, the dive site is under a lonely rock and you can easily find it. Gli Archetti is also known as Faraglioni.

BeginnerMax depth 19.7 ftBoat entry
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Spalmatore

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, La Maddalena

Beautiful sandy area with sea grass and jellyfish. Very relaxing. La Maddalena Spalmatore is also known as Cala Spalmatore.

BeginnerMax depth 16.4 ftShore entry
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Capo Caccia

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Alghero

Network of caves underneath Capo Caccia. Very interesting dives, with caves of various sizes at different depths.

IntermediateMax depth 72.2 ftBoat entry
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Galera

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, La Maddalena

Parts of a wreck of a fishermans boat, scorpionfish, roman amphores Caprera Island Galera is also known as Punta Galera.

IntermediateMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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Coticcio

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, La Maddalena

Amphores, Rocks, lobsters Caprera Island Coticcio is also known as Punta Coticcio.

IntermediateMax depth 98.4 ftBoat entry
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Punta Tegge

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, La Maddalena

Beautiful granite rock formations. Lots of scorpion fish, octopus, slipper crabs. Punta Tegge is also known as Tegge.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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Scoglio del Bottiglione

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Cagliari

Isola Serpentara

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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Punta Guardiano

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Cagliari

You moor boat close to the island shore. Granitic shore slopes downward to the sand bottom at 30mt. Between granitic boulders you find morays and octopuses. Groupers are a guaranteed encounter, depending on the drift you may also see dentex, sea bream, barracudas. Isola Serpentara. By boat, only with authorized local diving centers since it is within protected marine area of Capo Carbonara. Punta Guardiano is also known as Il Guardiano.

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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Secca di Santa Caterina

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Cagliari

Villasimius Secca di Santa Caterina is also known as Santa Caterina.

IntermediateMax depth 114.8 ftBoat entry
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Grotta Fantasmi

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Alghero

Fantastic Cave. Great Hall to the entrance

AdvancedMax depth 16.4 ftBoat entry
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Washington rock

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, La Maddalena

look for yellow sunken buoy. aprox. 1 meter under water. buoy attached to gound at 17 meters.

BeginnerMax depth 55.8 ftBoat entry
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Punta li Francesi

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna

Punta li Francesi is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Sardegna which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 52.5 ftBoat entry
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Le Grottace

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Orosei

nother "shallow" dive below a steep rock wall with some caves, thus his name. The sandy bottom on 45ft/14mt. is covered with some huge, house size rocks covered with marine life. You can dive under some of this huge rocks and may have unexpected encounters with big marine life. A good place to see the big velvet starfish, groupers, breams, baracudas and much sponges, polyps and coral like sea life. Acess by boat from Orosei harbour as the dive spot is on a steep wall with no access by walking.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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Biancas Garden

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Orosei

A large patch of uninteresting sea weed turns in a very intersting dive site full of crevices and small holes from a ancient lava flow. The walls of this crevices are covered with innummerous gorgoinai sea fans, sponges and coral like structures. We are still exploring this surprising place. Departure by boat from the harbour of Orosei as it's too far from shore to swim and there may be heavy boat traffic im summer time.

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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The Bow (of the KT12 Wreck)

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Orosei

HE KriegsTransporter KT12 - a german one-design 834 ton transport ship- was built in Livorno (Italy) by the OTO Shipyard, and commissioned to the German Kriegsmarine in May, 1943. She was torpedoed on 10 June 1943 by the british submarine HMS Safari on its maiden voyage with a cargo of fuel and vehicles for North Africa. The blast from the torpedo ripped away the bow sinking it immediatly about 300 meters away from the actual position of the wreck, while the bowless and burning ship sunk after 41 minutes. The bow is rather small - approx 10 meters/yards long - and resting on its port side on a sandy bottom. It is a scenic dive and often you will encounter groupers, shade fish/sea bass, amberjacks and dentex bream. The Bow from the KT12 wreck is about 300 meters/yards south of the wreck. As he is very small it's almost impossible to find without the exact coordinates of a GPS. I suggest to use one of the local dive operator to get there. The Bow (of the KT12 Wreck) is also known as La Prua.

IntermediateMax depth 98.4 ftBoat entry
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Secca di Punta Nera di Osala

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Orosei

Secca di Punta Nera di Osala is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Sardegna, Orosei which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Nasello

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Orosei

Nasello is also known as Nasello Wreck.

IntermediateMax depth 98.4 ftBoat entry
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Cala dell'Oro

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, La Maddalena

Cala dell'Oro is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Sardegna, La Maddalena which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Max depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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Cala di Trana

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, La Maddalena

Cala di Trana is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Sardegna, La Maddalena which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftBoat entry
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Grotta di Nettuno

No reviews yetItaly, Sardegna, Alghero

Grotta di Nettuno is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Sardegna, Alghero which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Top dive shops in Sardinia

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Aquarius Dive Center
4.9 (116) · Capo Codacavallo S.teodoro
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Areamare Diving Center
4.9 (84) · Arzachena
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Sardinia diving guide

Ready to check out the best sites in Sardinia for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 28 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.

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Are there dive shops in Sardinia?

Zentacle lists 2 dive shops in Sardinia. The top-rated are Aquarius Dive Center (4.9 from 116 reviews) and Areamare Diving Center (4.9 from 84 reviews).