Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Taiwan

The top 22 dive and snorkel sites in Taiwan, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Taiwan guide

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Seven Stars Reef

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

Wide variety of soft and hard corals. Good marine life,barracuda, Blue-spotted rays, Hawksbill turtles. All the typical reef fish, mostly shallow fringing reefs. See www.taiwandive.com for more details and photos of the site. Seven Stars is a group of large rocks situated 10K south of Eulanbi lighthouse. Seven Stars Reef is also known as 七星岩, Chi Shin Yen.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Secret garden

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan North

Chaojing park.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftShore entry
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Sand Island

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

Go left along edge of coral. Turn shallower on return. Clownfish Rock is/was about 100m further out. Site is overfished by poachers. Slight chance they may slash your tires. Typhoon Sepat (summer 2007) almost completely covered "Clownfish Rock" outcrop with sand. Path left of parking lot Sand Island is also known as 砂島, Shadao.

BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftShore entry
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Sail Rock

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

nick name is Nixon Rock when you look at the side of it, it looks like Richard Nixon good site for Lion Fish I would suggest a guide walk in Sail Rock is also known as 船帆石.

BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftShore entry
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Banana Bay

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

entrance is through tunnel hard to should have a guide, mostly hard coral site walk in through tunnel Banana Bay is also known as 香蕉灣.

BeginnerMax depth 36.1 ftShore entry
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Nan Wan

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

walk in is a little tough but worth it, good site for fish and corals walk in Nan Wan is also known as 跳石.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftShore entry
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Houbihu Feed Fish Area

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

Houbihu Feed Fish Area is also known as 後壁湖餵魚區.

BeginnerMax depth 18.4 ftShore entry
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Long Dong Bay

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan North

Drive along North East Coast Road from Taipei (#2) to Long Dong Bay They have aluminium cylinders Long Dong Bay is also known as Long Dong.

BeginnerMax depth 39.4 ftShore entry
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Houbihu Outlet

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

Houbihu Outlet is also known as 後壁湖出水口.

BeginnerMax depth 29.5 ftShore entry
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10

Turtle Cavern

No reviews yetTaiwan, Liuqiu Island

Turtle Cavern is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Taiwan, Liuqiu Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

IntermediateMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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11

Hong-Chai

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

Hong-Chai is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Taiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftShore entry
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12

Ho-Jie

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

Ho-Jie is also known as 合界.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat or Shore entry
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Isolated Reef

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South, Kenting

Isolated Reef is also known as 獨立礁.

IntermediateMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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Great White Sand

No reviews yetTaiwan, Green Island

Great White Sand is also known as 大白沙.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat or Shore entry
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Beauty Hole

No reviews yetTaiwan, Taiwan South

North side of Liouciou Township island. Beauty Hole is also known as 美人洞.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat or Shore entry
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Artificial Reefs by Steel

No reviews yetTaiwan, Green Island

Here during the winter months from December to early March schooling hammerheads abound! This dive site is at the south east corner of the island, directly opposite the salt water sulphur hot springs. Artificial Reefs by Steel is also known as 鋼鐵礁.

IntermediateMax depth 59.1 ftBoat or Shore entry
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17

Ba-Dai-Wan

No reviews yetTaiwan, Lanyu islands

Ba-Dai-Wan is also known as 八代灣.

IntermediateMax depth 124.7 ftBoat entry
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Big Mushroom

No reviews yetTaiwan, Green Island

Coral in the shape of a big mushroom, said to be over 1000 years old. Boat and shore dive access Big Mushroom is also known as 大香菇.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat or Shore entry
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Shih-Lang

No reviews yetTaiwan, Green Island

Shih-Lang is also known as 石朗.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftShore entry
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Gateway Rock

No reviews yetTaiwan, Green Island

Gateway Rock is also known as 樓門岩.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Top dive shops in Taiwan

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Taiwan Dive
5.0 (2049) · South
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Green Island bay Dive
5.0 (307) · East
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Plus Dive Center
5.0 (158) · North
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Taiwan diving guide

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Zentacle lists 66 dive shops in Taiwan. The top-rated are Taiwan Dive (5.0 from 2049 reviews) and Green Island bay Dive (5.0 from 307 reviews).