Red Sea - one of the best tropical marine life diving areas
lakes - small lakes are often used for diver training. Large lakes have many features of seas including wrecks and a variety of marine life.
caves - these are more adventurous and dangerous than normal diving. See cave diving.
rivers - are often shallow, murky and with strong currents
quarries - abandoned rock quarries are popular in inland areas for diver training as well as recreational diving. Because they are not "wild" and usually privately owned, quarries often contain objects intentionally placed for divers to explore, such as sunken boats, automobiles, aircraft, and even structures like grain silos and gravel chutes.
The following list of popular or interesting dive sites is shown by region, country and place.