Ultimate Dive Sites

Ultimate Dive Sites is the perfect companion for your next underwater adventure, featuring 50 of the best dive sites from around the globe for both recreational and professional divers alike.

Diving expert, photographer and author Todd Thimios has completed more than 3500 dives and has curated a collection of the best diving experiences. This detailed guide offers insightful tips and essential information you’ll need when visiting these unique diving sites and countries. Get up close and personal with manta rays in the Maldives, orcas in the Arctic, crocs in Cuba or even anacondas in Brazil. Prepare to be awestruck by Australia’s Rowley Shoals and the amazing Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia. Or brave the dark and go blackwater night diving in the Philippines. These thrilling dive sites are rich with expansive coral reefs and diverse marine life, ensuring you will create unforgettable memories and see the world in a new way.

Including sensational photography and practical content, Ultimate Dive Sites will make you fall in love with the enchanting beauty of the ocean and its incredible creatures.

Acclaimed underwater photographer and diving expert Todd Thimios has completed more than 3500 dives and sailed around the world for more than 10 years. Growing up in Queensland, Australia, the son of a keen fisherman, Todd spent most of his childhood exploring the Great Barrier Reef. At 16 he became a Dive Master and by 20 he was an Instructor. Throughout his twenties, he was a dive guide on Lord Howe Island, before flying to the French Riviera to work in the exclusive world of private superyachts. In the following years, Todd became one of the most sought-after dive guides for billionaires and celebrities. With his knowledge of diving, Todd helped to niche out a job previously (and still now) unheard of, a ’Dive Scout’. Flown ahead of guests to new destinations, weeks in advance, Todd would find, film and curate ultimate dive itineraries before guiding guests underwater, including diving with orcas in the frigid waters of the Arctic and exploring virgin reefs in the remote South Pacific. Adding to his diving skillset, Todd has also trained as a submersible pilot, allowing him to dive to depths of 1000 meters with clients in their private submersibles. Todd is uniquely qualified and has brought his specialist knowledge, experience and photographic skill to present the best dive sites to be found around the world.