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The Florida Keys Dive Guide

Are you planning a trip to the Florida Keys, but not sure where to dive? We’ve done the hard work for you, curating the ultimate guide to the best dive sites, must-visit attractions and hidden gems—so you can focus on the adventure ahead.

Florida Keys Articles

Big Pine Key and Lower Keys, Fla.

The combination of underwater wonders and on-land attractions makes the Lower Keys a well-rounded destination for nature lovers and water enthusiasts alike.

Florida Keys

Divers are treated to a slice of paradise in “America’s Caribbean”

Tiny Yet Stunning: Best Destinations to Dive for Macro Life

Where to be wowed by all things Lilliputian

An Unforgettable Dive: A Cry for Corals

Scuba divers love to share their favorite tips and tales from dive trips. This column highlights some of those. Coral lover JD Reinbott recalls a haunting dive on a bleaching coral reef during the 2023 mass bleaching event.

Unprecedented Mass-Bleaching and Significant Coral Mortality in the Florida Keys

An unprecedented marine heat wave has triggered a catastrophic mass-bleaching event on the Florida Reef Tract. The Keys’ coral reef ecosystem is suffering intense, quick bleaching and/or dieoff of corals, sponges, anemones and other marine life.

A Wreck Like No Other: Diving Into the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Kamau Sadiki describes the “intense” experience of diving on the last known slave ship to bring captured Africans into the United States, entering the spaces they lived and suffered in. He helps share their stories over a century later.

Where To Plan Your Next Scuba Vacation

Vanuata. Florida Keys. Roatan. Planning a trip to one of these dive hotspots? Here’s what you need to know. Featuring insight from locals, tips for timing seasonal experiences, and the scoop on favorite dive sites, as well as some lesser-known sites you’ll want on your radar too.

Shark Awareness Course in the Florida Keys

Visit the beautiful town of Islamorada in the heart of the Florida Keys and Learn about how important the sharks role is to our eco system, and dive with our local, friendly nurse sharks and earn your PADI AWARE Shark Conservation Specialty

Islamorada Dive Center

This Florida Keys operator ranked tops in its region for Attention to Safety